 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 Yeatsy. This week in the City, we want to make sure that our citizens know that the municipal election will be held on November 5th, 2019. In order to prepare you for the election, we want to make sure that you are aware that new voting machines and a new voting process will be implemented by the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration Office. In order to prepare our citizens, we are providing information on our website at columnsc.gov regarding the new voting machines. There's also an instructional video that you can watch. For questions, you can contact the City Clerk's Office at 545-3045. But again, information can be found on our website at columnsc.gov as well as on our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Also this week on Tuesday, October 29th, the Columbia Empowerment Zone has announced that a street dedication ceremony will be held in honor of Judge Mildred Weathers McDuffie. The ceremony will be held at the 1000 Block of King Street, located at the corner of King and Cyprus. This event will begin at 11 am on Tuesday, October 29th. And on Thursday, October 31st, it's Halloween in the City of Columbia. Join parts of recreation for their annual Spooktacular celebration, which will be held at Dutts Square Mall. The event will begin at 5.30 pm and end at 9 pm. It is free and open to the public and kids especially. However, all children must be accompanied by an adult. As we roll into the weekend, don't forget that during November, it's time for the Holiday Special, doing Thanksgiving and throughout the month of November. All pets that are age 5 and older will be free. That's right, starting Friday, November 1st. All pets that are age 5 and older, that's cats and dogs, will be free to the public during the entire month of November. So come out to the animal shelter and get a pet for free during November. Age 5 or older, dogs and cats. Also, as we roll into the weekend, don't forget that you can now register for All Access Columbia, which is the Community Development Annual All Access Event. The topics this year include safety tips for internet safety and also some cooking classes about healthy cooking. If you would like to register, it is free. However, you must register to attend. Visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov for more details or search for the event on Eventbrite. Again, as we close our show, please remember that the municipal election will be held on November 5th and it is important that you have information regarding a new voting process and new voting machines for the upcoming city election. Visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov for details as well as an instructional video regarding the new voting machines. You can also contact the city clerk's office at 545-3045 for details about the city election and you can reach out to the Richland County Elections and Voter Registration Office regarding the new voting machines and the new voting process. We thank you for watching and we hope you have a great week in the city.