Friends & Family

Nathan Todd

Choosing Health

After struggling with his weight since sixth grade, a friend asking Nathan Todd to join…

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Portrait Of Maya Kahn Featuredimage

Grateful to Give Back

Maya Kahn overcame a life of trafficking and abuse and now spends her time serving others.

Young Girl Listening To Piggy Bank

Dollars and Sen$e

A commitment to early financial education for Columbia’s kids.

Beyond the Data

Douglass Principal Says ‘Dig Deeper’

If you judge based on traditional measures of school success — test scores, attendance records,…

Strawberry Hill Farms Floral Greenhouse

Growing Together

Mid-Missourians flock to family-owned Strawberry Hill Farms every spring and fall to fill their flowerbeds and vegetable gardens.

Where the Wild Things Grow

Where the Wild Things Grow

Columbia’s manicured lawns look orderly and pristine. But if you want to create a buzz in your yard, you’ll need to take a walk on the wild side.

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Blooms and Wishes

Blooms & Wishes

Locally grown and personally curated, explore Blooms and Wishes Flowers, a floral business with a mobile stem bar.

A lifetime of love — and Harpo’s

Mizzou grads tied the knot, traveled the country, then — almost accidentally — saw the…

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Dresser With Estate Sale 101 On It

Estate Sales 101

What do you think of when you think of an estate sale? Perhaps a palatial…

A dog wearing sunglasses rests its snout on a blue, inflatable pool, while a yellow rubber ducky sits next to it on the pool rim.

Coming Up in COMO …

27 things to do in the Columbia area. What are you waiting for?  Coming Up…

A child dressed in khaki hiking clothes and a stiff brimmed hat looks through binoculars while seated on a large fallen log. He has a thermos and a map beside him on the log. There are green trees in the background.

Hiking With Ginger

Here are 4 of the Columbia area’s best kid-friendly trails Hiking on the trails around…

This is the plaque and message on the new marker that memorializes the former Douglass High School football field on Columbia's African American Heritage Trail.

Marking Douglass football history

New African American Heritage Trail sign memorializes former Douglass football field On the same spot…