If you judge based on traditional measures of school success — test scores, attendance records, days of suspensions — you’ll miss the magic that’s happening inside the walls of Frederick Douglass High School. As Columbia Public Schools’ small school alternative, Douglass operates differently from other comprehensive high schools, and the statistics alone don’t tell the […]
GoFundMe seeks to support Tellers staff during weeks-long renovation Tellers Gallery and Bar will be closed for the next six to eight weeks to repair fire, smoke, and water damage to the building the popular restaurant shared with the True/False Film Fest office. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to support the 40 or so
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Remembering the dives, bars, and roadhouses of Columbia through fuzzy lenses Columbia, the University of Missouri campus, faces and names of the past, and places that are now only snapshots in memories. It was the 1960s and Mizzou chem/engineering student Steve Mosier was soaking it all in — even after the coeds were in by their
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Are you ready to connect with nature and Big Muddy vibes? COMO’s trails also criss-cross multiple creeks. As summer winds down, I can’t think of a better time to head down by the river. Central Missouri has many veins that bring water back to the main artery of the state — the mighty Missouri River.
Volunteers will join ‘Blitz’ to build 10 houses in just 4 days The Blitz Build for Habitat for Humanity gets started Tuesday as Blitz Home Builders, along with hundreds of volunteers, will build four houses in 10 days. COMO Magazine first reported about the ambitious undertaking with this story, Home Sweet Habitat, in the June
Ceremony memorializes lynching of Black teen George Bush from the Boone County jail 134 years ago. From 1865 to 1950, thousands of lynchings occurred throughout the country. At least 68 lynchings of Black people were documented in Missouri. Two of those crimes — “the most public and violent form of racial terrorism“ — happened in Columbia,
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Remembering George Bush and Building Social Memory in the Face of Anti-Woke Legislation and Anti-CRT Backlash Thiss is the complete text of the speech presented by Keslie Spottsville at the Boone County Courthouse Plaza on, September 7, 2023. Greetings and thank you for coming to share this day of remembrance and marker placement for teenager,
Remembering the dives, bars, and roadhouses of Columbia through fuzzy lenses Columbia, the University of Missouri campus, faces and names of the past, and places that are now only snapshots in memories. It was the 1960s and Mizzou chem/engineering student Steve Mosier was soaking it all in — even after the coeds were in by their
The Landing at Harpo’s officially opens at 7 p.m. this Friday; it’s six steps up from The Atrium. COLUMBIA – Since its inception in 1971, Harpo’s has been igniting taste buds, quenching thirsts, and creating unforgettable memories for generations of locals, alumni, visitors, and spirited college students alike. Now the beloved Columbia institution is getting ready for the highly anticipated grand opening of
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The Weekender: Did someone say ‘FREE’ concerts and music — and kid’s events? Coming Up In COMO is a brief peek at concerts, plays, art exhibits, events for families and kids, and more. You may send your event notice to [email protected]. Please put “Coming up in COMO” in the subject line. Include the date, time,
