What’s New

Wilson’s Fitness in the District 111 Orr St., 573-777-6700 The newest Wilson’s Fitness Center is scheduled to open in early December. Crews are renovating the lower level of...

Craig Newmark. Name doesn’t ring a bell? It didn’t for me either. I first heard of Craig Newmark at a meeting for the Business Showcase, which I am...

The Special Business District is considering a new concept to keep downtown Columbia safe while encouraging nighttime activity: hospitality zones. The idea is to nurture the popularity...

The city plans to apply for a grant Friday that would use federal stimulus funds to subsidize energy audits and retrofits of downtown buildings. The federal government would...

It’s a new year now, and that means it is time for New Year’s resolutions. My personal resolutions always include things such as reorganizing my closet (and keeping...

As a property owner and long-time former resident of north central Columbia, I read with interest Mike Martin’s column, “Reviving north central Columbia: The decade’s sleeper story” (12/23/09)....

Fifty years ago, every neighborhood was dotted with small mom-and-pop grocery stores that provided friendly, personalized service. Expanding expressways, plentiful gasoline, the ever-burgeoning presence of automobiles, suburban flight...