Black History… Coronavirus: Lessons from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic 20 Mar 2020 If you're like me, you're concerned about ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I stay hopeful by looking at history and how we're all pulling together by not getting together. Thanks CoMo businesses…
CoMo200… October launch of Bicentennial campaign 26 Aug 201924 Aug 2019 Put on your thinking cap and get ready to do your part toward making art to celebrate Columbia's bicentennial. In October, the city's bicentennial task force is going to launch…
Black History… Black history is our history 30 Nov 201830 Nov 2018 James T. Nunnelly made Columbia a better place to live by taking part in the sit-in at the Minute Inn. Read about the 1960 event in this "The Sit-in at…
CoMo200… CoMo200 website kicks off 11 Sep 201811 Sep 2018 The city's upcoming 200th anniversary is for real now! A CoMo200 celebration is set for November 2018 (details to be announced soon) and Columbia's CoMo200 website is live. The site features…
Areas… Where are CoMo’s unique neighborhoods? 28 Aug 201828 Aug 2018 Neighborhoods. Streetscapes. Where we live. Cities, even CoMo, are made up of neighborhoods, often with a streetscape, a way the area looks that's uniform -- or not. These neighborhoods with…
Areas… 1978 look at Broadway, Seventh and Ninth streets 17 Jul 201813 Jul 2018 Want to take a walk through the past? This 1978 historic survey report on Columbia's buildings on Broadway, Seventh and Ninth streets and it reads like a walk through time, describing…
CoMo200… CoMo is turning 200! 28 Mar 2018 Guess what?! Columbia, Missouri and Boone County, Missouri will soon be celebrating 200 years! Columbia, Missouri was founded first as Smithton in 1818, then moved a few blocks east and renamed…
Black History… A historic note on #MeToo 19 Oct 201719 Oct 2017 The recent news about Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood's outrage about his sexual assaults shows news affects people even when it happens far away. In 1855, 26 miles from Columbia, Missouri,…
Areas… Dangers of historical research 16 Aug 201716 Aug 2017 I started off my work day planning to post the news about the bed and breakfast at 606 S. College heading for closure in December, part of MU's budget cutting…
Apartments… You can make a difference 12 Jun 201712 Jun 2017 If you've ever felt discouraged about the demolition of Columbia's historic structures, here's a way you can get involved. The Columbia Historic Preservation Commission schedules work days to save parts…
