FLORENCE, South Carolina—Raines introduced the official opening of The Lantern Columbia, a 59-key boutique lodge in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Lantern Columbia is a part of Raines’ Woven portfolio of way of life inns. By way of a strategic partnership with the College of South Carolina’s Faculty of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Administration and the CarolinaLIFE program, the lodge gives profession pathways and gainful employment for people with mental and developmental disabilities.
“The Lantern Columbia represents the way forward for what we name ‘intentional hospitality,’” stated David Tart, Raines managing associate. “We’ve taken a cherished native landmark and reworked it into an area that serves each friends and the neighborhood in actually outstanding methods. The collaboration between seasoned hospitality veterans, future hospitality leaders, and the scholars from CarolinaLIFE creates an environment of real heat that’s in contrast to anything available in the market.”
A Reimagined Landmark
Located steps from the State Capitol and the College of South Carolina, the property’s adaptive reuse efforts have been led by Raines Growth, with structure by Garvin Design Group and development by Mashburn Development. The design honors the constructing’s legacy as a firehouse whereas introducing fashionable, boutique luxurious.
The property consists of Ladder 13, a signature restaurant serving cocktails and Mediterranean-inspired choices with Lowcountry model. The F&B program is crafted by Kevin Johnson, who is thought for his eating places, The Grocery in downtown Charleston and Lola Rose in Mount Nice.
Management
Main the crew at The Lantern is basic supervisor Rick Hayduk, a 35-year hospitality veteran. Hayduk beforehand served because the opening basic supervisor for The Shepherd Lodge in Clemson, SC, the place he labored with the ClemsonLIFE program to create an employment mannequin during which about 30 % of the workers have been comprised of people with disabilities.
“The Lantern Columbia’s visitor expertise is outlined by the distinctive tradition we’re constructing inside these historic partitions,” Hayduk stated. “Having our crew made up of native hospitality professionals, native people with disabilities, USC’s Lodge, Retail, and Sports activities Administration college students, and CarolinaLIFE college students is a primary, anyplace. We expect it should painting the perfect of Columbia. Our ambition is to have friends of The Lantern and the patrons of Ladder 13 depart impressed, apart from having an unimaginable keep or eating expertise.”
For Raines, the opening of The Lantern is a very significant milestone.
“This challenge is private proof that high-end hospitality and significant neighborhood affect aren’t mutually unique,” stated Gray Raines, Raines managing associate. “Seeing the historic Central Hearth Station revitalized is unimaginable, however seeing our crew—comprised of seasoned professionals and keen college students from the HRSM and CarolinaLIFE packages—working side-by-side is the true achievement. We’re opening minds to what inclusive management appears to be like like, proper right here within the Columbia neighborhood.”
