Food lovers across mid-Missouri have a new reason to dine out this summer as local organizations launch the first-ever Columbia Restaurant Week (CRW), taking place July 25 through August 3 at dining establishments throughout the city. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce ambassadors had a ribbon-cutting for CRW Wednesday afternoon inside The Vault at The Tiger […]
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What do you think of when you think of an estate sale? Perhaps a palatial home packed with untold treasures? Does it make you automatically assume that the sale is the result of someone’s death? There are many reasons why someone might choose to hold an estate sale, and as many reasons to shop them.
Imagine this: It’s a perfect day in Columbia. You’re out for a casual afternoon stroll, soaking in the sunshine and breeze, when something catches your eye. You do a double take. Is that… a red panda? On a leash? You step closer, half-expecting to see an exotic animal up close and personal — only to
Across cultures and generations, music often plays a fundamental role in shaping who we are as people. Whether it is a part of our traditions or used to commemorate certain events, music carries deep significance. That’s especially true for the life-changing – and life-giving – experience of childbirth. “Music and birth just make sense,” says
Incumbent Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe faces three challengers in the April 8, 2025, municipal election. Challengers are longtime Columbia business owner Blair “Murph” Murphy, Tanya Heath, and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. Buffaloe won the mayor’s seat in 2022, garnering 43 percent of the vote. She is the city’s second female mayor and previously served the
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Voters in the Columbia Public Schools on April 8 will choose two candidates from the three individuals vying for a pair of three-year terms on the board of education. The candidates are Erica Dickson, Ken Rice, and incumbent school board President Suzette Waters. Blake Willoughby, whose term expires in April, didn’t seek re-election. Dickson is
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The Recollection Agency is on a mission to record family and community histories History books are filled with stories of great leaders, entrepreneurs, and government officials. However, the tellings of the common man often go unheard. Stories throughout a family’s history typically only go back a couple of generations — and they go unrecorded. Trevor Harris,
Columbia author’s literary path began with his daughter’s challenge. Stephen Paul Sayers wishes he’d discovered writing thirty years ago. He has been a full-time researcher at the University of Missouri for twenty-two years focusing on exercise programs for older adults, and he’s a professor of exercise physiology. His writing muse didn’t begin filling his imagination
Who are the local comedians tickling our collective funny bone? Columbia has a vibrant comedy scene – a laugh factory, if you will – for local comedians. One place where laughter routinely escapes is Eastside Tavern on Tuesday nights, as part of The As Yet Unnamed Comedy Show. The show is an open mic, meaning
What you need to know for trivia night, COMO-style. On nearly any given night in Columbia, bars and restaurants come alive with the sounds of clinking glasses, laughter, and the soft hum of trivia questions being read over a microphone. Groups of friends gather around tables, eyes darting between each other, searching for the one
