In the two years I have worked as Columbia’s mayor, there are two questions that have come up repeatedly: “Is the job everything you thought it would be?” and “Who would subject themselves to this for $9K a year?” My answer to the first question is “Yes” (with a few caveats). My answer to the […]
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A recent $1.3 million investment from Veterans United Home Loans (VU) has blossomed into $34 million, with several other organizations and sources also investing to build funding for Columbia Housing Authority’s building plans. The local housing authority (CHA) has already finished renovating scores of existing properties and has plans to build new units for
The Columbia Community Land Trust (CCLT) is a pioneering model for creating permanently affordable housing. Put into a sentence, the CCLT may sound miraculous, but the concept can take a moment to digest. Anthony Stanton, CCLT’s most impassioned ambassador as well as president and founding member of the CCLT board, was initially a skeptic. The
In the fall of 2021, upon hearing that Ian Thomas was not to run for re-election in Ward 4, I immediately thought that this was my time. I love my city. I had grown quite interested over the last several years in issues important to our city like affordable housing, policing, social issues including the
As temperatures start to increase and become unbearable during the summer, the same thought crosses our mind. How can I cool off? Swimming pools are one of the best ways to cool off, as well as have fun and relax. We get several requests a year to design and install projects that involve swimming pools.
An adventure into the center of Endwell Taverna.
Behind the Green Curtain: Italian Eatery Opens in Old Jail Read More »
It’s the time of year when the weather is miserable, and people tend to eat lighter and refrain from using their ovens. On the positive side — produce is plentiful so, as we do in Missouri, we deal with the oppressive humidity and get on with our meal plans. Several years ago at Hoss’s
Among the hundreds of photos in the shop at Mobility Worldwide MO – Columbia, there’s a snapshot of a man with withered, lifeless legs. He’s sitting in a mobility cart, demonstrating the independence that the cart gives him. “This is one of my favorites [photos] because he will travel up to six miles every day
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