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John Ott said he was happy to hear that the Berry Building was named to this year’s historical Notable Properties list, but that wasn’t his goal when he set out to bring the old building back to life.
The debate over rezoning a leafy 23-acre oasis near Interstate 70, the Business Loop and…
It’s becoming an annual migration. During the first week of February, a Who’s Who of…
Wonder if there is a Notable Property in your neighborhood? Interested in finding a building…
When Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy decided to create a community garden for the kids at Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, Kilgore’s co-owner Ann Bromstedt thought tomatoes would be a great first crop. But that’s a hard sell to preschool kids.
“We asked them what they wanted to grow, and all of them said strawberries,” Bromstedt said. “I suggested tomatoes, but a lot of them turned their noses up at that.”
Although the recession has caused an unprecedented squeeze in city revenues, there is a bright spot: The slowdown in the private sector has created intense competition among construction companies and is driving down costs for the city’s biggest projects.
Casablanca Kabob House 501 Elm St. 442-4883 www.casablanca-grill.com Aziz El-Tayash closed Casablanca in Nifong Square…
Craig Newmark. Name doesn’t ring a bell? It didn’t for me either. I first heard…
One thing is sure about the health care legislation being crafted in Washington: The overhaul, even if modified to pass a Senate now lacking a Democratic supermajority, will affect virtually every citizen and shake up health care markets large and small.
In Columbia, with two major hospitals, many specialty care providers and a growing senior population, the reform’s impact on the local economy looms large.
The Special Business District is considering a new concept to keep downtown Columbia safe while…
The city plans to apply for a grant Friday that would use federal stimulus funds…
When Dean Sherrill first moved Midwest Rare Coins into the Parkade Center 13 years ago, the complex had long ceased to be the hotspot it once was as Columbia’s first shopping mall.
“There was a time when I first moved here when it was like a ghost mall,” Sherrill said.
His store is one of the longest-serving tenants at Parkade, which has changed hands twice since Sherrill arrived. After the Burnam family, owners of Storage Mart, bought the property in 2004, the historic shopping center’s revival began. “They’ve made a big difference,” Sherrill said.
