In 1931, the academic journal Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science published an article called “History of Zoning.” It was an ironic title; the instituted practice of zoning was barely a decade old. The writer was Gordon Whitnall, the founder of the first City Planning Commission of Los Angeles who was the […]
You know how it makes you crazy when you drive by a building in Columbia and have no idea what it’s used for? CBT took to the streets to dig up history on some such buildings around town. Hawthorne Educational Services 800 Gray Oak Dr. Driving through Columbia, you can spot examples of architectural
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Every day, new names are being added to the growing list of businesses, products, and cities that are taking steps toward becoming more environmentally friendly. Thanks to the hard work and drive of one businessman, Columbia is quickly becoming a greener city. For the past nine years, Dan Riepe has been performing audits for homes
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As much fun as it is to discuss such matters on a Friday night out with friends, nothing gets your heart pumping and your blood pressure soaring quite like worrying about your mortgage. For the vast majority of us, buying a home will easily be the biggest expenditure of our entire lives. Whether or not
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Mid-Missouri has a strong real estate market, and some would say this is a good time to consider buying commercial or residential property. As our population continues to grow, we can see the nearly constant addition of real estate. There are plenty of opportunities to buy and sell and plenty of real estate professionals who
The Dirt Crew, as it’s lovingly called by some of its members, probably started on a “cold, wet, rainy day,” about five years ago, Bartley Stevenson says. “In the dirt business, we finally get a break when the weather gets bad.” Getting a construction site ready for building is a dirty job, literally, but somebody’s
This appeared in print as part of the story “Best Laid Plans” In 2007, the City of Columbia’s visioning document suggested that council adopt a new set of zoning codes “as soon as possible.” It took 10 years. Here’s some of the other news that went down during that decade: 2007 The Mizzou
This originally appeared as part of the story “What’s Your Plan B?” Columbia’s housing market has seen multiple years of growth in demand while development has gotten more costly, and local real estate professionals fear an affordable housing shortage is fast approaching. We pulled some number to help understand the trend. February 2017 Single-family home
It’s hard to build cheap houses — that is, it’s hard to build cheap houses that people actually want to live in. Cheap land is hard to come by in Columbia, and even if you do find the land, the market is hot enough that a solid, affordably-built home could easily drift out of the
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Imagine you’re a first-time homebuyer seeking a starter home in Columbia. Maybe you’ve just graduated from college. Maybe you’ve been living with relatives for a few years to pool your resources before finally branching out on your own. Maybe you’d been enjoying the single life in an apartment, but now you’re ready to settle down
