Debating on a debate, eating in COMO, backyard chickens, and love on the KATY trail?
We’re keeping track of and recapping a few things that are the talk of the town — as well as a few things that more of us probably should be talking about.
No debate?
COMO Debate 2024, the group that scheduled an October 8 political debate for candidates for Boone County offices, announced September 12 that the debate had been canceled “due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with some of the candidates.” The group did say there will be an as yet undecided opportunity for the public to hear from select candidates.
Food News
Did you notice the new eatery in an old eatery’s space? Chim’s Thai Kitchen closed shop a few months ago at 904 E. Broadway, with Kinkao moving in to keep Thai cuisine cooking downtown. The menu includes delectable curries and spice, from traditional red and green to pumpkin curry. Thai tea, too, of course.
More food news: Tellers Gallery and Bar is telling customers via signs in the windows at 820 E. Broadway that the popular dining and socializing spot will reopen this fall. The longtime downtown staple has been closed since a fire last fall.
Law News
A bevy of new Missouri laws went into effect at the end of August. Among the few bills that made it through the lackluster 2024 legislative session: A new Office of Entrepreneurship will be created to promote initiatives to grow new businesses in the state. The same law requires a “regulatory sandbox program,” which suspends some state requirements and regs to give individuals access to the market to show their innovative products or services.
And good news for urban agriculture. Gov. Mike Parson signed a property bill that keeps homeowner’s associations from banning backyard chickens. It’s now a state law that property owners — even those under HOAs — can own up to six chickens on properties at least two-tenths of an acre in size. As for roosters? Well, HOAs still have a say.
Lovers Lane Trail
Hey, we love the KATY Trail as much as the next person, but when it comes to love, well, we can’t claim to have witnessed much amorous activity on the longest-developed rail-to-trail in the U.S. of A. Get this: The online news source Dating News has ranked America’s Top 150 Make-Out Spots, and three Missouri parks made the cut. At No. 71 is Katy Trail State Park. Spanning 240 miles, there are probably some nooks and crannies off the beaten path to participate in, um, dating romance.
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Also on the outdoor lover’s list: Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Eminence, Mo., is ranked No. 101 and Mark Twain National Forest between Rolla and Ava is ranked No. 147. We’re wondering if hearing banjo music or knowing Bigfoot is lurking might spoil the mood?
