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The Belle of West Broadway: Inside Fred Parry’s Historic Home Renovation Project

Fred Parry has long been a unique figure in Columbia, whether due to his involvement...

Tamara Keefe, founder and CEO, and Nicaylia Taylor, parlor manager, at the new Clementine's in Columbia, Missouri.

New Ice Cream Shop Serves Up Sweet Connections ‘One Scoop at a Time’

Ice cream changes lives. That’s not just a marketing mantra for Tamara Keefe, the founder,...

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Jones Wins Ward 4 Seat; 1-Cent Sales Tax Ekes Out Win

Columbia has an all-woman City Council with Tuesday’s election of Sharon Jones to the vacant...

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STREET TALK: Tuesday’s Ballot, Clementine’s Ice Cream, COU Parking

Before we get into the rundown of what local voters will see on their ballots...

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ChatCBT: What do you smell when you hear ‘Clair de Lune’?

I’m stealing a bit of thunder from my boss, David Nivens, who waxes poetically about...

What’s Going Up?

Four new restaurants (one of them a dine-in downtown market), a new coffee shop, and...

Street Talk: Unpaid Parking Tickets? Better Watch Out

We’ve got some grand openings, a long-awaited book release/book signing, and a list of small...

Historic Investment

A ribbon-cutting near the chaotic Interstate 70/Highway 63 interchange in June 2024 started a six-and-a-half-year...

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STREET TALK: Restaurant Week, Urban Camping Ordinance, and Ice Cream

STREET TALK Columbia Restaurant Week launches Friday Food lovers will have a great reason to...

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, left, COU Manager Michael Parks, and University of Missouri System President Mun Choi display the announcement that United Airlines will begin flights from COU on September 25.

COU Hits Another Passenger Record in June

Columbia Regional Airport (COU) welcomed a record 19,584 departing passengers in June 2026, more than...

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