The Celebration Issue
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In This Issue
Columbia has a lot of banks. I passed six on the way to work this morning. Have you ever once looked up a mission statement for a bank?...
Public art and the people who fund it. Columbia is home to many pieces of public art. We see that art on buildings, in parks, and throughout...
TRYPS is building confidence and talent in mid-Missouri’s kids through the magic of live theater. The lights dim, and the pit orchestra begins to play. Nerves, excitement,...
Hiking in the winter in Columbia is the best, and anyone can do it — even if, like me, you don’t see yourself as a “real hiker.” I’m...
A child rides one of Local Motion’s blender bikes at the Farmers Market during Bike, Walk & Wheel Week, May 2025. The blender bikes are stationary bikes equipped...
Partnership is one of those words we use so often that it can start to lose its meaning. In local government, almost everything worth accomplishing requires partnership. Cities...
A Chariot Festival Introduces WISE to Columbia. On a blistering September Saturday at Stephens Lake Park, more than 100 people grabbed two long ropes and pulled a...
WE ASKED OUR FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS…. What’s something new you’ve learned or tried this year? My best friend and I are learning to spin yarn at Access Arts!...
A short time from now, the reality will hit us: Another Christmas will have already come and gone. Yes, I refer to Christmas rather than use the sterile...