🌱 Which Columbia neighborhoods are getting Love Your Block grants this year?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Columbia neighborhoods are getting Love Your Block grants this year?
- How a Parkade Boulevard standoff ended just south of I-70
- How would a new 1% sales tax reshape Columbia’s public safety?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Breezy; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 45 degrees.
- Saturday: Windy and cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 39.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Love Your Block reaches new Columbia neighborhoods in second year (kbia.org) — Columbia’s Love Your Block program is funding 10 neighborhood projects this year, including a cleanup in Hanover backed by local group ForColumbia. Organizers are steering grants toward areas outside the central city that need extra support, with resident-led boards choosing winners. While national funding ends next year, organizers hope the city will keep the effort going. 
2. Man arrested after hours-long standoff in Columbia neighborhood just south of I-70 (abc17news.com) — Police arrested a 58-year-old man Thursday evening after a roughly four-hour standoff in a Columbia neighborhood just south of I-70 on Parkade Boulevard. Officers say he barricaded himself in a home and allegedly made threats while believed to be armed before surrendering. Police cleared the scene before 8:20 p.m., and more details are expected.
3. Columbia voters could decide on 1% sales tax for police and fire funding in August (komu.com) — Columbia leaders are considering a new 1% citywide sales tax dedicated to police and fire services, which could go before voters in August 2026. The tax would raise about $38 million annually for more officers and firefighters, new stations and facilities, equipment, technology, and shoring up the underfunded police and firefighter pension system. City officials say it would also help maintain competitive wages for Columbia’s public safety staff.
4. MU Program Empowers Women in Land Stewardship (missouriagconnection.com) — Women landowners in and around Columbia can join a free, daylong regenerative agriculture workshop at MU on May 5, part of a multi-state Women Landowners Leading Regeneration series. The Columbia session will connect women who own farmland with conservation experts, peer learning circles, and practical tools like cover crops, reduced tillage, and cost-share programs. Follow-up virtual meetings will keep the network going into 2027.
📸 Around Columbia
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★ Featured events ★
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Defying Gravity
Missouri Theatre, 203 S 9th St, Columbia
7:00 pm
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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RIBBON CUTTING: Daniel Boone Regional Library
Columbia Chamber of Commerce , 102 N. Garth Ave , Columbia
11:00 am -
RIBBON CUTTING: 7 Brew
Columbia Chamber of Commerce , 3307 Clark Lane , Columbia
1:15 pm -
New Member Meet and Greet
Columbia Chamber of Commerce , 300 S Providence Rd , Columbia
7:30 am
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Device Advice and Tech Help Drop-in
Columbia Public Library - Training Center
2:00 pm -
Missouri Startup Weekend
EquipmentShare - Corporate Office , 5710 Bull Run Dr , Columbia
4:30 pm -
Missouri Startup Weekend 2026
EquipmentShare - Corporate Office , 5710 Bull Run Dr , Columbia
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Improv Club
Jabberwocky Studios , 1308 Grand Ave , Columbia
6:30 pm -
Friends of the Columbia Public Library Spring Book Sale
Columbia Public Library - Friends Room and Conference Rooms A & B Columbia Public Library - Friends Room and Conference Rooms A & B
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Unbound Book Festival: Chris Harris
Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room
10:00 am -
Unbound Book Festival: Quartez Harris
Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room
11:30 am -
KidSight Vision Screening
Columbia Public Library - Children's Area
1:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey Neighbors -
Shout out to Carissa! She came on Saturday and gone in the blink of an eye. For those of you that don’t know her, she is a pet whisperer!! She… (Nextdoor Belmont-Arcadia-Auburn) - Any homeschool parents?
My daughter is 5 and I’m wanting to start to do play dates or fun activities/ groups that anyone might know about. (Nextdoor Woodstock)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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