The Columbia Art League, founded in 1959, is a non-profit organization that provides support and resources to local artists. Founders Betty Robins and her team of fellow artists established CAL to promote local artists’ work, while encouraging a stronger appreciation for art within the community. Through the league, artists have access to workshops, classes, events, […]
Wenneker family supports ‘Mizzourians’ history additions including Mike Shannon and Arvarh Strickland As part of its educational outreach mission, the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) continues to expand the Historic Missourians website, a free resource that features notable people who influenced the Show-Me State. The biographies include images, artifacts, and primary sources that can be
Stephens College Costume and Research Museum Gallery opens to the public for the first time in over four years A new collaboration among the Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting, the Fashion Program, and Costume Museum and Research Gallery has led to a new fashion gallery featuring the clothing of films from the 1930s
Treeline Music Fest was supposed to take place this weekend at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia. The festival, which brought thousands of people and millions of dollars to the community since 2007, was canceled on August 31. And now the production group behind the rebranded and formerly iconic Roots ‘N Blues Festival has notified creditors
Percent for Art provides installation at citiy’s new fire station A sculpture that imagines water falling over fire is a prominent feature of Columbia’s new Fire Station 11. The $4.3 million fire station hosted a ribbon-cutting and grand opening on September 27. Tyler Kimball of Monarch Glass Studio in Kansas City was selected as the
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City Council will vote Monday to approve $25.2 million in funding Programs and projects to address homelessness and affordable housing in Columbia will receive a little more than half of the $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that the Columbia City Council is expected to formally approve on Monday, October 2. A city
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Station 11 on Scott Boulevard will improve emergency response time for growing area When John Conway’s wife Pamela had a heart attack on a snowy night back in 2019, he called 911 and waited for emergency responders to arrive. It was only a few minutes but seemed like forever. Conway recalled the anxiety of that
Local plastic surgeon needs participants for clinical trial and antibiotic study at MU Health Care If you’ve been bitten on the arm or hand by a cat in the past 24 hours and the bite area is not showing signs of infection, there might be an immediate spot for you in a research study now
Unions have been making headlines. Starbucks employees are trying to form them. Hollywood writers and actors challenge studios, networks, and streaming services from the picket lines to come up with compensation and protection solutions in step with 21st century technology. And UPS drivers want, among other things, the company to provide air conditioning in their
The unassuming exterior and off-the-beaten-path location might be deceiving to a Plume first-time visitor. But within this enchanting emporium of creativity, founder Kelly Gillion has carved out a niche for local, handmade goods to shine and a place for Columbia’s community to learn and connect. Gillion explains that Plume started in 2013 as an evolution
