Looking for information about The District? You've come to the right place. Below you'll find press releases, fact sheets, and logos that you can use.
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In the News
SBD Moves Forward with Visioning Recommendations.
Reorganization of the SBD a Consideration.
Consultant hired to study SBD restructuring.
Columbia Daily Tribune.
Film festival big business for downtown.
True/False Returns to The District.
PedNet Proposes 1,000 New Bike Racks Downtown.
Designed to Encourage More Bike Travel.
Spear's Mural Adds Flavor to 9th and Broadway Intersection.
Public Art Designed to Discourage Graffiti.
Graffiti Drives New Proposal for Public Art .
David Spear to paint mural.
Special Business District Supports Missouri Theatre Project.
Unanimous Board Vote Favors New Center for the Arts.
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Fact Sheets
The District Quick Facts
Consumer spending trends, twilight facts, pedestrian and traffic counts and other information.
Columbia, Missouri - Destination Profile
Whether you're a traveler, a travel writer or a new resident, this two-page overview of our city is the place to start learning about all the great things Columbia has to offer.
Festival Fact Sheet
Information and contacts for festivals in and around The District.
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Historic Preservation
Low-Interest Loans Available for Broadway Facade Repair.
Banks come together to offer loan package.
Missouri Preservation honors Columbia´s Special Business District.
SBD awarded for canopy removal efforts.
The District Added to the National Historic Register
Approval Makes Historic Rehab Easier.
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Development Projects
Big development ideas.
Consultants offer inspiration for area south of Cherry.
Good stuff happening´.
Tribune oped supports arts warehouse.
Advocates paint rosy future for art studios.
Art warehouse planned for The District
Downtown Renaissance 2004
New attractions planned for The District, including the YouZeum, the Blind Boone Home and Museum, and more!
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Columbia Kudos
Men's Journal Ranks Columbia 4th Least Stressful Town in America
We're also ranked in the Top 50 Best Places to Live--Again.
Columbia Ranked Best Place in State to Start a Business
City 14th in Nation; 5th Among Cities of 250,000 or Less.
Columbia Named Best Place in Missouri to Open a Restaurant
Ranked 43rd in Entire Nation.
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Twilight Festival
Annual downtown celebration sparks Columbia's civic pride .
Find out why Tony Messenger likes Twilght so much.
New at Twilight.
Downtown festival kicks off tomorrow with shuffled venues, expanded entertainment options.
Twilight Festival shuffles locations.
The 17th year of Columbia's Twilight Festival begins Thursday with some significant changes...
Streets to be closed for festival.
A shift in philosophy will result in closing sections of Ninth and Fourth streets during this summer's Twilight Festival...
June Music Update.
Festival signs Backyard Tire Fire, Johnny A. and the Bait Shop Boys.
Festival to close Ninth Street!
William Woods Stage moves to Ninth.
Commerce Bank Kids' Camp Moves to Flat Branch Park!
Ride your bike into Kids' Camp and get free valet parking!
Outdoor Movies at Flat Branch Park!
Twilight Festival movie schedule now available.
Twilight Revenues for June Are Strong
Spending for the Month tops $2 Million.
Consumer Spending Up in The District
Twilight Festival Spending Tops $2.9 Million Over 8 Weeks.
Twilight Festival Breaks Revenue Records
Consumer Spending Up in The District.
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Logos
We've got some great things happening in The District--nightly live music, indie films, family festivals, gallery crawls and more. So why not link to us?
If your business, store or organization is interested in creating a link from your website back to this site, simply use the logo below. Save this logo in your site's folder as "district_web.gif", copy the HTML code below and paste it into the code of the page where you're placing the logo.
<a href="http://www.discoverthedistrict.com/">
<img src="district_web.gif" alt="Link to The District"></a>
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District Historic Tour Learn all about the history of Columbia.
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Annual Report now available.
Download your copy now.
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The District After Dark.
Live music, stage shows and more (week of 5/5)
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District Gift Certificates.
Available year-round and good at over 100 businesses.
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Event newsletter!
Join our mailing list.
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Columbia 360.
For more information about Columbia, check out this online community.
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Real change, not spare change.
Want to help? Donate to an organization working for real change.
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