Features

Boone County was originally part of Howard County, which, back in the day, stretched for more than 22,000 square miles across Missouri and into Iowa. That’s why Howard...

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the vast number of people with too many possessions and not enough storage.    With apologies to Capt. James T....

Editor’s note: The June 2025 feature story in COMO Magazine incorrectly reported that the thirty-mile trail loop around the city is about 85 percent complete. The correct number...

Considering his almost intimate connection to the Missouri River, it’s difficult to imagine a time when Steve Schnarr was not a “river person.”    Growing up in Chesterfield, a...

20 years of cheers, wings, and Bloody Mary For two decades, Truman’s Bar & Grill has been the go-to spot for early-morning breakfasts, late-night celebrations, and every Chiefs...

With the Boone County Nature School concluding its first year, student reactions are positive. “I think it’s unique,” said Eleanor Stensby, an 11-year-old fifth-grader at Beulah Ralph Elementary...

In the beginning, there were warnings by Columbia Water & Light staff that Columbia’s electric system’s capacity was being pushed toward its limits. That was in 2007, when...

823 E. Broadway  From Boots and Shoes to Bouquets  For 15 years, My Secret Garden has called the 1880s Late Victorian building at 823 E. Broadway home, but...

As the sun sets on the first Friday of every month, the North Village Arts District transforms into a spirited center for all things art in downtown Columbia....

For more than two centuries, Columbia’s history has been documented in photographs, newspapers, and legal records. But paper and film don’t last forever. Across Boone County, organizations are...