Regina Alexander believes that it's crucial to provide essential goods to vulnerable populations in a dignified manner completely free of charge. Born from that mindset is a now bi-annual event hosted by Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia. "There's not a price tag on anything." Watch for details! October 29, 2025

Dr. Arminta Phelps, Achieve Balance Chiropractic, wants you to stay healthy this season and next by boosting natural immunity, getting proper sleep and exposing oneself to early morning sunlight to regulate body rhythms. "If your brain's unhealthy because your spine's not moving appropriately, your gut's unhappy; if your gut's unhappy, your immune system's going to be unhappy." October 28, 2025

Downtown Columbia (a.k.a. The District) kicks off its holiday season with a family-friendly 'Holiday Shop Hop & Holiday Lighting' this Saturday in the courtyard by Serendipity Salon & Gallery on Walnut Street. Executive director Nickie Davis says, "if you have not experienced it, you absolutely have to come out and experience it." October 27, 2025

The Missouri Symphony is treating its 55th anniversary as a major celebratory milestone, in part to compensate for the muted 50th anniversary that occurred during the 2020 pandemic. On today's show, executive director, Trent Rash, and musical director, Wilbur Lin, give us a preview of what's to come! October 24, 2025

KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Jami Clevenger, Executive Officer of the Columbia Home Builders Association, about this year's Parade of Homes.

"Our whole goal is to not only get veterans off the street, but to keep them from becoming homeless again." And thanks to contributions received from fundraisers like Casino Night (the 10th annual is coming up!), Welcome Home has been able to do just that since its founding in 1992. Guest: Megan Sievers, executive director of Welcome Home | October 23, 2025

Learn more about MDC's Share the Harvest (STH) program on this week's Discover Nature.

The ladies behind My Secret Garden - Ruth and Jessica LaHue - are back for a second visit on today's show. My Secret Garden, located on Broadway in Columbia, is worth checking out because for almost 50 years now they've been growing many of their own flowers, offering varieties and a certain freshness that others cannot duplicate! October 22, 2025

Marketing coordinator Kerrie Bloss likes to think that Nothing Bundt Cakes serves as a vehicle for spreading joy and building community connections, not just selling a product. (Although their product is definitely worth checking out: pumpkin spice or peppermint chocolate, anyone?!) October 21, 2025

In the market for a new house? Today's conversation with Iron Gate Real Estate advisors Dean and Amber Klempke is encouraging: "it's a more normal type of market, I think, than what we've seen in the last few years. And that's okay, we're here for it. People can actually afford to buy houses." October 20, 2025