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Where Women Made History: Walking Tour Explores Columbia’s Past

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...

Half a Century of Service

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...

You Can Still Get Your Kicks

Whether you know it as “The Mother Road” or “The Main Street of America,” chances are you’re familiar with Route 66. As Nat King Cole sang, “It winds...

Call It A Comeback

As Bruce Springsteen once sang, “Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.” And if you haven’t heard, vinyl records are back....

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Watching From Afar

As Russia continues to punish their homeland, University of Missouri Ukrainian students Vlad Sazhen and Alina Rohulia continue to watch from afar. Sazhen, 23, arrived at MU in...

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Mid-Mo’s Mahjong Moment

The online version of this story was updated on January 21, 2026. As Columbia’s social calendars shift and families settle into new routines, one activity keeps coming up...

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Columbia Native Publishes Children’s Christmas Book

I would love to say that my foray into the world of children’s publishing was a labor of love, but the truth is that the actual book-writing part...

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Building Community Around Cars

As the sun rises over the horizon, you can hear a Ford Mustang GT350 roaring down the track at Ozark International Raceway. That’s the sound of the First...

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Dealership or Do-It-Yourself?

Among car enthusiasts in Columbia, it’s common to hear The Tuning SPOT as a recommended automotive shop. The main reason is that it’s uniquely a do-it-yourself shop. It...

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Glamping by the River

There’s something restorative about falling asleep in a tent and waking up to the sound of birds singing near the Missouri River. Even in the thick of summer...