During an 11-day trek in North Africa, one writer finds a new love in layers of flavors and spices Straining to remember the Arabic word for chicken, I finally stammer out, “I’d like to have a kilo and a half chicken,” hoping I have at least some of the words right. The man at the […]
Jaclyn Summitt found herself lying on a hospital bed as doctors informed her father that she probably wouldn’t make it. Her heart was failing to propel enough blood and nutrients to the rest of her body, and the excess fluids built up in her heart were stretching the chamber walls until the organ was three
Perfectly pairing partners in crime to tantalize interested taste buds. When it comes to food, creativity can be a hit-or-miss prospect. For every jolt of inspiration that cashes in on its potential, there are a dozen duds, such as kimchi carbonara and fish ’n’ chips ice cream. It takes skill and restraint to harness inventive
Contemporary painter creates abstract relational messages. “My doctor told me I had a 50/50 chance of living,” Jenny McGee says. And though those words are powerful enough to fill anyone with fear and anxiety, Jenny’s response back to her personal statistic was, “Don’t we all?” The profound statement hangs in the air when she repeats
Graybar Electric: More than 140 years ago, Graybar Electric began as Gray & Barton. Today, it has transformed into one of North America’s largest employee-owned companies. Graybar is the leading distributor of electrical, communications, data networking and security products. Through distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products to help customers network, power and secure their
When a patient walks into Providence Urgent Care, whether with a common cold or minor injury, the wait time is usually less than 30 minutes. Throughout the United States, the door-to-doctor wait time in an emergency room hovers around 28 minutes, with Columbia’s average ER wait time standing at 24 minutes longer than the national
Let’s talk about love. There’s family love and romantic love. There’s trouble with love, jobs related to love troubles and jobs that take a lot of love and compassion. Take a look at some statistics that try to quantify love in Columbia.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while most people are showering their sweeties with the gift of relaxation, Pat Quinn is entering a busy time of year. That’s because for Quinn, relaxation is business. The owner of Massage Envy tapped into the world of masseuses after he had been looking to move his
1. McAdams’ Ltd. is a family business. You and your mother, Rebecca Fahrendorf, run the shop together. What is it like to work so closely with each other? We love working together. We know each other so well that we don’t have any personality conflicts or communication problems. When we do disagree, we work it
Jaclyn Summitt, a cardiovascular patient at University of Missouri Health Care, was granted the gift of hope, thanks to Sherry Hockman and the hospital. Check out the heartwarming behind the scenes photo of the project reveal. More photos and the story to come in the February/March issue of Columbia Home!
