Eclipse: Making the Most of the Experience
A look at the weekend’s events and the best places to view. Wednesday, August 16 Family Fun Fest: Mad About Science 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Cosmo Park, free In celebration of the solar eclipse, the Family Fun Fest will delve into the scientific world. There will be entertainment for the whole family, including activities, music, […]
Women Who Ride: Mid-MO Lady Riders
Local bikers experience what the rest of us only fantasize about. The 23 members of the Mid-MO Lady Riders motorcycle group are as diverse as the bikes they ride. Their day jobs run the gamut from Montessori school teacher to IT trainer, but their shared love of long-distance riding on cruisers and touring bikes makes […]
Women Who Ride: Sylvia Donnelly
Local bikers experience what the rest of us only fantasize about. The year was 1967 — the Summer of Love — and in a small town near Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sylvia Donnelly’s father drove her mother to work every day on his old BSA 650 Lightning. So when people ask Sylvia when she started riding, […]
Women Who Ride: Sandy Thompson
Local bikers experience what the rest of us only fantasize about. When Sandy Thompson was 40, she gave little thought to motorcycles. She couldn’t have imagined that less than a decade later, she’d be an avid rider, the owner of two motorcycles, and a proud member of the Mid-MO Lady Riders. Nor could she have […]
What’s So Special about a Solar Eclipse?
Local sources shed light on the upcoming celestial “darkness.” photos by Keith Borgmeyer In about two minutes and 30 seconds, you can listen to half of Bonnie Tyler’s ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” — or you can experience a total solar eclipse for yourself. “People say ‘once in a lifetime’ about events quite a […]
Women Who Ride: Betty Houston
Local bikers experience what the rest of us only fantasize about. Betty Houston grew up watching her older cousins ride motorcycles. “Guy cousins,” she points out. “I didn’t have any girl cousins that rode. And I thought it was fascinating. I always wanted to ride.” Betty’s mother didn’t want her sons to ride, so Betty […]
Best Laid Plans: The Next Era in Zoning Codes
In 1931, the academic journal Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science published an article called “History of Zoning.” It was an ironic title; the instituted practice of zoning was barely a decade old. The writer was Gordon Whitnall, the founder of the first City Planning Commission of Los Angeles who was the […]
What’s Going on in There? COMO’s Mysterious Buildings
You know how it makes you crazy when you drive by a building in Columbia and have no idea what it’s used for? CBT took to the streets to dig up history on some such buildings around town. Hawthorne Educational Services 800 Gray Oak Dr. Driving through Columbia, you can spot examples of architectural […]
A Guiding Hand: Columbia’s Mortgage Lenders Lead the Way
As much fun as it is to discuss such matters on a Friday night out with friends, nothing gets your heart pumping and your blood pressure soaring quite like worrying about your mortgage. For the vast majority of us, buying a home will easily be the biggest expenditure of our entire lives. Whether or not […]
Getting Dirty with the Dirt Crew
The Dirt Crew, as it’s lovingly called by some of its members, probably started on a “cold, wet, rainy day,” about five years ago, Bartley Stevenson says. “In the dirt business, we finally get a break when the weather gets bad.” Getting a construction site ready for building is a dirty job, literally, but somebody’s […]
Real Estate Shortage: What’s Your Plan B?
Imagine you’re a first-time homebuyer seeking a starter home in Columbia. Maybe you’ve just graduated from college. Maybe you’ve been living with relatives for a few years to pool your resources before finally branching out on your own. Maybe you’d been enjoying the single life in an apartment, but now you’re ready to settle down […]
2017’s 20 Under 20: Samuel Baumer, Rock Bridge High School
Age: 18 Parents’ names: Clif and Michele. Post-graduation plans: Pre-nursing at College of the Ozarks. Dream job: Emergency nurse/ wilderness guide. Favorite class in high school: Either my EMT course or civic studies. Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: Cross country. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Getting accepted into College of the Ozarks. Best advice […]