The Columbia Heart Beat

KING FOR MAYOR: Growing talk Blue Note legend should consider CoMo's top job

Are the man -- and the timing -- just right? 

COLUMBIA, Mo 01/26/15 (Beat Byte) -- He's partly Town; partly Gown.  A pinch of blues;  a dash of jazz.  One of Columbia's most hard-working and successful business people who isn't really one of "The Chamber Crowd."  A little bit country; and a lotta rock and roll. 

If a growing chorus of eager voices is any indication, Richard King is also a favorite for Columbia's top job:  Mayor .  Just the thought of the campaign slogan -- King for Mayor -- could make donors open up; campaign consultants line up; and potential rivals step out of the way.

The King of the CoMo music scene for longer than most people can remember, Richard King sold The Blue Note and its sister act, Mojo's, in November.  King started The Blue Note with then-partner Phil Costello more t...

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TRASH TALK: Trading black bags for roll carts a bad idea for CoMo rubbish

Not democracy but bureaucracy

by Grass Roots Organizing

COLUMBIA, Mo 1/22/14 (Op Ed) -- A widely-opposed plan to replace Columbia city trash bags with roll carts is back from the dead, after city manager Mike Matthes pushed City Council members to reduce the number of black trash bags the city delivers to solid waste customers. 

About the plan's return, members of Grass Roots Organizing write:

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'ALARM BELLS': CoMo City Council candidacy sparks conflict-of-interest charges

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