September 2021

October: Closer Look

Bud’s Classic BBQ In the space on Ninth Street previously occupied by Ingredient True Eatery and Pickleman’s, Bud’s Classic BBQ is using “old school techniques but blending [barbecue] with new innovative flavors,” owner Jason Paetzold says. For brunch, the restaurant is serving up items like a biscuit with crème brulee and pork belly and pancakes

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October: Closer Look

Bud’s Classic BBQ In the space on Ninth Street previously occupied by Ingredient True Eatery and Pickleman’s, Bud’s Classic BBQ is using “old school techniques but blending [barbecue] with new innovative flavors,” owner Jason Paetzold says. For brunch, the restaurant is serving up items like a biscuit with crème brulee and pork belly and pancakes

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October: Closer Look

Bud’s Classic BBQ In the space on Ninth Street previously occupied by Ingredient True Eatery and Pickleman’s, Bud’s Classic BBQ is using “old school techniques but blending [barbecue] with new innovative flavors,” owner Jason Paetzold says. For brunch, the restaurant is serving up items like a biscuit with crème brulee and pork belly and pancakes

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mostly diapers|Stocked shelves of canned food and several boxes of food at a local food bank|a worker sitting behind her desk with two desktop screens in front of her|a group of volunters setting up a bagged lunch under a pavilion in a park|a little boy sitting on a blue couch flipping through a small scrapbook|close up of a young girl working on a activity involving scraps of paper inside of a classroom|two teachers working with a small group of children on a small table outside|A group of little kids in graduation cap and gowns against a blue background with ballons

Combined Efforts

Many of the 142 Columbia-area nonprofits focus on poverty and social services. We can’t write about all of them, but we can highlight three important — and three very different — organizations. In terms of budget and reach, the Mid-Missouri Assistance League, the Voluntary Action Center, and Central Missouri Community Action rank as small, medium,

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A Home of Love

About 30 minutes northwest of Columbia, nestled in the rolling hills of western Boone County, is the village of Harrisburg, population 226. Harrisburg is home to the sprawling 300 acres that comprise Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home, a peaceful haven for some of Mid-Missouri’s foster families that is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Here,

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Growth Through Service

In The Beginning  In 2008, a concerned group of MU students took action to decrease the food waste from campus dining facilities. They formed a student organization, Sustain Mizzou, and initiated a composting program. Subsequently, they took the logical next step and used the compost to start a community garden.  As the organization, and the

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October: Briefly in the News

Education Gift to M.U. College of Business Will Improve Access through Scholarships and Support A combined commitment of $5 million from Pinney Allen and family to the MU Trulaske College of Business will establish the Allen Access Program, which will provide scholarships and programs to support under-resourced and under-represented students in the business school. The

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