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The music of Beethoven, Bach, Strauss and Coleridge-Taylor will help a local organization shelter the homeless this winter. “I think it was a fantastic musical event just based on the music itself,” Graham said. “For Room at the Inn, it has been a gift for us, but I think in turn, we’ve given a giftContinue reading “Virtual concert helps Room at the Inn give back to the community”

CoMoHelps is seeking additional donations from the public to meet rising needs in the wake of the pandemic. “We just ask the community to please just, to make a gift, recognizing the true spirit of philanthropy in our community and helping one another,”  said Andrew Grabau, executive director of the Heart of Missouri United Way.Continue reading “CoMoHelps seeks donations”

Goodrich Forum 8 movie theater is targeting a reopening date of July 31 barring unforeseen delays, said Matt McSparin, executive vice president of administration for Goodrich Quality Theaters Movies. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/forum-8-will-reopen-on-july-31-barring-unforeseen-delays/article_cebc0c3c-c85e-11ea-aec7-9f9203008f60.html

International students are rejoicing after hearing Trump administration rescinded an ICE directive. Paul Simanjuntak, an Indonesian graduate student attending MU, said he hoped the Trump administration decision would hold for the rest of the coming school year. “I just don’t want to deal with this again,” Simanjuntak said. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/covid19/universities-international-students-celebrate-demise-of-ice-go-home-rule/article_9db0f516-bf9a-11ea-8288-9705897a6ced.html

Boone County court buildings will abide by Columbia’s mask ordinance, according to an administrative order announced Wednesday. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/covid19/masks-will-be-required-in-boone-county-court-buildings/article_3b166942-c155-11ea-8d5d-bf6aa9126b1b.html

Here is the story about upcoming event-Christmas in July held by the Voluntary Action Center. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/santa-will-visit-lunch-in-the-park-program-later-this-week/article_23fd174e-bfbe-11ea-85e6-e3e134db2005.html

Here is the story about Fourth of July Fire in the Sky at Columbia, Missouri. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/fire-in-the-sky-comes-to-cosmo-bethel-park-for-the-first-time/article_8a682638-bbc0-11ea-8a0a-87ef2fbc706f.html

Here is the story I contributed to reporting. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/strong-opinions-await-city-council-as-it-mulls-making-masks-mandatory/article_a379eb58-bd63-11ea-b838-2fac2e60eb84.html