Friday, March 20, 2026

Restaurant Inspections — Columbia Borough — March 20, 2026


Emma's Coffee Corner, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, March 14. Pass. Observed raw shell eggs stored above coffee drinks in the two-door cooler.

Griddles Street Social, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, March 14. Pass. Food Facility is offering for sale foods (cake pops by Caroline's Cupcakes) prepared in an unapproved private home. Tomato sauce observed in the walk-in cooler is spoiled, moldy and adulterated. Tomato sauce (Jan. 30), and queso (cheese) (Feb. 17), refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food in the walk-in cooler, were date-marked by the facility but were beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Observed old food residue on the slicer blade and inner rim of the slicer.

JK Simply Cake, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled properly with the ingredient statement. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled to clearly indicate any "Big 9" allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement.

Market House Soft Pretzels, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Food employee observed preparing food while not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets, hats or beard covers.

Turkey Hill Experience, 301 Linden St., Columbia, complaint, March 13. Pass. No violations.

Columbia Pizza And Italian Restaurant
, 429 Locust St., Columbia, regular/complaint, March 12. Pass. Observed boxes of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Cigarettes, cigarette butts and ashtray found on chair in the food preparation area during the inspection. Black mold observed on the stand used for storing food in the walk-in cooler. Observed static dust on the fan guards of the walk-in cooler.

St. John Neumann School For Children And Families, 401 Locust St., Columbia, March 12. Pass. Chili was held at 122 F, in the hot-holding cabinet, rather than 135 F or above as required. Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand-wash sink in the kitchen. Commercially processed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food (turkey bacon), located in the reach-in cooler and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Digital temperature measuring device for the hot-holding cabinet is difficult to read due to some elements of the numbers missing. Observed deeply scored cutting boards (portable green cutting boards) not resurfaced or discarded as required.

Hype Brew, mobile food facility Type 3, 336 Locust St., Columbia, opening, March 11. Pass. The service window is open, unscreened and does not protect against the entry of insects.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Agenda — Columbia Borough School Board Meeting — March 19, 2026





Announcing 40 for 40 -

The Columbia Borough Police Department is requesting assistance to identify the pictured vehicle | Columbia Borough Police Department

Joseph Horn Obituary - White Lake, MI

A BICYLE RODEO IS COMING TO RIVER PARK SOON - COME JOIN US | Columbia Borough Police Department

COLUMBIA BOROUGH - 300TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION | Columbia Borough Police Department

SCAM NOTICE - UNPAID TOLL THREATS | Columbia Borough Police Department

Monday, March 16, 2026

Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — March 16, 2026


Anderson Jamie Leigh conveyed 147 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.

Jamie L. Anderson conveyed 142 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.

JBS Homes LLC conveyed 267 S. Fourth St. to Heather Schroll for $240,000.

Jacqueline H. Ziegler conveyed 935 Chestnut St. to Smith Nathan Evans, Burke Angela for $385,000.

Evangelisti Keith, Evangelisti Genesis N. conveyed 318 Maple St. to Genesis N. Evangelisti for $1.

Pizzolo John P, Pizzolo Jonn P, Pizzolo John, Pizzolo Jonn Patrick conveyed 325 Cherry St. to Todd M. Kramer for $136,643.

Burmar Real Estate LLC conveyed 222 N. Third St. to FMJ Real Estate LLC for $160,000.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

About Town — March 15, 2026

This week's photos of Columbia 
Click on photos to see larger, sharper images. 

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

The Rawlinsville Fire Company did water rescue training at Columbia River Park Saturday morning. 







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A new store is about to open(?) at 5th & Cherry. 

It's located where Lively's store used to be.

There were some colorful skies Thursday evening. 



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Columbia has a dog shit problem. 

Sign down!
(7th & Maple)

Here's the other side.

Building project on South 9th —
There's not enough room to install a handicapped ramp, so the owner has agreed to pay the borough a sum of money instead of installing one. Why didn't anyone catch this issue before the project was underway?

High winds created whitecaps. 

This graffiti took some effort. 

This vulture is still liking the chimney on the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Its mate must have flown off.

When you don't have room to complete your u-turn, just block the street until traffic moves.

This guy — possibly the owner — was checking out the "mystery boat" the other day.

The oil containment boom is still there.

Officials placed it in the river a little over a week ago. See the March 8, 2026 "About Town" for the backstory. 

At the Columbia Post Office . . .




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A nice view

Strange clouds

Colorful clouds at sunset last Sunday . . .





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Someone wasn't respectful. 

More photos from the Walnut Street fire on Thursday . . .









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Like the shirt says

Howard Stevens sent this video of unsafe passing on Linden Street. Some drivers run through the stop sign at the Route 30 off-ramp onto Linden. Howard says every resident's car has been totaled on Linden, from the ramp to 4th Street.

Todd Stahl sents some pics from the trail the other day . . .







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