Check Out Shop Small Business Saturday
The Downtown Community Improvement District is hosting a celebration of Shop Small Business Saturday. It’s a holiday shopping tradition that celebrates more than 600 small and local businesses. “Two-thirds or sixty-seven cents of every dollar spent at a locally-owned business remains in your community,” says Nickie Davis, The District’s executive director. She says “the best […]
June showcase: Drink & Dine in The District
Month-long event celebrates downtown eateries and businesses Get your forks and knives ready. The District (Downtown CID) hosts Drink & Dine to welcome locals and tourists alike to join June’s month-long showcase of specials and discounts from several participating downtown businesses. The event is a substantial expansion of Restaurant Week, The District’s previous start-of-summer downtown […]
Parking Spaces & Places
Employee parking downtown may not be ideal, but is it really the problem everyone thinks it is?
Local Perspective: COMO’s Hooligans of Yesteryear
What is it about our downtown, The District, that is so f-ing awesome?! Specifically, what is it about these downtown businesses that make them feel like home when you walk inside? Or that you can go inside knowing that your day will be improved by it? Well, after living in Columbia my entire life (minus […]
Movers and Shakers: September
Carrie Gartner Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs Harold Williamson Jr. announced that Gartner will join the University of Missouri Health System as director of communications and public relations. Gartner has served as an adjunct faculty member at Stephens College. She received a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Utah. Kris Bezenek The […]
The Dish on the District
“We’re not trendy, but we’re hip, and we’ve adapted well to the downtown atmosphere,” says Mark Hudson, general manager. Within walking distance of local businesses and catering to the 24-hour schedule, Wilson’s in The District draws a different type of crowd. “We have people from all over the United States and around the world […]
901 E. Broadway
THE NORTHEAST CORNER of Broadway and Ninth Street has a long history in the financial sector. Boone National Savings and Loan Association was established at the 901 E. Broadway location on Jan. 1, 1896. Previously, this location housed Richard Gentry’s tavern. Anne Hawkins Gentry, the second female postmistress in American history, also conducted business here […]