About Town - August 24, 2025

 This week's photos of Columbia 

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It was Stu Huggens' turn to perform downtown. 

Vintage baseball games were held at Janson Park on Saturday. 

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Rumor has it that Columbia might be getting a used tire outlet. 

Here's Jesse the Computer Guy's contact info.

One of two cherubs at the former Masonic center on Locust Street. 

Here's the other one.

Here's a $79 angel with a cracked jaw at the Re-Uzit Shop, possibly from a brawl. (This is Columbia, after all.)

More progress at the innovation park site

This device sets the height of the blades/shovels on the excavation equipment, according to a worker on site. 

There's also a chipper on site.

These are the remains of the trees that were taken down.

So are these mulch piles.

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This is the side of a trailer whose driver stopped on the highway for several minutes to check for directions while blocking traffic.

A spider web that caught some morning raindrops. 

A "redder than red" hibiscus 

Artist's supplies for a work-in-progress at the State Theatre Vintage Emporium 

The finished mural by @anndope

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This might work. 

Rivertowne Trolley shuttled passengers from St. Paul's to Columbia Crossing for a funeral reception.  

There's Waldo!

A "flower bed" full of old cardboard and cigarette butts—

What could go wrong?

A new park bench?

A new trash truck in town 

It has separate compartments for trash and recycling.

All the information and rules and regulations you could ever need for an enjoyable day at Columbia River Park . . .

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Just visiting 

Either he's back, or he never left.

Renovations on the 200 block of Cherry

New creatures in Avenue H 

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That green cap on South 4th is for sale.

The Habitat for Humanity Linden Street Build project is behind schedule. According to a release from Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity, here's why:

"If you've been following along with our current construction projects, you've probably read about the more than 1,000 tons (!) of rock we've removed during the excavation phase of our Linden Street Build. The extended excavation process, along with heavy rain in July, set our construction schedule back and has forced us to shift some upcoming volunteer plans for the site, including, most notably, our Women Build Lancaster week.

Last week we announced the postponement of our Women Build Lancaster event (which was originally scheduled for September) at our Linden Street Build in Columbia. It has been rescheduled for November 4-8. The Women Build Lancaster event will still be held at our Linden Street Build, located across from the Turkey Hill Experience, but the new November dates will allow us to set the foundation, have the houses framed and start on siding and exterior work for Women Build Lancaster as we originally intended."

Garage sale at the market house

The heart of our community 

The driver of this rig was attempting to turn from Locust Street onto Bank Avenue. 

He made it . . . eventually. 

Get vaccinated at CVS.

Open-door policy at the Haitian Maranatha Church

A heron that's way out there

Church on the 400 block of Locust 

That's what it's all about. 

The bridge inspectors were back this week.

Todd Stahl took this great shot, as well as the following four . . .

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That watchdog is still on the roof at Beauty in the Beast Grooming. 

Coming in September 

Sunflowers in decline

A bunny with bright ears

Lotsa flags

A few views of the former Cookman Church

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