The Columbia SC Italian Festival is BACK and this is the Visionary Behind It. Columbia, SC is growing fast and this episode of Soda Citizen proves it.
We sat down with Tripp Roche, a fifth-generation restaurateur behind Villa Tronco, to talk about bringing the Italian Festival back to Columbia, launching Carolina Pong, and his vision to transform the city skyline with lighting and new development ideas. From local history to bold ideas for the future, this episode is all about what makes Columbia special and where it’s headed next.

VILLA TRONCO 

CAROLINA PONG 

ITALIAN FESTIVAL