Nothing says summer like berry-filled dishes and a glass of strawberry wine. Got your heart set on BBQ? Stop at Hoss’s Market for some hickory smoked ribs and chicken wings. Pair them with chips, peach salsa, and a glass of Blackberry Blueberry Sweet Wine from St. James Winery. Looking for the perfect lunch combination on […]
Local bikers experience what the rest of us only fantasize about. Betty Houston grew up watching her older cousins ride motorcycles. “Guy cousins,” she points out. “I didn’t have any girl cousins that rode. And I thought it was fascinating. I always wanted to ride.” Betty’s mother didn’t want her sons to ride, so Betty
In conjunction with our health story this issue, the new COMO Living Advisory Board talks candidly about the games, websites, and apps that both steal their time and bring them joy. Muriel Browder, Community Volunteer Atari 1600, Atari 2600, “Tetris,” “Mario Brothers,” Game Boy, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, iPad, and “Angry Birds.” I know
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Mizzou opens Motion Analysis Laboratory. “I don’t understand why my human is so energetic right now. Don’t get me wrong, I love her unconditionally, but can’t she see that I just don’t feel like fetching today? Any other day, I would have pounced on the chance to play games with her, but today I’m not
Step into a polling place today and you’ll notice Boone County is a long way from lever machines and punch cards. After a voter checks in on an iPad, she’s handed a paper ballot with bubbles to mark (reminiscent of a Scantron test) and feeds it into an electronic scanning machine, which tallies the
I adore spring. The glorious scent of freshly budding flowers wafts into your nose. The vibrant greens, reds, pinks, purples, and yellows shoot up from the ground. Cascading tree limbs burst with abundance. The warmth of the sun on your face cuts its way through the final chills of winter and sends a comforting shiver
We travel down streets everyday, but rarely do we ask how this messy mix of buildings, people, and infrastructure came to be. Who planned this? Planning used to be fairly straightforward — it came from one person with a vision. A planner would look at a public space, decide the best use for it,
AJ Shrestha, a Rolla native, wanted to merge his passions of food and programming when he created the website KwikDish.com. KwikDish is a marketplace platform that connects customers to local restaurants and home cooks. This platform keeps the customer in mind by leading them to discover and eat unique, fresh, and healthy foods at a
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Columbia Recognizes National Travel and Tourism Week 2017. Have you ever thought of Columbia as a tourist destination? Or are you thinking, “Columbia, a destination? How? There’s nothing to do here.” Well guess what? We ARE a destination, and that’s why we’re celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week on May 7 through the 13. This
Admit it — we live in a tech world. Those of us who are less tech savvy hear terms and phrases related to technology every day and we might not have even the slightest clue what they mean, and that’s a problem if you depend on technology for work. When you’re a business owner, it can seem
