A brief 3-minute walk along the north end of the historic Avenue of the Columns downtown, also known as Eighth Street, is all that separates the government headquarters of the fourth-largest city and the seventh-largest county in the state. Though the two entities feature vastly different governing structures, Columbia City Hall, on East Broadway, and […]
Missouri Department of Transportation director Patrick McKenna has no shortage of options when it comes to pressing needs for road improvement projects across the state. “Throw a dart at a map and you’ll find one,” McKenna says. “Really.” Let’s start with bridges. The Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River in north St. Louis
Transparency in any relationship is of paramount importance — particularly the relationship between a city and its residents. For people to feel comfortable with their elected officials and city services, they must trust that resources are being used effectively. When that trust breaks down, the results are costly and time-consuming. This is where we seem
Former nurse gives back through the Boone Hospital Board of Trustees. What is your background? I’m a graduate of the MU School of Nursing. I’ve worked as a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, a med surgery and surgical ICU nurse at MU Health, an ICU nurse in California, and an ICU nurse
Preserving family recipes breathes renewed life into cultural and family heritage. Authors Nina Mukerjee Furstenau and Donna Battle Pierce are award-winning Mid-Missouri food journalists who use food as a lens to view and discuss culture, history, and more. The two were part of the Bon Appetit panel at the 2018 Unbound Book Festival. Returning to
Dr. Lynn Rossy guides others toward mindful eating and living. “I decided if I got down to a certain weight, I would be happy,” Dr. Lynn Rossy recalls. She had spent several years counting calories and trying every fad diet in order to lose the weight she gained during a dark period of her life
Taking a moment to learn about menopause and andropause. From our birth until our death, our surroundings shift through various seasons, and our bodies follow suit. Menopause, and her male counterpart, andropause, wait around the corner for each and every middle-aged woman and man. “Often, when a woman begins to go through the menopausal transition,
Local boutiques offer full-figure fall fashions. Though these ladies are usually behind the scenes, three COMO Living Advisory Board members got in front of the camera to model their favorite fall looks. Owner of A2D Events, Adonica Coleman took a break from business to listen to some of her favorite artists at Hitt Records in
Every reader needs a good book. I don’t get lost in a good book very often anymore. I get so frustrated when I pick out book after book that doesn’t captivate me. So frustrated, in fact, that I often forget to turn in my library books. As the daughter of a librarian, that’s pretty embarrassing.
