Downtown Columbia is an area in transition. As construction of The Lofts on Broadway comes to a close, storefronts change and move and the population of downtown Columbia continues to grow, it’s easy to forget how far the city center has come. The stores that line East Broadway often mix the old with the new. […]
It starts young. It includes a lecture. You probably even remember the day. You make your way to the breakfast table and boldly pronounce, “I don’t feel like going to school today!” What was the response? “I don’t care how you feel; you are going to school anyway.” And that is where it started. The
There’s nothing of any architectural significance about 225 S. Ninth St.: a squat, single-story, 1920s-era structure its owner wants to tear down and replace. There’s absolutely nothing about this pile of bricks that can compare with contemporaneous Columbia architectural achievements that include the Missouri Methodist Church, Central Dairy Building, Tiger Hotel, Missouri Theatre and Missouri
Attracting tourists is a year-round project for the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau–but it pays!
Every year a Art in the Park, 12,000 people wind through aisles of tents and thousands of pieces of art in Stephens Lake Park. The majority of Art in the Park attendees have a college degree and a household income of $55,000 or more, and one-third of the event’s crowd includes people visiting from outside
ACME Constructors, a St. Louis-based company, will be expanding its reach to open a Columbia branch. The new office will be run by Columbia resident Jason Backues. He will be assisted by Bryan Jennings. “Together with Bryan Jennings, we are extremely excited about how we can benefit the economy and the people of a part
The MU Trulaske College of Business has been recognized once more for its Centennial Speaker Series. The video, which featured 10 alumni and friends of the college who spoke about the current state of business and the future of the industry, was recognized by the 36th Annual Telly Awards. “We featured 10 of our distinguished
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Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, prominent Missouri activists and philanthropists, gave MU a $10 million dollar gift to help fund a proposed new music building. The building is part of a larger plan to renovate the school of fine arts. This donation follows a $1 million dollar gift that the Sinquefields gave in 2009 to help
A new, traveling salon is providing a variety of salon services to individuals who cannot go out and have the traditional salon experience. Katrina Moore established Moore Hair Salon LLC Home Hair Care Service to help people that are physically or mentally confined to their homes feel pampered and beautiful. Moore has been a professional
What If…? MU, an MU student-led conference, will be occurring Saturday, April 11. With the goal of stimulating conversation, collaboration and creative change, 10 ‘questioners’ will be asking “what if…?” in a series of short presentations. Students at the Trulaske School of Business and the Truman School of Public Affairs at MU have teamed up
