 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 we want to make sure that you are informed about two very important neighborhood meetings. The first meeting occurs on the 19th at King Park at 6 p.m. An informational neighborhood meeting will be held regarding proposed changes to Millwood Avenue. Another meeting will be held on the next evening on the 20th of February at 6 p.m. at Mills Rollers Park regarding the same topic. It's an informational meeting regarding proposed changes to Millwood Avenue. City of Columbia staff will be holding the meeting along with officials from South Carolina DOT regarding transportation planning for Millwood Avenue. Please attend these meetings to gain more information. Also on Thursday, February 20th, the City of Columbia is once again partnering with the American Red Cross to host the Columbia Lifesavers Hoop It Up Blood Drive. Visit our website at columbiasc.gov for more information and to register in advance. However, if you would like to donate blood on the day of and did not have a chance to register, please come to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center starting at 8.30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 20th and donate blood to help those in our community. Also during the evening on Thursday, February 20th, the Black History Movie Series will once again be showing a free movie at the Busby Street Community Center beginning at 6 p.m. The movie for this week is Selma. Again, this is a free movie showing at the Busby Street Community Center on the evening of Thursday, February 20th at 6 p.m. As we move through the week into Friday on the 21st, please join us for the Blue Thumb Landscape Conference that is being sponsored by Columbia Water and other partners. In order to register, visit Eventbrite for this one-day conference, which is also free to the public. And during the weekend at Greenview Park, the annual Heritage Ball will be held in honor of Black History Month. This Heritage Ball has ticket sales that are available now. Please note that you will not be able to purchase a ticket at the door. Again, join us on Sunday for the Heritage Ball at Greenview Park in honor of Black History Month and make sure you wear your African attire. Again, please purchase your tickets in advance at Greenview Park. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Well, it appears to be a very busy week in the city and we hope you have a great one. For more information for anything regarding these events, please call Public Relations, Media & Marketing at 803-545-3020. Visit our website at columbiansc.gov and make sure you follow us on our social media platforms, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and of course our YouTube channel.