Published: 09/11/2026
The City of Columbia will begin mill and overlay operations on several streets in Columbia including Jewell Avenue from Business Loop 70 to West Forest Avenue. Crews will work daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and all work is expected to be completed by 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, weather permitting. NOTE: Many streets […]
Continue ReadingPublished: 08/11/2026
Fifty-three years ago today, American Graffiti was released in the US. It was a quiet, low budget movie that might never have been made had it not been for the clear vision of teenage life presented by George Lucas and a late cash infusion by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie launched Lucas’s career along with a stable […]
Continue ReadingPublished: 08/10/2026
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing before the Board of the Business Loop Community Improvement District, to be held during their Annual Meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. at 14 Business Loop 70 East, Columbia, MO 65203 to give all citizens and interested parties an opportunity to be heard in […]
Continue ReadingPublished: 07/31/2026
It’s about a million degrees outside so we’ve all been dreaming about ice cream. Did you know there used to be an ice cream factory on The Loop back when it was Highway 40? Built back in 1952, the Sealtest Ice Cream Factory was located on Hwy. 40 between Fay and College. Sealtest was a […]
Continue ReadingPublished: 07/15/2026
Beginning early on the morning of July 27, construction crews working with the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close the on-ramp from Providence Road to westbound I70. This is the on-ramp on the north side of I70. This closure is expected to remain in place for several months. The off-ramp from westbound I70 to […]
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