A Daily Dose of Nature Heals the Soul
Lainey Howard
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Editor-in-Chief | COMO Magazine and COMO Business Times
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Boone Junction Village Boone Village, or the Village at Boone Junction, in Columbia, Missouri, is a planned historic village that showcases the history of Boone County through relocated...
Considering his almost intimate connection to the Missouri River, it’s difficult to imagine a time when Steve Schnarr was not a “river person.” Growing up in Chesterfield, a...
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The Columbia Farmers Market and Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) at 1769 W. Ash St. are separate entities though they share an address — and similar missions....
A coyote suddenly appears. Or was it already there, stealthily entering your subdivision under the cover of darkness? Just a mile away, someone nervously posts on social media...
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Art in the Park Art in the Park, which began in 1959, is one of the oldest and largest fine arts festivals in mid-Missouri. The festival features artists...
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First Fridays Food, art, music, more art, more food, a family- and kid-friendly atmosphere. And did we already say food and art? First Fridays is the monthly event...
Late winter sunlight bathed the still-new insect sculptures at the Columbia Agriculture Park at Clary-Shy Park in mid-March. The metal critters were featured at a Columbia Center for...
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Unbound Book Festival Did someone say, “Book festival?” Even better? “FREE” book festival. The 10th Unbound Book Festival runs April 17-20 in downtown Columbia, bringing nationally and internationally...
People didn’t believe that COVID was real and that so many people lost their lives because of it. It really downplayed the lifesaving work we were doing. –...
Incumbent Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe faces three challengers in the April 8, 2025, municipal election. Challengers are longtime Columbia business owner Blair “Murph” Murphy, Tanya Heath, and write-in...
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