A community without a thriving arts scene is a scary thought. Luckily, the Missouri Symphony (MOSY) offered a much more ...

Columbia has a lot of banks. I passed six on the way to work this morning. Have you ever once looked up a mission statement ...

Just outside Columbia, this town has a rich history, with a French name meaning “rocky port,” a fitting description of the ...

Of all the holidays, New Year’s has always felt the most bittersweet to me. I look around the living room and see the friends ...

A child rides one of Local Motion’s blender bikes at the Farmers Market during Bike, Walk & Wheel Week, May 2025. The blender ...

As fall season turns into winter, families and friends gather around tables, light candles, prepare family recipes, and ...

Partnership is one of those words we use so often that it can start to lose its meaning. In local government, almost ...

A few years back, a Columbia woman named Cheryl Overstreet had a stroke in her brainstem. She woke up in University Hospital, ...

You know how they say it’s hard to make friends as an adult? I can’t relate. Maybe that’s because, when it comes to making ...

Public art and the people who fund it. Columbia is home to many pieces of public art. We see that art on buildings, in parks, ...

Hiking in the winter in Columbia is the best, and anyone can do it — even if, like me, you don’t see yourself as a “real ...

A Chariot Festival Introduces WISE to Columbia. On a blistering September Saturday at Stephens Lake Park, more than 100 ...