Features

Trittenbach proposes downtown building project

*Downtown Development*Trittenbach proposes multi-story building

City View: Parks and Recreation Department delivers on promise to voters

*City View*Bill Watkins talks about Parks and Recreation

Local director debuts action movie in hometown

*Martial Arts Film Debut*Local director Adam Boster discusses his new movie

Entrepreneurs can turn economic crisis into opportunity

*Economic Outlook*Mary Paulsell encourages people to look at opportunities in bad economy

Web design firm seeks businesses with complicated problems

*Business Profile*Web design firm seeks businesses with complicated problems

Local retailers offer more buying options in midst of economic downturn

*Holiday Shopping*Local retailers
offer more buying
options

Stephens skywalks made ‘Suzie Corner’ more safe

*Pedestrian Bridges*Skywalks make up an
important part of city
transportation

Presbyterian charity cuts costs, but keeps helping kids

*Philanthropy*Presbyterian
Children’s
Services does
more than offer a
child a home

Police department using bait to catch car thieves in the act

*To Catch a Thief*Columbia police
officers use bait
cars to discourage
vehicle theft

Commercial recycling lags residential use, market values for recyclables plummet

*Recycling*Commercial recycling remains lower than residential, while recyclable waste market plummets.

People You Should Know: Mary Sloan

*People You Should Know*Mary Sloan, Big
Brothers Big
Sisters of Central
Missouri

Community leaders talk about crime

*Power Lunch*Community leaders talk about crime in Columbia