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Explore why The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, is an essential stop for live music and entertainment lovers visiting the area.

Discover the story behind Broadway Diner, a beloved Columbia institution serving up comfort food for decades. Learn about our commitment to local ingredients and community.

See how businesses from pizzerias to theaters use Shakespeare’s name for branding. Explore the debate around honoring versus exploiting his legacy.

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Thank you to our Gold Sponsor City of Columbia Thank you to our Silver Sponsors Commerce Bank Columbia College Simmons Bank The Boone County Hall of Fame Members of the Boone County Hall of Fame are recognized for their lasting contribution to the county through their professional or philanthropic […]

Founded on April 23, 1947, the Columbia Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club stands as one of Boone County’s most influential and philanthropic civic organizations. With 53 charter members, it became the largest club ever established under Cosmopolitan International at its inception. The club’s mission centers on community service, charitable giving, and support for diabetes research and prevention. […]

Yes! The Cragun House is indeed available to rent for your next event! Thank you to the IN DAR James Hill Chapter and Boone County Cooking Club for starting things off in April and May! So don't...

Visit the museum where we collect, preserve and exhibit historic artifacts, records and artwork of the people of Boone County.

What do you get when you cross two of Columbia, Missouri's reknowned Business and Lifestyle Magazines? COMO Mag. Read more about Columbia MO culture today!

Everything changes, and as noted earlier, Columbia went wet in the spring of ‘65, as I recall. This was a near-seismic change.

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How KCOU, the Maneater and the Blue Note created an early ’80s community in and around Columbia that schooled future music industry insiders (but somehow missed...

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The Columbia DIY music scene persists at Peste De Merde. The underground venue puts on a variety of metal and hardcore shows. PDM’s graffiti-covered warehouse has both a concert space, as well as four rooms that serve as practice spaces for local bands. The venue is run as a collective by committee members who pay...

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Baby Brad Pitt rocks this (Missouri) town inside out. Late last year, Randall Roberts assigned me a 2000-word piece for my alma mater University of Missouri-Columbia’s alumni magazine about C…

The Beginning They were a couple of music fans, plain and simple. Richard King moved to Columbia in October of 1975 to see his friend, Kevin Walsh. He remembers because Bruce Springsteen was on the…

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Sharp End was Columbia’s once-thriving Black business district, lost to urban renewal. Meet the people preserving its legacy.

Are You Looking To Try a New Restaurant, Enjoy an Old Favorite, or Find That One Specific Dish You’re Craving? Savor Columbia Is Columbia, MO’s Guide to Local Restaurants.

Are You Looking To Try a New Restaurant, Enjoy an Old Favorite, or Find That One Specific Dish You're Craving? Savor Columbia Is Columbia, MO's Guide to Local Restaurants.