Tripp Roche has lived in Columbia his whole life, and plans to stay here. Growing up, he would ride his bike downtown from his home in Forest Acres simply because he enjoyed seeing the city. He was fascinated by it.

The day he graduated from high school, he moved downtown and continued to immerse himself in the city of Columbia.

Now, at just 20 years old, he’s taking on a project that he hopes will help everyone appreciate the city the way he does. Roche is going to light up the Columbia skyline with a project he's calling "Spotlight Columbia."

“I got the original idea from Charlotte. Even coming into the city, you can see all the different colors, uniquely architecturally lit up towards the top, and it just looks so good. I thought, ‘Why can't we bring this to Columbia? This is such a

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