🌱 Safer Streets For Pedestrians + Two Notch Road Shooting

Happy Tuesday, people of Columbia! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cooler. High: 68 Low: 57.

Here are the top three stories today in Columbia:

1. A shooting occurred on Sunday night on the 3400 block of Belvedere Drive off Two Notch Road. One man was injured in the shooting. Officers are asking anyone who may have information regarding the incident to come forward. (WIS News 10)
2. Columbia is asking residents for help in making roads safer for pedestrians. Columbia's Bicyclist & Pedestrian Counts is looking for volunteers for traffic studies. The study's results will make decisions about Columbia's landscape. (WACH.com)
3. A Columbia man pled guilty to a 2019 Forest Acres bank robbery and kidnapping. Samuel Neathery made a court appearance virtually to plead guilty to one count of armed robbery and six counts of kidnapping. Neathery and Daisy Feliberty, who was also charged with the robbery, have been accused of stealing $10,000 from the Forest Acres credit union. (The State)

Today in Columbia:

• Casting Crowns At Township Auditorium (7:00 PM)
• Anne Frank: A History for Today Exhibition At 1731 College Street (8:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• March is Women's History Month, and the SC National Guard's Instagram is featuring brave women service members. Click to see the latest post. (Instagram)
• Spots are filling up quickly for some South Carolina State Museum Spring Break camps! Register your child (6-12 years old) for one day or the whole week today at http://scmuseum.org/education/... (Facebook)
• Columbia hospitalizations have been dropping this month. (Abccolumbia.com)

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— 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.