 Hello Columbia and welcome to This Week in the City. Highlights brought to you from the Public Relations Media and Marketing Department with the City of Columbia. This week in the city, please be advised that on Tuesday, September 21st, Columbia City Council will hold a meeting starting at 2 p.m. at the Busbee Street Community Center. This meeting will also be live streamed and can be viewed from the City's website at columbiasc.gov as well as from the City of Columbia's YouTube channel. For agenda items, please visit our website at columbiasc.gov. On Wednesday, September 22nd, the City's Community Development Department will host a virtual training session which talks about your water and sewer bills, how to read them and how to understand them. So if you want to talk water, then tune in on September 22nd starting at 3 p.m. until 4 30 p.m. Again, this will be a virtual training session that will be viewed via live stream. Please visit our website at columbiasc.gov about registration details. On Thursday, September 23rd, the Arts and Historic Preservation Committee will meet at 9 30 a.m. at the Busbee Street Community Center. For agenda items, please visit our website at columbiasc.gov and for more information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 803-545-3045. On Thursday, September 23rd, a tax study committee meeting will be held via Zoom. This meeting will begin at 2 p.m. and can be viewed on the City's website at columbiasc.gov as well as the City of Columbia's YouTube channel. On Friday, September 24th, please join the Columbia Empowerment Zone for a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Columbia Empowerment Zone will be holding a building dedication and grand opening for the David Dunn Suites, located at 712 Richland Street. On Friday, September 24th, starting at 1 p.m. Please join us for this grand opening of this new facility. For those who are planning ahead, get your tickets now for the Mayor's Breast Cancer Awareness Breakfast, which will be held on Friday, October 1st. Mayor Steve Benjamin will host the annual Mayor's Campaign Against Breast Cancer Isabel Law Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday, October 1st. The breakfast will be held in the City Hall parking lot located at 1737 Main Street. Tickets are now on sale for only $10 each and can be purchased at City Hall, located at 1737 Main Street, from Monday through Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, t-shirts are also now on sale to help support this campaign. This fundraising effort is now underway and t-shirts can be purchased for $15 each. This purchase can be made also at City Hall at 1737 Main Street from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday. For more information, call 803-545-3045. In addition to planning ahead for the Mayor's Breakfast, also please plan ahead for the Mayor's Annual Walk Against Domestic Violence. This year's walk will be virtual and will be held on Saturday, October 9th. Registration is now open. Please register in advance and for the first 500 people that register, you can receive a poster to help promote the walk, as well as a ribbon that you can wear throughout the month of October and in addition, a yard sign to place in your yard, at home or your business. Please register now on our website at columnsc.gov. You can also register on Eventbrite as well as following us on social media platforms for more details on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We also have the event set up on our Facebook page. For more information about the walk, please call Public Relations, Media & Marketing at 803-545-3020 or reach out to us on social media. Well, Columbia, that wraps up this week in the City. For more information, or if you have questions, please call Public Relations, Media & Marketing at 803-545-3020. You may email us at pio at columnsc.gov. Visit our website at columnsc.gov and please follow us on our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please stay connected and remember, we are Columbia.