In 2009, The Community Montessori consisted of 10 students and one instructor inside a house on King Street. “It was a little tiny house, but it was full of love,” says Nicolle Adair, the preschool’s board president. The house — about a decade before the preschool moved in — was a crack house, the school’s […]
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The Columbia Commercial Club was founded in 1905 with around 100 initial members. The members were all prominent businessmen; women were not allowed to join until around 1919. The club held its first meeting on June 16. As its name indicates, the Columbia Commercial Club promoted commercial development, especially downtown, as the business district of
Changing diapers, sacrificing sleep, baby-proofing the house: the most painful challenge for new working parents may be paying for child care. How the prices got so high — and what can be done to lower them.
This story originally appeared in print as part of “Money in the Crib” When seeking out child care, parents value two factors most frequently and in about equal measure: quality and affordability. But, with child care centers already operating at minimal profit, how can they maintain quality without also maintaining their prices? More state assistance
Boone County is bracing for the economic fallout from a tumultuous year at MU — but how bad will it really be?
This piece originally appeared in print as part of “After the Fire” From a report submitted by MU to the Columbia Chamber of Commerce: An estimated $8.77 million in Columbia sales tax revenue generated by MU, MU Health Care, and UM System employees. $19,515,277 in uncompensated health care from MU Health Care to Columbia residents.
First Cubs When the Zakrewski family moved to Columbia in 1995, they appeared to be passing through. Tim Zakrewski accepted a position as a plant manager. Robin Zakrewski began cleaning a couple of houses to earn some extra cash. Twenty years later, Tiger Maids is a growing Columbia business and the Zakrewskis aren’t going anywhere.
Columbia Public Schools addresses the city’s economic issues. A map of the Columbia public school system writes its own tale of two cities when each elementary, middle, and high school has a certain statistic stamped next to it — the proportion of the student body enrolled in a free and reduced-price lunch program, one of
This piece originally appeared in print as part of “Rewriting the Story” Elementary Schools Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School: 75.93% Battle Elementary School: 61.73% Benton Elementary School: 73.44% Blue Ridge Elementary School: 79.34% Cedar Ridge Elementary School: 50.97% Derby Ridge Elementary School: 72.08% Fairview Elementary School: 31.24% Field School: 47.83% Grant Elementary School: 36.13% Lee
The Cradle to Career Alliance bets on research and collaboration to improve the odds for Boone County children and, eventually, the state’s economy.
