Columbians chow on BBQ, listen to blues and celebrate community

Sunday, September 9, 2007 | 2:30 p.m. CDT; updated 10:03 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008

COLUMBIA — Music from the Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival is shaking buildings in downtown Columbia, and the air is heady with pungent barbecue. Our reporters are kicking around the city’s biggest party, talking with visitors, vendors and musicians. Here are their dispatches:

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