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Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Festivus is an event celebrating a partnership between Republic National Distributing, the SC Arts Commission, SC Arts Foundation and the Five Points Association.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Josh Bosworth watched a news conference held by Columbia police chief Randy Scott this week very closely. Bosworth, 23, was involved in brutal fight over the weekend in Five Points, drawing plenty of attention.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A graphic video of one of several weekend assaults in the Five Points area of Columbia has surfaced in a post on Facebook.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  After a weekend that included gunfire and two assaults in Columbia's Five Points, Columbia police are addressing safety concerns in the popular entertainment and hospitality district.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  The death of a Columbia man in a wheelchair who was hit by a truck in a Five Points intersection has Columbia officials taking a closer look at traffic safety. Since May, two people have now died and two others have been injured in vehicle versus pedestrian accidents near the intersection of Greene and Harden Streets.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The Five Points Association is holding a new kind of "mob" Wednesday to support local businesses during Small Business Week.

Monday, March 19, 2012  The St. Patrick's Day festival in Five Points Saturday drew a record crowd this year.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  If you live in the Columbia area it's very likely you have driven past or over the Rocky Branch Creek.  A newly-formed group called the Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance is appealing to city leaders to keep an eye on the area as a decision on the sale of the Capital City Stadium property looms.

Monday, July 18, 2011  Dozens of volunteers worked to keep the state’s water ways cleaner by posting warnings on Columbia storm drains.

Monday, July 18, 2011  Volunteers are marking storm drains Columbia to remind people that any waste that goes into them could end up in their water supply.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  The Five Points Association says thanks to the recently installed video systems it has caught a suspect in the act of breaking into two vehicles in the popular Columbia entertainment district.

Friday, March 18, 2011  You will notice a bigger security presence during this year's annual Irish festival.  Security cameras and extra patrols will keep a close eye on green clad revelers.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Do you think a proposed 17-and-under curfew would cut down on crime in the community?

Monday, March 15, 2010  The event brought out the green in everbody.

Friday, January 22, 2010  On Friday the Five Points Association announced that it is accepting press kits from local bands interested in competing in the 3rd annual Battle for St. Pat’s.