Fourteen months have passed since Aaron Schilb, a Columbia native and Mizzou-made musician, embarked upon his Nashville pilgrimage, leaving the plains of the Midwest in his rearview. This past summer, he performed back in CoMo, excited to share what has transpired in the past year, how his mid-Missouri heritage has affected his present success and […]
Best of Columbia Winners Revealed
Inside Columbia readers have spoken, and the 12th annual Best of Columbia results are official! Readers submitted more than 11,500 nominations and cast more than 815,000 total votes across 68 categories for their favorite food, drinks, people, shopping and services for the Best of Columbia list this year. Jostling for the top spot was […]
The S&S Lodge
Scott Pauley’s “detached garage” is enviable. It is more than 2,800 square feet of lodge comfort and working space, filled with all the amenities to make work, hobby and family life easier. Pauley designed the shed on a piece of yellow paper. “I knew what I wanted and what I wanted to be able to […]
A Magic Number
Twenty seems to be Mark Brown’s lucky number: 20 years on the road touring with famous rock stars like AC/DC and Fleetwood Mac, and now 20 years of success in owning Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q in Columbia. The founding of Buckingham is an unusual story. Brown lived on the road, setting up stages and driving tour […]
Strength In Numbers
Founded in 2015, ForColumbia has a simple mission: Bring Columbia Christians together to share God’s love by serving their community. “As Christians, we’re called to love and serve our neighbors,” Shelly Mayer, director of ForColumbia, says. “We’re just trying to get together for the good of the city. There’s no agenda other than that.” ForColumbia […]