December 1, 2015

Creativity for All

Initially known as the School of Service, Access Arts was founded by local architect Hurst John. As the father of a son with cerebral palsy, John observed how the rest of his family would benefit from their interactions with his son, who enjoyed art. In 1971, he developed what would become Access Arts, which gained […]

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Chrissy Maurizi

La Di Da Children’s Boutique Owner   Name: Chrissy Maurizi   Business/Title: La Di Da Children’s Boutique Owner   Age: 33   Years lived in CoMo: 20   Family: I’m a single mom of three children, Braden, Alyssa (my cheerleader) and Charlie-Lane, as well as a caregiver to three young adults with special needs. I’m

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Eric and Megan

One evening Megan Hillerman and her boyfriend, Eric Shoemaker, debated over where to go to dinner. Megan thought it was just a normal date night for the two of them. “I was still in my work clothes,” Megan says. “It was nothing special.” They decided on Five Sixty, a nice restaurant in Dallas where they

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Shawn and Alissa

Shawn Noordsy and Alissa Cunningham started dating when they were 15-year-old high school students and in the seven years since, they have practically been inseparable. The two met through mutual friends while attending Rock Bridge High School, and although Shawn and Alissa felt they were too young to think about marriage early on in their

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As You Wish

Parenting advice courtesy of “The Princess Bride” Because I am both lazy and an opportunistic multi-tasker, I like to work on my parenting skills while doing something decidedly more fun like watching a movie. Movies are way better than hours of self-reflection. And who needs to spend time agonizing over how to impart good values

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