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ZZ Ward will bring girly soul to Roots ‘N’ Blues

Laura Davis • September 17, 2013

When: 8 p.m. Friday Where: Shelter Insurance Stage ZZ Ward is making her way to Columbia for a Friday performance at the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival. Ward, an up-and-coming soul artist, has a lot of...

Overheard at Lakota

Jill Deutsch • September 17, 2013

Lakota Coffee is home to the best coffee and the weirdest clientele. I’ve been going there at least twice a week for the past month or so. It was its impeccable iced coffee with vanilla and soy milk...

Blue Man Group to play sold-out show

Mitchell Bird • September 17, 2013

Imagine this: a show where lights, drums, pipes, mushy banana paste and mute, painted men come together to perform a symphony of exotic sounds and sights. Sounds crazy, right? But this theatrical dream...

First Board of Curators meeting discussed university renovations and financial change

Crystal Duan • September 17, 2013

The Missouri Orthopaedic Institute and parts of University Hospital will see renovations, the UM System Board of Curators approved at its Sept. 12 and 13 meeting. The board also discussed education funding...

Capitol Wrap-Up: Week of Sept. 15

Daniel Henderson • September 17, 2013

**Second Amendment Preservation Act does not pass Senate** House Bill 436, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, failed to win in the Senate after passing the House. In the House, the override passed...

Anything but Ramen: Cooking your own comfort foods

Aaron Pellish • September 17, 2013

Independence, as it turns out, cuts both ways. When I initially moved into my new apartment, I was filled with excitement over the endless freedom that came with living truly independently. I had taken...

Niedermeyer Apartments undergo renovations

Maggie Stanwood • September 17, 2013

Renovations have begun on one of the oldest buildings in Columbia. Nakhle Asmar, mathematics professor and owner of the Niedermeyer Apartments, said that the building needs the renovations due to its...

People of Columbia

MacKenzie Reagan, Daniela Vidal • September 17, 2013

**Charlie Koors** _Hospitality major and natural-born leader_ Junior hospitality management major and native son of St. Louis, Charlie Koors has been heavily involved with MU’s Center for Leadership...

City Council approves Parkside Estates proposal

Kayla Goldfarb • September 17, 2013

Several hours into its Sept. 3 meeting, City Council voted 5-2 to allow the construction of the Parkside Estates development adjacent to the Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. The proposed development,...

Wrecking balls and reflections: New music videos take new directions

Ellie Papadakis • September 17, 2013

There’s quite a bit of disagreement when it comes to who had the first music video. Some argue that it was Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” while others say it was The Beatles with “Paperback Writer”...

Overdressed: And kickin’ it

Morgan Young • September 17, 2013

There are a couple of things in the world of social media and entertainment that should never have happened. One being “Mean Girls 2.” Like, who even? Just no. Another is the ability to post videos...

Roots N Blues vendors include Pizza Tree and Dan’s Mac

Emily Bathe • September 17, 2013

Don’t let the “BBQ” in Roots N Blues N BBQ fool you. This year’s 15 vendors will serve much more than barbecue at this year’s event. “We opened it up to more vendors to bring in a variety...