The Village at Sandhill

[The_sandlapper]

Whoops just now saw exited the market.

[krazeeboi]

I'm surprised it wasn't a Publix.

[Temeteron]

There is already a Publix on Hardscrabble, and then one on Two Notch which isnt that far away from that area, so it would've been too many publixes(publii?) in only a 3 mile area......oh well, at least it wasnt a Piggly Wiggly or Food Lion eww....this is my opinion of grocery stores here in Columbia from Best to Worst:

Publix

Kroger

Bi-Lo

Piggly Wiggly

Food Lion

IGA

(I did not include Wal-mart for many reasons)

I really wish Harris Teeter was still here

Seems like HT would've been doing much better now in 2006 than it did 5-10 years ago, lets see if it returns now that Publix has most of the upper class grocery customers in Cola.....

[krazeeboi]

There is already a Publix on Hardscrabble, and then one on Two Notch which isnt that far away from that area, so it would've been too many publixes(publii?) in only a 3 mile area

Gotcha.

[waccamatt]

There is already a Publix on Hardscrabble, and then one on Two Notch which isnt that far away from that area, so it would've been too many publixes(publii?) in only a 3 mile area......oh well, at least it wasnt a Piggly Wiggly or Food Lion eww....this is my opinion of grocery stores here in Columbia from Best to Worst:

Publix

Kroger

Bi-Lo

Piggly Wiggly

Food Lion

IGA

(I did not include Wal-mart for many reasons)

I really wish Harris Teeter was still here

Seems like HT would've been doing much better now in 2006 than it did 5-10 years ago, lets see if it returns now that Publix has most of the upper class grocery customers in Cola.....

Are there IGA's in Columbia? I agree with you about excluding Walmart, they are a scourge, IMO. I would have put the Fresh Market at the top, though, and I'd put the pig a notch above Bilo. The other choices are good.

[sonofaque86]

I didn't know there was an IGA in Columbia...The only one I know close to here is one in Swansea....But Aldi's is sorry too

[Temeteron]

oh whoops, i forgot about fresh market and aldi's....those are more of specialty markets though.....yeah there is an IGA in Pontiac also (after Clemson Rd) which turns into Lugoff-Elgin for those of you who dont know where Pontiac is....

[krazeeboi]

Poor, misguided soul:

Northeast Richland has paid its dues; give it a ballpark

[DigitalSky]

Harris Teeter has been in Cola since about 96 or 97 or something like that.

It left around 2000 or 2001 I think

thanks for the enterance/exit dates

[Spartan]

Isnt there an IGA in Blythewood too?

[Temeteron]

Oh yeah! i almost forgot lol

[DigitalSky]

yes there is

[Charleston native]

Poor, misguided soul:

Northeast Richland has paid its dues; give it a ballpark

That guy just doesn't get it. "The Joe", as the stadium is nicknamed in Chas, is beautifully located downtown looking over the Ashley River. It has tremendous natural assets as well as being centrally located for residents all over the metro area, making it convenient to attend games. The Chas equivalent of what Richland County might do is building the Riverdog's stadium in Summerville!

[emerging.me]

That guy just doesn't get it. "The Joe", as the stadium is nicknamed in Chas, is beautifully located downtown looking over the Ashley River. It has tremendous natural assets as well as being centrally located for residents all over the metro area, making it convenient to attend games. The Chas equivalent of what Richland County might do is building the Riverdog's stadium in Summerville!

That's right. You should go to the Richland County website and email the council members that exact quote. They're expected to discuss it at this weekend's retreat and Kit Smith -- who would likely express the same views -- won't be there.

[The_sandlapper]

In today's the state council members are supposed to be mulling over the idea of the stadium over a weekend retreat. Did anyone see that article?

[krazeeboi]

^Yeah, I think that's what emerging.me was referring to.

[Charleston native]

OK, being a NE Cola resident, I need to contact these council members before the weekend retreat. What would be better: calling them or emailing them like emerging.me suggested?

[krazeeboi]

Both.

[Charleston native]

As the same person?

[krazeeboi]

Yep!

[Temeteron]

The former Rhodes Furniture (also the one on Harbison) is becoming a Rooms To Go!!! It's about time Columbia gets RTG! HOORAY!

[krazeeboi]

I really find it hard to believe that Columbia hasn't had one all this time. I wonder what will come to the former Toys R Us locations?

[Temeteron]

I really find it hard to believe that Columbia hasn't had one all this time. I wonder what will come to the former Toys R Us locations?

People dont believe me when i tell them we're always last (well at retail anyways)

[krazeeboi]

I think Columbia will be catching up soon. Retailers would be foolish to overlook a growing region of that size.

[waccamatt]

The former Rhodes Furniture (also the one on Harbison) is becoming a Rooms To Go!!! It's about time Columbia gets RTG! HOORAY!

Excitement over rooms to go? I'll take Storehouse anyday of the week and, btw, Columbia has the only Storehouse in the state and I believe they are to be opening a second location soon. RTG used to have an outlet in Columbia on Garners Ferry Road, btw.