A local bakery that started in a home (using an improvised sunroom as a kitchen) and built a following at Soda City Market now has a new home in West Columbia.

JJ's Place SC celebrated its soft opening Monday at the new storefront at 557 Meeting Street and will be open Monday through Friday 8-5 to start, with those hours potentially shifting to meet customer demands.

Co-owners Janice Caldwell and Andrew Reininger launched JJ's three years ago. Caldwell was an experienced baker, Reininger a newcomer to the craft. Both had taken evening classes through the University of South Carolina's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Caldwell shared her dream of owning her own bakery and as Reininger recalls "I said 'We can do that.' She is the mastermind." The two found an investor, took

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