Best of Columbia 2019: A Standing Ovation

For the past 28 years, Columbia Metropolitan Magazine has had the privilege of congratulating the winners of our annual Best of Columbia contest. These are peer and consumer acknowledgements of the very best restaurants, shops,… Read More »

Royalty for a Night

The anticipation is almost too much to bear, shares Melodie Griffin, mother of two special needs young adults — one by birth and one by choice. Jonathan Griffin, 25, and Abby Robinson, 21, have looked… Read More »

A Fireball Family

Some brides worry about whether or not their future husbands will respond well in a crisis. Not Margaret Deans Fawcett Grantz, who married Derrick Grantz at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral this past June. In October 2015,… Read More »

A Hidden Gem in the City

Thousands of cars drive up and down Columbia’s Devine Street every day, their occupants totally unaware of the tiny gem sitting a few hundred yards off the main road. Just seven houses have the luxury… Read More »