🌱 Mount Tabor Lutheran Church Fire + Children's Fire Truck Pull Event

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 83 Low: 60.

Here are the top three stories today in Columbia:

1. A fire set at Mount Tabor Lutheran Church on Friday is under investigation. Fire crews responded to calls around 1:30 p.m. and got the fire under control. At the time of publishing, investigators have yet to determine a cause. (WIS News 10)
2. The Columbia-Richland Fire Department is helping kids fight cancer at Fire Truck Pull downtown. The event will begin today at 10 a.m. on Lady Street where kids will compete to see who's toy fire truck is the fastest. All proceeds from the event will go to the Gamecocks Curing Kids Cancer $1.2 million endowment to the Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders Clinic at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. (Abccolumbia.com)
3. A popular pop-up beer garden announced a brick-and-mortar location in Columbia. German beer garden Bierkeller Columbia will open a physical location later in 2022. The new bar will open along the Historic Columbia Canal and Esplanade. (WLTX.com)

Today in Columbia:

• Taco & Tequila Crawl: Columbia - Various Bars (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Grab a dollar and head to the South Carolina State Museum this Sunday, May 1! General admission to the South Carolina State Museum is only $1 for guests on the first Sunday of every month. (Facebook)
• In case you forgot... Columbia vs. Clemson baseball is coming to Segra Park on May 10! Get your tickets now! (Facebook)
• The Earlwood Community and the Bike Pedestrian Advisory Committee are sponsoring NoMa Open Streets set for Sunday from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. As a result, there will be temporary road closures. (Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.