Amanda Long

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A sweet legacy in downtown Columbia

An iconic, family-owned business and cornerstone of downtown Columbia for nearly 50 years, The Candy…

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Find Dining: Plants for the People

Entrepreneur, environmentalist, philanthropist, and vegetarian are just a few words that describe Leigh Lockhart, founder…

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Everything and the New York-style bagel

Earlier this year, Goldie’s Bagels transformed from pop-up shop located inside local restaurant Pizza Tree,…

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Lifting Up Others

Missionary Larry Mills was changed by what he saw during a trip to Africa in…

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A Time to Give Thanks

A Columbia tradition for 23 years, “Everybody Eats” was founded by the late Columbia City…

Community is the New Currency 

Originally from Shady Grove, Louisiana, Lester Woods Jr. moved to Missouri in 1993 to pursue…

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Rolling in With Baja-Midwest Fusion

Originally from Baja, California, George Nickols, the proprietor and chef de cuisine for Lilly’s Cantina,…

Satisfying Standards

During the worst years of the Great Depression, food was in short supply and work…

Honoring COMO’s Small Businesses

For more than 30 years, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce has aimed to acknowledge and…

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hotDOG!

Although Just Jeff’s started as a one-man show — hence the name — Jeff Spencer…

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What’s the Scoop?

It was during the cicada swarm in 2011 when business really started to boom for…

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Serving Up Fun

Real Equity Management, the developers of Columbia’s Discovery Park, initially announced its latest project in…