Archive for February, 2011
Columbia home values increased in 2010
Posted by admin on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Categories:
Home prices inched up in Columbia last year, appreciating 1.19 percent in 2010, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Home Price Index released today. That’s a healthy improvement from 2009, when home-sale prices here fell .55 percent. But even back then, Columbia held up relatively well compared to most of the country. That .55-percent [Click Here]
Sewer backups, stormwater regs put city in a bind
Posted by admin on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Categories:
A large crowd showed up to the Boone County Commission chambers Wednesday night to discuss a dirty topic: sewer overflows and their connection with recent stormwater regulations mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. A three-person panel of Bill Weitkemper, Columbia sewer superintendent; Karen Miller, Boone County southern district commissioner; and Ken Midkiff, conservation chair of [Click Here]
Council clears way for huge downtown apartment
Posted by admin on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 Categories:
City Council’s Monday-night-approval of zoning enabling a 100-unit, four-story apartment building could well boost downtown’s population by nearly 300 people next year. The City Council unanimously gave the go ahead to rezone 2.5 acres from residential to open commercial at the corner of College Avenue and Walnut Street. The Odle family, owners of Trittenbach Development, [Click Here]
Elton John? Seriously?
Posted by Joe Schmitter on Monday, February 7th, 2011 Categories:
Like 17 bazillion other bloggers, I couldn’t resist discussing the annual parade of Super Bowl ads. My marketing junky personality demands an outlet, so here goes. My initial impression is the traditions of excellent Super Bowl ads may have ran its course. For the second year in a row I am extremely disappointed with the creativeness and the overall [Click Here]
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