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Sisters Amy Gross Greenwood and Rebecca Gross-Highland with their father, Larry Gross.

Turning Grief Into Guidance

Imagine watching someone you love slip away — not because of age alone, but because of a disease doctors sometimes have trouble naming correctly. Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)...

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Trent’s Picks: Get your art and culture fix in COMO

SPIDER’S WEB, Columbia Entertainment Company, 1800 Nelwood Drive. 7:30 p.m. September 25-27 and 2 p.m. September 21 and 28. Trent’s Take: This play, directed by Dr. David Crespy,...

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Public Safety and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand

In the development of our latest city budget — and honestly, in every budget — someone inevitably asks whether it’s worth it to fund sustainability initiatives, especially when...

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Shelby Ringdahl Retraces Her Theatrical Journey From Columbia

Columbia native Shelby Ringdahl has graced a lot of stages in her 33 years, whether performing in Les Miserables at the Muny in St. Louis or competing in...

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Memory Care

When I want to have fun, learn something new, relax, or appreciate an old memory, I focus on food. Any morning, any afternoon, I think about what I...

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Breaking the Mold, One Bite at a Time

In a city better known for college football and midwestern comfort foods, Columbia, MO, isn’t where you’d expect to find culinary innovation that borders on rebellious. But step...
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Where to Find COMO’s Food Trucks

Food trucks. They began as a coastal trend about 15 years ago but have now made their way to mid-sized and even small cities across the country. How...

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The Last Word: 2025 20 Under 40

What did the recognition of being a 20 Under 40 winner mean to you, and how would you describe the experience? Being named to the 2017 20 Under...

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(Re)Discover COMO: Cafe Berlin, Hitt Records, Hexagon Alley

  • Sponsored by Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau

Cafe Berlin Here’s a cool cafe that serves up carefully sourced, hearty breakfast and lunch options with a hipster vibe at 220 N. Tenth St. Make it a...

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Celebrating the Power of Arts and Culture in Columbia

In June, I hosted a “Let’s Talk Local” conversation focused on arts, tourism, and the creative economy. We gathered in the Friends Room at the Daniel Boone Regional...