Everything and the New York-style bagel
Earlier this year, Goldie’s Bagels transformed from pop-up shop located inside local restaurant Pizza Tree, owned by Amanda Rainey and John Gilbreth, to an expanded eatery with a location all its own at 114 South Ninth Street. Beyond Goldie’s signature New York-style bagels, Columbia’s only Jewish deli has an expanded menu featuring bagel sandwiches, spreads, […]
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Cheer
Kids often have the best insights about the splendor of the holiday season. They certainly ask the best questions—and, no, the questions aren’t always about gifts. (Well, not always.) We turned our reporter’s notebook over to students from the Columbia Academy for Learning and Enrichment, asking them to have fun interviews with important people in […]
Faith and Community
Located at the corner of Providence and Broadway, it’s hard to miss Second Missionary Baptist Church. With historic character and the original stained-glass windows — which have been meticulously maintained over the years — the church, on the National Register of Historic Places, has anchored the corner since 1866. Oftentimes, churches located in residential neighborhoods […]
Let’s Go to the Movies
Dianna Borsi O’Brien describes herself as a “hyper-local girl.” Originally from Ohio, she’s a Mizzou graduate and a former adjunct journalism professor at MU, and she’s passionate about preserving our town’s history. “I love Columbia,” she says. That’s why she’s made it her mission to advocate for historical buildings in our community. Her book, “Historic […]
Heroes for Our Heroes
First Responders Support is a new nonprofit organization focused on the Boone County area and was founded in October 2022 by Randy Minchew, with DeLine Holdings, and Jared Torbet, with the Anxiety & Depression Clinic of Columbia. According to their mission statement, “First Responder Support exists to promote goodwill between first responders and the community, […]
200 Years and Counting
There are plenty of historic homes in Boone County, each with its own story to tell. Among the oldest in town is nearly 200-years-old and still standing at 2800 S. Olivet in east Columbia. Built in the 1830s, it is one of the oldest log cabins in Boone County, and is reported to have been […]
Supporting the Special Needs Student Population
If you are the parent of a school-aged child, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with your school’s Parent Teacher Association, if it has one. Until recently, there wasn’t a PTA option for the parents and teachers of special education students in the Columbia Public School system. The creation of CoMO SEPTA (Columbia Special Education […]
Tender Loving Pet Care
Since 2015, The Spay Neuter Project has performed more than 22,000 low-cost spay/neuter surgeries in mid-Missouri. This year, the total is more than 3,200 surgeries — a number that makes Executive Director Janeene Johnston especially proud. “We are a low-cost, high-quality, high-volume, spay/neuter clinic, and our goal is to make spaying and neutering affordable for […]
You Don’t Need a Doctor, Until You Do
For the past six years, Liberty Family Medicine has made tremendous strides in meeting medical needs for individual patients, their families, and businesses in our community. Liberty offers a flat rate monthly membership programs that provide for in-person doctor visits, multiple points of contact with your physician, and a wide array of services and tests […]
Intimate, Unique, Local
Amongst the unassuming warehouses of COMO’s North Village Arts District, you’ll find Talking Horse Productions — an intimate community theater where aspiring actors, local playwrights, and smaller works get their chance to shine. The Vision In January 2012, Talking Horse Productions founder Ed Hanson, debuted the organization’s first show in a small theater at Cafe […]
A Time to Give Thanks
A Columbia tradition for 23 years, “Everybody Eats” was founded by the late Columbia City Councilmember and community advocate Almeta Crayton who began the event in 1997 with a paper registration form and food distribution from her own front porch. “Her idea was to make sure that everyone ate, from the mayor to the homeless. […]
It’s Not a Catwalk, It’s a Dogwalk
Flashing lights dance over the runway while energetic music pumps through loudspeakers. The audience whispers about what the newest collection will hold before a hush sweeps through the room—the first model has stepped onto the catwalk. She is breathtaking, she is gorgeous, she is… a dog. Seeing our four-legged friends in a fashion show would […]