The city of Columbia is looking for ways it can use the space on Walnut Street that formerly housed The Shops at Sharp End.
The Shops at Sharp End was a retail incubator for small business owners that ran out of grant funding in June. Central Missouri Community Action is helping fund the Shops until September, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting.
The brick-and-mortar storefront opened in 2024 to help connect local entrepreneurs with Columbia residents, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city said in a Facebook post that it's preparing an Expression of Interest process to allow people to submit proposals on how the space can be used in the future.
Columbia is hosting a community discussion from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 to shape the proposal process. The discussion will be held at the REDI Hub, located at 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 105.
