FYI

August: Did You Know?

Rewriting History

There will apparently be little satisfaction for some of us about the fate of Boone…

Dobbs Replacement Project

Jones, Laws and Lathrop residence halls on the University of Missouri campus are seeing a…

July: Did You Know?

A Road to the ‘Metropolis of Medicine’

I think the last thing anyone thought Columbia would need is another hospital, and yet…

Hickman High School

When construction began on Hickman High School in 1925, Columbia was at a tipping point.…

MU Research Reactor

During its nearly 50-year history of operation, the University of Missouri Research Reactor, or MURR,…

Historic…Or Nostalgic?

One begins to believe it’s envy or jealousy that brings out all the opposition to…

June: Did You Know?

May: Did You Know?

Broadway at 10th Street

Downtown Columbia is an area in transition. As construction of The Lofts on Broadway comes…

Buildings, Business and Battle Lines

There’s nothing of any architectural significance about 225 S. Ninth St.: a squat, single-story, 1920s-era…