The Perche Creek Yacht Club stays afloat As the largest civic club in Boone County (unofficially, at least, with 1,370 members), the Perche Creek Yacht Club’s lack of appeal is its biggest appeal. Its purpose: To have no purpose. Its first order of business: To have no business to tend to. The membership process is […]
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Columbia Board of Realtors Congratulations to Columbia Board of Realtors 2022 Award Winners: Joel Radman Award – Natalie Wier | EXP Realty. Denny Douglas Community Service Award Winner – Matt Beckett | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vision RE, REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year Award Winner – Shannon Drewing | House of Brokers Realty. REALTOR® of the Year
You have one of those light-bulb ideas that sparks your entrepreneurial inspiration, but you need a place to present the budding business idea to others who have successfully cultivated their own “aha!” ideas to reality. Or, you’ve been in business a while and made an unexpected pivot to a new level of success, and your
In 2015, a student’s hunger strike, football players’ refusal to practice or play, and other displays of protest catapulted the University of Missouri into the national spotlight. The resignation of the University System president and campus chancellor followed, along with falling enrollment, a decline in state funding, and layoffs. While the events of 2015 stained
It’s a question that seems to come up around this time every year, and people love to debate it: Should Christmas decorations go up before or after Thanksgiving? And since that first bleak pandemic Christmas in 2020, media outlets such as The Today Show and Washington Post have published pieces proclaiming that decorating early for
COMMUNITY UScellular hosts ‘Ask an Engineer’ event at Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia To help drive interest and develop understanding of engineering careers, UScellular representatives visited Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia to discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in wireless technology. Local UScellular engineering associates, Christopher Brinkman and Zach
Earlier this year, Goldie’s Bagels transformed from pop-up shop located inside local restaurant Pizza Tree, owned by Amanda Rainey and John Gilbreth, to an expanded eatery with a location all its own at 114 South Ninth Street. Beyond Goldie’s signature New York-style bagels, Columbia’s only Jewish deli has an expanded menu featuring bagel sandwiches, spreads,
Service above self. That’s the principal motto of Rotary International, a service organization with more than 46,000 clubs and 1.4 million members around the globe. Founded in 1905, Rotary is all about building friendships, connections, and networks among professionals from all types of backgrounds, experiences, and expertise to solve problems in their communities and throughout
Greg DeLine, chief executive officer of DeLine Holdings, donated 94 acres of land to the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture in hopes of granting students an outdoor classroom with an abundance of opportunity for research. Greg stumbled upon the land with a friend who had a desire to do more with it. “There was
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The Columbia Public School district has grown and changed in the 150 years it has served the growing community. There have been numerous contributors to the school’s success. “We’ve had amazing people help guide and lead the district over its 150-year history,” says Michelle Baumstark, chief communications officer for CPS. From 300 students at its
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