Jamie Melchert
Jamie Melchert is a long-time Columbia resident who enjoys the arts, entertainment, and the outdoors. Among his work experiences, he is most proud of his military service with the Missouri Army National Guard. He now enjoys traveling with his wife and family to destinations near and far. Jamie is exploring old and new places to help residents like him, as well as newcomers, (re)discover COMO.
Articles
Check out these four outdoor dining experiences: The Roof, Just Jeff’s, The Heidelberg, and Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co. If you’re looking for a variety of local dining and...
MU Museum of Art and Archaeology finds a new home after four years; reopening this fall. The University of Missouri’s Museum of Art and Archaeology will reopen this...
Unique Veterans Urban Farm is safe and welcoming Lace up your work boots and put on your gardening gloves as we explore a place you might have overlooked....
Our entertainment options include axe throwing, Witches and Wizards Arcade … and a Talking Horse? Columbia is undoubtedly a college town and there is no disputing that reality....
Trash To Cash
COMO Staff
Uncommon carriers
COMO Staff
Race for space, fuels building boom
COMO Staff
Making Space to Create
Kelsey Winkeljohn
Where Women Made History: Walking Tour Explores Columbia’s Past
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Foodie News | October 2026
COMO Staff
The Ultimate Ploughman’s Lunch
Laura Scheffler Johnson
Outdoors: Deer Hunters Face Several Regulation Changes
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Red-Hot Gators Come Calling for Mizzou Homecoming
Jodie Jackson Jr.
The Seven: The Civic Culture We Are Creating
Barbara Buffaloe
Cookin’ With Hoss: Jerk Chicken
Jim "Hoss" Koetting
Half a Century of Service
Lainey Howard
Alfred Friendly Press Partners
Eric Hughes