 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. I'm your host, Alicia Utsi. As we begin our week, please be reminded that on Tuesday, November 16th, the runoff election will be held for the City of Columbia municipal election for both the mayor and at large. The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia has announced the runoff election for the City of Columbia will be held on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. The following candidates shall be included in the runoff election for the term's ending on December 31st, 2035 for the Office of Mayor Tamika Azit Devine and Daniel Rickenman for the City Council at large, Tyler Bailey and Aditi Bussells. In-person absentee voting is available Monday through Friday from 8.30 until 3pm and started on Monday, November 8th. Voting in person can be held at 2011 Hampton Street and 2020 Hampton Street. To verify your voter registration, go to www.scvotes.gov. For additional information regarding the election, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 803-545-3045 or send an email to cityclerk at columbiasc.gov. On November 17th, from 1pm until 5pm, a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at Martin Luther King Junior Park located at 2300 Green Street. For information regarding the clinic, please visit our award-winning Resilient Columbia website at resilient.columbiasc.gov. On Thursday, the 18th of November, the City of Columbia will partner with Prisma Health to provide free COVID-19 vaccines during Vista Lights. The City of Columbia will partner with Prisma Health to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at Vista Lights. Vista Lights will be held on Thursday, November 18th, from 4.30pm until 9pm. The location for the vaccine clinic will be the 1200 block of Lincoln Street next to Blue Marlin. Again, vaccination shots will be available, so please come out and enjoy the 36th annual Vista Lights celebration. You are just in time for a thankful adoption during this Thanksgiving season. Columbia Animal Services will be offering a special throughout the month of November. For $20, you may adopt a pet from Columbia's animal shelter. That's any kitten, puppy, any cat or dog for only $20 during the month of November. For more information, please call 803-776-PETS or visit our website at columbiasc.gov and look for this special on our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please also note that City offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day and the day after on November 25th and 26th. For garbage collection schedules, the schedule will change and anyone whose garbage would normally be collected on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, please bring your roll carts to the curb on Wednesday, the day before. On Friday, everything will go back to a regular schedule for solid waste and garbage collection. Thank you for watching this week in the City for this week's highlights from the Public Relations, Media and Marketing Department with the City of Columbia. Please call us if you have questions at 803-545-3020. Visit our website at columbiasc.gov and you can email us at pioatcolumbiasc.gov. And of course, if you'd like to get weekly email bulletins, you can join our email network by sending us an email at pioatcolumbiasc.gov. And remember, we are Columbia.