The Tiger Hotel will open the Vault, an upscale bar geared toward business professionals, in the hotel’s lower level later this month. The bar will be managed by Travis Tucker and Tina Patel, who also run the adjacent restaurant, Bleu. The Tiger remodeled the space, which for many years was the dining area for the […]
Address: 409 Vandiver West Owner/developer: Phoenix Programs, Inc. General Contractor: Professional Contractors & Engineers Architect: Simon Oswald Associates Available Area: 28,000 square feet Cost: $4.6 million Estimated Completion Date: November Phoenix Programs provides treatment for drug addiction, educational programs and related services. The not-for-profit organization has three facilities in Columbia. The new building will house
Marti Coats knew her yard needed to be landscaped, but she wasn’t sure what to do or how to do it and had been putting off the task for years. “I had a backyard that was ‘blah,’” Coats said. “I wanted a more finished look, and I needed an expert.” Before Coats could flip the
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Truescape landscaped the front yard of this new home in the Heritage Woods subdivision after providing the client with a simulated image of what the finished project would look like. Chance Foster and Nathan Real learned how to do computer-assisted drawings while studying landscape design and plant science at the University of Missouri. Foster started
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Energy efficiency was the major focus of the Mid-Missouri Home and Garden Expo as many of the approximately 9,000 attendees were looking for ways to weatherize their homes while weathering the tough economy. The recession is leading more homeowners to stay put, remodel and upgrade their current homes, rather than buying new ones, said Annie
Inside a home arranged with lush, multicolored paintings of flowers and landscapes-predominantly by South African artists-it’s no wonder that the home’s owners, Dr. James Fairlamb and Marieta Fairlamb, intentionally set out to surround their outside space to complement their home’s inside space. “Coming from Zimbabwe, my husband is the garden god,” Marieta said. Because his
*Scooter Power*Vespa dealers on a roll as scooters become more popular
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The Broadway narrative is well known. The street that runs through the center of Columbia dates from the antebellum era when it was the Old Trails Road, is the second-removed uncle to Interstate 70. To widen or not to widen a controversial stretch of this thoroughfare has been a community question for decades. But now,
From the Roundtable: Broadening Broadway is in the best interest of ALL Columbians Read More »
It’s amazing what a good haircut, a touch of makeup, and a $5,000 credit card for a new wardrobe will do. Television is king of the makeover. We see transformed homes, people, bathrooms, and backyards – to name a few. The before/after pictures in these shows are amazing. (Frankly, I’d just be happy with the
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