Columbia, South Carolina once faced a problem many communities attempting downtown revitalization have had to overcome. That problem was overcoming the challenge of turning a 9-to-5 weekday environment into one that also is alive at nights and on weekends. Now, through the help of programming, Columbia's downtown has become place where retail stores, coffee shops and restaurants maintain consistent night and weekend operating hours. Read More
A snapshot in time. Here is a look at the then segregated, Duval County Public School system's educational facilities for African-American students during the 1955-56 school year. Read More
Located adjacent to where the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and St. Johns Terminal Company railroads came together, New Town emerged as a result of rapid growth of Jacksonville’s African-American population following the Great Fire of 1901. Read More
Far from the doom and gloom projections that JEA's current board and CEO are using to justify privatizing the utility, JEA's website still touts the many advantages the current community-owned structure provides for the region. It makes as good an argument as any against privatization. Read More
