COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The 200 members of the University of South Carolina student Fashion Board are hosting their 5th annual fashion week.
    
University spokeswoman Frenche Brewer says the event starts Monday and runs through Thursday.
    
The keynote speaker is Amy Flurry, the former editor of the style magazine "Lucky." A student designer showcase and canine fashion show benefiting the Columbia Humane Society are also on tap. The session concludes with a fashion show featuring spring trends from Columbia boutiques.
    

Budweiser of Columbia, a locally owned and operated beer and wine distributor, is proud to offer this great service to all their friends and neighbors during the celebration of New Year’s, 2012.

Budweiser is once again joining, Checker Yellow Cab and others to provide the annual New Year’s Eve Free Ride Home Program.

Cabs will be stationed at the following locations for the subsidized cab rides on December 31, between 11 pm and 3am:

1. Near the Fountain In Five Points
2. Near the Wild Hare in the Vista
3. Near the corner of Lady Stree

Macy’s, Inc. announced that it plans to hire approximately 80,000 seasonal workers for its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and online fulfillment centers nationwide for the 2012 holiday season.