November 30, 2020

three are working with cameras

Making the Dream Work

Twice each month, a group of people representing a range of creative industries come together for meetups in Columbia with only one goal: creating unique, memorable, breathtaking content for their social media channels. As members of Dream Club COMO, these models, fashion designers, photographers, videographers, dancers, makeup artists, graphic designers, and entrepreneurs — both working

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and the overall design is in yellow and blue with a light blue abstract background.

Early Voting in Missouri

Even though virtually everyone knew it was coming, the controversy surrounding the extended counting of ballots in the 2020 presidential election was unabated. It remains to be seen what evidence, if any, the attorneys for the Donald Trump campaign can produce to undercut the state laws that allow the counting of ballots received after election

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including jewelry

Curating Creativity

There’s something about stillness that breeds creativity.  At least, that was the case for me during quarantine. During a time of chaos, confusion, and boredom, I found comfort and tranquility in picking up my long-forgotten paintbrush and letting my creative juices flow for the first time in years.  For the Columbia Art League (CAL), the

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wearing a cap

Rain or Shine

Around 5 p.m., Todd Thompson begins to run.  Parking by the Scott entrance of the MKT, he hits the trail. He doesn’t listen to music. He doesn’t have a running partner. Rather, he prefers solitude, using the time to reflect on what he needs to do that day. Rain or snow, weekend or holiday —

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wooden chairs around tables

December: A Closer Look

Waves Cider Company About two and a half years into opening Logboat Brewing Co., Judson Ball, one of the brewery’s co-founders, learned that he had a severe food allergy to wheat and barley, causing him to be unable to try any of the beer the brewery was making. With this discovery came the creation of

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