It all started with a night on the town. Tony and Liz Gragnani met through mutual friends in January 2010 in downtown Columbia. It didn’t take long before they knew they were meant to be together. Tony got down on one knee in March 2012 at Ragtag Cinema. From that point on, they planned their […]
Medical Director, MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Age: 35 Years in Columbia: 17 Original hometown: Herndon, Virginia, and Chesterfield, Missouri Family: My husband, David; son, Alexander; and daughter, Isabella Favorite restaurant to frequent: Thip Thai What I do for fun: I love to travel, ride bikes around town and the neighborhood with
I’m committing one of the cardinal sins of writing by basing this entire essay on a cliché, but here goes: Motherhood changes you. The thing is, clichés become clichés for a reason. And the truth is that the experience of becoming a mother, whether by nature or nurture, impacts a woman in fundamental and profound
Mom turns 90 in November, and she’s still teaching me to laugh at myself, have more fun and focus on the positive. She shows me how to be grateful for the life I have and ready for when it ends. What follows are six of the most important lessons I’ve learned from Mom, lessons that
On a sunny, bitter Friday morning in February, we pull into the Old Hawthorne neighborhood on the east side of Columbia. Like most of the homes in Old Hawthorne, this is a recent build and blends in beautifully with the surrounding houses, landscape and golf course. We walk up to the beautiful front door only
Between kids, work and all of life’s responsibilities, these women deserved a little pampering, Columbia Home style. Stephanie Rosskopf “I love an adventure,” says Stephanie, who went into the makeover with a completely open mind. Some would say Stephanie’s lifestyle is already adventurous. This mother had three kids in a two-year span; her first child
In 2000 my mom, Ida Reynolds, suffered a fall that led to the amputation of her leg. Being wheelchair bound in her home, which had numerous stairs, was not an option. With agreement from Gene and Zach, we looked for a new house near Austin so Mom could move in and become a part of
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Kids and technology: How young is too young? A September 2014 article in The New York Times mentioned an earlier interview with Apple owner Steve Jobs, just as the company’s first tablet was hitting the shelves. “So, your kids must love the iPad,” the interviewer said. “They haven’t used it,” Jobs replied. “We limit how
When I began my weight-loss journey, I knew I had to change my diet to be more conscious of what I put in my body and how I chose to consume nutrients. I’ve tried and failed multiple times at losing weight and keeping it off. The truth is, you really do have to change your
When it comes to education, Columbia Public Schools has always received high marks. But it takes a lot of exceptional people to keep CPS at the top of its class. As part of a special feature, Columbia Home invites you to get to know a few of them. Dr. Peter Stiepleman Superintendent of Columbia Public
