You may not know John Ott's name, but surely his historic preservation work has touched your life. At 6 p.m. on Oct. 22, John will share the ups and downs of the restorations of buildings ranging from the Quonset hut on North Tenth Street, where the Acola Coffee shop now buzzes, to the grand Stephens Building on Broadway, where people munch on Seoul Tacos.

The meeting will be in the Columbia Public Library. CoMo Preservation meetings are free and open to the public. John will share his historical preservation work in an interview format.

Learn more at https://www.comopreservation.org/events/10-22-24