 Hello Columbia and welcome to This Week in the City. As we begin our week, we start out on Tuesday, November 8th. City Council's Economic and Community Development Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 8th at 1PM. The meeting will be held in the Mayor's Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of City Hall at 1737 Main Street. On November 9th, the Columbia Empowerment Zone Board will meet at 12PM at 3200 Grand Street. And on November 10th, the Planning Commission will meet at 4PM at City Hall, located at 1737 Main Street. The meeting will be held on the third floor in Council Chambers. For agenda items for the Planning Commission, please visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov. And you may view this meeting on our website or on the City's YouTube channel. Also on November 10th, the ceasefire offender call-in will be hosted and sponsored by the Columbia Police Department. This event will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center at 1101 Lincoln Street. It will begin at 6PM and will end at 830PM. If you would like details about this event, please contact the Columbia Police Department by calling 803-545-3500 or visit their website, ColumbiaPD.net. And as we roll into Friday, November 11th, it's a very special day because it's Veterans Day. The City will host the 44th annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, November 11th. The parade will begin at 11AM at the corner of Sumter and Laurel Streets. For details about the Veterans Parade, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 803-541-3100 or visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov for more details. And on Saturday, November 12th, it's a very unique event. The Palmetto Pumpkin Race will begin at 12PM and end at 4PM, and the event will be held at Dutch Square on Bush River Road. For additional details regarding this event, please call Parks and Recreation at 803-545-3100. Well, that was definitely a very busy week in the city. And if you have any questions about any of these events, please contact Public Relations Media and Marketing. Call us at 803-545-3020. Email us at PIO at ColumbiaSC.gov or check our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or visit our website at ColumbiaSC.gov. We hope you have a great week in the city. And remember, we are Columbia.