 Hello 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. I'm your host, Alicia Utsi. In our first item for this week, we have a reminder regarding the upcoming municipal election. The City of Columbia's municipal election will be held on Tuesday, November 7. No excuse early voting began on Monday, October 23 and ends on this coming Friday November 3, 2023. Early voting is being held at 2011 Hampton Street and 2020 Hampton Street, Monday through Friday from 8.38am until 5pm. On Monday, October 30, the Planning Commission will meet at 4pm at City Hall in Council Chambers. The meeting will be a hybrid, which means that you can actually attend in person or you may view the meeting on live stream via YouTube and the City's website at ColumbiaSC.gov, which is where you can also find agenda items. Happy Halloween to all and the City is ready with various Halloween events at different parks throughout the City. As you will see on our screen, Halloween events will be held this week on different dates and at different locations. For specific information regarding Halloween events at a local park in your community, contact Parks and Recreation by calling 545-3100 or visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov and look for the web slider on our homepage for all Halloween events this year. And just as a reminder, on Tuesday, October 31, the pet adoption special for the month of October will be ending. You may adopt the pet for only $13 until October 31 by contacting the Columbia Animal Shelter. On November 1st, join us for an announcement of a new initiative called Blue Zones, which is a partnership between the City of Columbia and Prisma Health. On Wednesday, November 1st, the City of Columbia and Prisma Health introduce the Blue Zones initiative. This will be held at 5pm at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center located at 1101 Lincoln Street. For additional details, visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov and on Friday, get ready for Food Truck Friday, which will be held from 11am until 3pm in the REI parking lot located at the corner of Bull and Colonial. Come up for some of the best food from local food vendors in Columbia. And that wraps up this week in the City. Please contact Public Relations, Media and Marketing for any questions you may have about any of the information we have shared. Please call 803-545-3020, email us at PIO at ColumbiaSC.gov or you can follow us on our social media platforms and visit our website for the latest updates from the City of Columbia. And remember, we are Columbia.