Agreed with how interesting the food scene is. I wish St. Louis restaurants and bakeries/butchers/wineries/breweries collaborated in the way that they seem to in Columbia.
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Mizzou moves forward with $250M renovation project at football stadium
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2024/04/18/mizzou-football-stadium-renovations.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_5&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_sThe University of Missouri-Columbia is moving forward with plans to complete $250 million in renovations at its Memorial Stadium.
The University of Missouri Board of Curators Thursday approved hiring Kansas City-based architecture firm DLR Group to design the improvements to the football team’s home, with plans calling for new enclosed and premium seating on the north end zone of the stadium. The $250 million project is expected to be completed for the 2026 football season, which Mizzou says will mark the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium.
“We are competing in a dynamic, highly ambitious environment in intercollegiate athletics and across the totality of higher education,” Board of Curators Chair Robin Wenneker said in a statement. “We are momentum investing in Memorial Stadium to elevate Mizzou’s national brand and deliver a world-class facility that creates year-round connections for Tiger Nation within the campus, the community and the state of Missouri. We want to be pace setters and establish the new standard for success.” The $250 million project calls for adding up to 160,500 square feet of new construction at Memorial Stadium, including a 98,000-square-foot enclosed section with premium seating. Plans “will explore the development of 14 field-level open-air suites and two new club sections, including a field-level 300-person Rock M Club built directly under the historic Rock M Hill behind the current north end zone,” a news release said. Memorial Stadium could add up to 51 new suites through the renovation, according to Mizzou.
Not crazy about it. I love that it's open toward campus, at least figuratively. You can see most of the stadium as you travel by. It's the difference between a college stadium and an NFL stadium. I'd be more opposed if the stadium was already well integrated with the campus but it's not.
Hard to believe that this investment will actually make a return for the university or the state of Missouri as a whole.
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Things not on my bingo card - CoMo getting a Trader Joe’s before StL city
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourine ... a960b.html
https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourine ... a960b.html
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Columbia is more suburban than St. Louis. I wonder if it will be downtown or on Stadium?
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Columbia has experienced rapid growth, and the city itself (we do know this does not always mean anything) is close in size to Springfield, but it a more liberal city. I went back to 1970 (the decade I was born in) Columbia has doubled, outpacing the Springfield growth. I think it's location is a little more desirable with closer proximity to KC and STL. Just my opinion.
Springfield: 170.2K (1970: 120.1K)
Columbia: 129.3K (1970: 58.5K)
Springfield: 170.2K (1970: 120.1K)
Columbia: 129.3K (1970: 58.5K)
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Wow, that's impressive growth from Columbia. Definitely makes sense being between two major cities and being the home to Mizzou. Comparing metro populations, Columbia is only 217k while Springfield is 475k and boasts the fastest growing metro in the state of Missouri. Maybe Springfield doesn't get a Trader Joe's but Ozark or Nixa do. Just my thought.
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Yeah, CoMO getting a Trader Joe's absolutely makes sense to me. Not only is it more of a liberal college town, but even the locals have a sort of old hippie vibe. There was a local organic grocer called Clover's there nigh on thirty years ago now. (Which grew into a nearly full service grocery fifteen years ago.) But there isn't the sort of major competition of a Whole Foods or Straub's there. I'm not at all surprised they beat both the city proper here and Springfield.
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Looks like it will be in the former Macy's on Stadium. It makes sense to go to COMO. It's a pretty educated and high earning area compared to Springfield
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Not to mention its proximity to Jeff City. I mean, if you work in Jeff City and have the means, why would you not commute from CoMo? The daily drive would stink but the QOL in CoMo would be worth it IMO.jacob_rb_15 wrote: ↑Jan 26, 2025Wow, that's impressive growth from Columbia. Definitely makes sense being between two major cities and being the home to Mizzou. Comparing metro populations, Columbia is only 217k while Springfield is 475k and boasts the fastest growing metro in the state of Missouri. Maybe Springfield doesn't get a Trader Joe's but Ozark or Nixa do. Just my thought.
And not from a Left/Right perspective (although that helps) but Jeff City is an objective dump other than a block or two around High St.
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100% this. Looks kinda pretty at night, but Jeff City is pretty bleh when you see it in the daylight. Made that same observation once in a hallway in college and some random girl from Jeff City immediately agreed with that assessment lol.JaneJacobsGhost wrote: ↑Jan 27, 2025And not from a Left/Right perspective (although that helps) but Jeff City is an objective dump other than a block or two around High St.
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It's a shame that Jeff City is so bleh, it actually has decent potential if properly built up:
- High Street area is dope and walkable
- Another small historic retail district at Madison and Dunklin Street
- Plenty of surface parking and undersized lots in between that can take some thoughtful infill
- Lincoln University close in to downtown
- Amtrak station
- State capitol (obviously)
- Katy Trail right across the river - could easily be connected to the existing footpath on the eastern span of the Jefferson City Bridge It's obviously never going to become a Madison or anything, but I can absolutely see how it can grow into something better.
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IDK, I lived in Jeff City in the mid 90's. I am not saying it was great, but I like my time there. Fresh out of college, I think it competes well with it's peer cities (Cape, Quincy) and actually had a little more to offer. The topography there is very nice. Jeff City is very close to CoMo, the Lake and an easy drive to STL. I feel like most of the cities in the area embrace the "Mid Mo" mentality of working together. I liked it better than Quincy IL, to be honest. I grew up outside of Quincy, and attended school there.
I think the proximity to CoMo might hinder JC's growth some.
I think the proximity to CoMo might hinder JC's growth some.
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I knew people who commuted both directions. Jeff City would be great if about two thirds of the politicians weren't there. I always thought it was a fairly pretty little town with a lot of potential and some surprisingly nice spots. A bit like Fulton, but bigger.
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Best Places To Retire In 2025: Greenville And Other Surprisingly Affordable Gems
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https://archive.ph/fZl6b
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Newark, Delaware has a photo of Wilmingtonchris fuller wrote: ↑May 12, 2025Best Places To Retire In 2025: Greenville And Other Surprisingly Affordable Gems
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they are close, but they could have captured a photo of Main Street Newark.A LOT of these are college towns.