First Thursday on Main Street in Columbia is a celebration of the arts, fine dining, music and the new spirit of downtown Columbia.

What started as one business Frame of Mind having an art show to attract more business to their store over five years ago, has grown into a full blown celebration that takes place the first Thursday of each month.

The venue which was once limited to just a couple of blocks has grown to encompass the entire length of the downtown portion of Main Street. There are over 18 restaurants, several art galleries, floral shops, hair salons and many other retail establishments that participate each month.

Each first Thursday around 5:30 PM hundreds of people begin to gather to stroll amongst the many establishments sampling food, looking at works of art by local artists, listening to live music, and generally just having a great time.

Michaels Café and Good Life Café are relatively new comers to the event but have wasted no time getting into the spirit of the Main Street celebration. This video shows the talented musicians in Flat Out Strangers that performed at Good Life Café during the October event.

Agapé Senior held its annual regional celebration Tuesday night and recognized the best employees from across the Midlands. Awards were given to employees in several categories and included caregivers from each of the four assisted living communities, hospice, hospice house, post-acute care center, pharmacy, ambulance services, medical mart and primary care. The celebration took place at the historic 701 Whaley building in downtown Columbia.

Week six of Rhythm on the River with opening act Taylor Moore and featured artists Garcia and Scott

Joe Pinner at South Carolina Statehouse with appeal to Agape Senior Midland employees to cover the steps in a sea of purple during Life Blooms Eternally memorial celebration..

Agape Senior staff along with several hundred supporters from the community gave hero's welcome to Honor Flight Veterans returning from their visit to the war memorials in Washington DC

Agape Senior of the Upstate celebrates its employee achievements for 2012.

Agapé Senior participated in the 2013 Walk to End Alzheimer's event at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill SC. Agapé Senior is committed to educating the public across the state about this debilitating disease and offers free on-going dementia training to the public in all communities in which it serves.

Week three young singers series to include opening acts of Emily Hearn, and Kemp Ridley. Featured band CherryCase.

Agape Senior Post-Acute Care Center at 159 Sedgewood Drive in Rock Hill has developed a specialized (GIP) General In-Patient wing with both the patient and family in mind. The patient rooms have been specifically designed to accommodate family, extended family and friends. Families are allowed to stay in the rooms overnight and visiting is allowed 24 hours per day. The GIP wing provides 24/7 access to nurses and all hospice personnel including social workers and chaplains.

Everybody loves dogs and the residents of the new independent style villas at York are no exception. Lindsay Davis, (SSA) Senior Solution Advisor for the York campus has turned this resident favorite into an annual event. Many of the dogs in the show are already familiar to the residents because they visit on a regular basis through pet ministries like "Paws Together" Contact Lindsay @ 803 684 0183 for more information about living at York Villas.