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On Saturday, August 6 the Friends of Onondaga Cave State Park are hosting a special event featuring live music in Onondaga cave – one of the best caves in the US. Enjoy Eclectic Folk, Ozark Roots, Americana, Jazz and Blues in a cool cave on a hot August night. Call Onondaga Cave State Park at [...] The Cuba, Missouri Municipal Pool at 500 Belden Avenue is an asset to the community and provides some wonderful summer memories for the kids of Cuba. The Public Works Department has been keeping the pool grounds and nearby park mowed and looking good. There are also two basketball courts nearby for some games of round ball. [...] The love of classic cars seems to be universal. Recently, it brought couples from Chesterfield, Missouri, New Zealand, and some Cubans (Missouri-style) together for some international “car talk.” Let’s start with some friends of Cuba’s Janet and Jerry McLain. The McLains have known Cal and Peggy Owens from Chesterfield, Missouri for over sixty years. The [...] Preservation and Restoration at the Cox Complex After posting some of the restoration photos of the Cox Complex at 615 N.W. Main on the Cuba MO Murals Facebook page, I realized that some might not be familiar with the buildings history or post-restoration photos of the building. This post travels to “Back-in-the-Day” when the building [...] Sometimes it’s good to get away from home to get a new perspective and find some new ideas. When I travel, I usually have Cuba in mind and think of how a park, planting, or feature would fly in Cuba. Often Cuba, Missouri comes out ahead in my thinking, or I may gain some good [...] Vera Cantley’s column “Recalling the Past,” a compilation of historic newspaper stories has once more prompted a topic for this blog. This week her column from forty-five years ago on July 7, 1966 reported the end of a local landmark. In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) erected an underpass beneath the busy national [...] I think towns are more interesting when they have maintained some of their vintage architectural details. Some buildings get so modernized that the vintage look is lost. One detail that I have always liked is the corner entrance, and five of Cuba’s buildings have maintained these entrances. Pictured above, you will see what is currently [...] |
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