Features

Run This City

Between March and November every year, runners on the roads around Columbia become a common sight.

Fight Club

Although some critics have equated mixed martial arts to a human version of cock fighting — watching the sport is certainly enough to make a first-time bystander wince with every hit — MMA is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States.

Retail sales training from an avid shopper

As an avid shopper, I know what I like and what I don’t when it…

Groceries at a Crossroads

Poised at the corner of Providence and Broadway, Lucky’s Farmers Market brings a much-needed grocery store to the center of town

Money, Ammo, Guns

International action pistol championship the Bianchi Cup shows the nation that gun culture is alive and well in Missouri

Entertainment through the Ages

Where Columbians drink, drank and had a good time throughout history

Booked

Indie groups and returning acts regularly perform for sold-out crowds in the city’s favorite venues, but what happens when they outgrow the Columbia stage?

Oh my God, like, Shoes

Why the boom in Columbia footwear startups? In a social-driven era of business, the city’s youngest entrepreneurs are setting the trends.

Movin’ On Up

Southern restaurant Zaxby’s joins the fast-casual restaurant market in Columbia

The Global Citizen

During her four months in Central America with The Traveling School, 16-year-old Ruthy Bondurant learned the kinds of cultural lessons only firsthand experience can teach.

Family Ties

Nelly Roach grew up on a tiny island in the western Pacific before moving to…

Have It All?

I can bring home the bacon, but only if you’re going to make dinner and…