We asked our 20 Under 40 alums to tell us what they love most about COMO. Class of 2017 Nathan Todd Favorite place: My back yard. Great ambiance, wonderful people, pet-friendly, questionable food. 4.5/5 stars. Thing: The Pinnacles. Event in COMO: Boys and Girls Club Rootin’ Tootin’ Chili Cook-Off. Class of 2018 Nickie Davis I’d […]
In the past few years alone, more than 10 pieces of public art, from murals and sculptures to painted and vinyl-wrapped traffic signal boxes, have popped up around Columbia. From publicly-owned pieces to privately-commissioned works, the booming public art scene in Columbia is evident from the vibrant colors and unique, eye-catching mixed-media pieces that adorn
Hello COMO! This is one of my most favorite times of the year: 20 Under 40! This is also the first year that we have moved this event from January to April. We have been burned too many times by the weather, and we are excited to make this permanent change and all the possibilities
What started as a college elective has led to a renowned career for local and internationally praised watercolor artist Paul Jackson. Paul was 16 when he graduated high school to pursue a degree in genetic engineering, but quickly discovered his passion for art. He came to Columbia in 1992 for a Master of Fine Arts
Conjure up images of a general store and you might envision old men playing checkers on top of a pickle barrel. You won’t see that at today’s Pierpont General Store. But you might find collectors gathered around a table, trading baseball cards on a Wednesday night. The store’s history is well documented. It originally stood
In one way or another, Jim “Hoss” Koetting and his wife, Trish, have been serving the Columbia community for nearly 40 years. Even though Hoss (a nickname he earned in college), and Trish are both are originally from St. Louis, the two didn’t meet until they were enrolled at the University of Missouri and working
When you think of historic homes in Columbia, your mind might go to sections of West Broadway or Stewart and Rollins roads, or East Campus. But one of the oldest homes in Columbia is located at the southeast corner of the Crossroads intersection at Broadway and Stadium, just catty-corner to Andy’s Frozen Custard, on Briarwood
When Julian Jackman and Lonnie Lockhart Bey listen to Columbia middle school gang members and other children and teens who are at risk of making choices that will lead to crime, the two men have a measure of understanding that they wish they’d had once upon a time. Julian and Lonnie talk about their “lived
From guide dog wannabe to fire department K-9. Thanks to his exceptional olfactory capabilities, a very good boy is getting a second chance at public service. Tony, a four-and-a-half-year-old black Lab deemed to be too “high energy” to be a guide dog, has settled in as the Columbia Fire Department’s K-9. His job: sniffing out
CBT returns after a four-year hiatus with the 20 Under 40 Class of 2023 Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. The April issue of COMO Magazine is also the April issue of COMO Business Times. (You can say the back cover of COMO Magazine is the front cover of the rebranded CBT, or vice
