Community

Hundreds of chimney swifts filled the evening sky over Stephens College during Swift Night Out, a community event on Thursday, September 24, to introduce participants to these remarkable...

Inside a floral-printed canvas bag with leather handles, three sisters found a pinch of magic. Their grandmother, Mary Bryant, called the bag “The Valise,” and she’d fill it...

Nash Vegas on East Broadway, Calvary Episcopal Church on Ninth Street, and the Guitar Building on the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets. Columbia residents and visitors encounter...

Foodie News is your quick hit of what’s happening around Columbia’s food scene — from restaurant news and local accolades to upcoming events, new menus, and other food-related...

A ploughman’s lunch is a simple meal of bread and cheese, sometimes pickled vegetables, and, for my family, summer sausage or salami, mustards or other condiments, and fruit....

In August, Columbia made a little history. With the swearing-in of our newest member, Sharon Geuea Jones, Columbia’s seven-member City Council is now made up entirely of women....

This is the time of year when I am getting the last vestiges of my vegetable garden out before the weather finally turns cold. There are some lettuce...

Boone County Family Resources celebrates its 50th anniversary   What started as a group home housing eight people 50 years ago has blossomed into an organization that today...

Growing older, it turns out, has a marketing problem. Ask most people what they picture when they hear “get older,” and the images are not exactly aspirational —...

It was a beautiful spring morning in downtown Columbia, where I often go for a morning cup of coffee. I was walking up Ninth Street with my usual...