Swift Night Out Brings Community Together at Stephens College
Jill Villarreal
Community
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...
In recent weeks, I’ve received heartfelt messages from residents, students, and business owners worried about safety in our downtown. I want to start by saying this: I hear...
As Beatrice Stewart watched residents at the Flourish shelter work on art projects at the shared kitchen table late last year, it became clear that the young artists...
For more than four decades, the Voluntary Action Center (VAC) has been spreading holiday cheer through its annual Holiday Program — a community tradition that began as a...
Studio San, featured as a “Closer Look” in the January 2025 issue of COMO Business Times, has set roots — at least for now — in the old...
Date Event & Time Location Details Fri Oct 24 Halloweenie: Trick or Treat in The District — family-friendly trick-or-treating in downtown Columbia. Downtown Columbia 4:00 pm-6:00 pm Fri...
Columbia’s Trent Rash is our main guide for finding your art and culture fix in the community. Trent has been the executive director of The Missouri Symphony (MOSY)...
Throughout its almost fifty years of existence, the Central Missouri Humane Society shelter at 616 Big Bear Blvd. has provided a refuge for the dogs, cats, and other...
- Sponsored by Columbia Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Wynnsome Cake & Tea There’s a place located smack dab downtown that is a destination for slowing down, reconnecting with others, and appreciating the simple joys of life....
We asked our Facebook followers… Excluding a car or a house, what was your first BIG purchase? When I was 15 years old, I sold my first motorcycle...
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