September 29, 2021

A Home of Love

About 30 minutes northwest of Columbia, nestled in the rolling hills of western Boone County, is the village of Harrisburg, population 226. Harrisburg is home to the sprawling 300 acres that comprise Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home, a peaceful haven for some of Mid-Missouri’s foster families that is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Here, […]

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Growth Through Service

In The Beginning  In 2008, a concerned group of MU students took action to decrease the food waste from campus dining facilities. They formed a student organization, Sustain Mizzou, and initiated a composting program. Subsequently, they took the logical next step and used the compost to start a community garden.  As the organization, and the

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October: Briefly in the News

Education Gift to M.U. College of Business Will Improve Access through Scholarships and Support A combined commitment of $5 million from Pinney Allen and family to the MU Trulaske College of Business will establish the Allen Access Program, which will provide scholarships and programs to support under-resourced and under-represented students in the business school. The

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A Homecoming

An immersive children’s theater company dedicated to teaching, reaching, and inspiring children through performing arts returned to a newly renovated space in the Columbia Mall after seven years at Stephens College.  TRYPS (Theater Reaching Young People & Schools) joined Stephens College Performing Arts in 2014. With close proximity to the college’s residential dorms and homes,

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Fresh Finds

Equipped with a handful of market tokens and our favorite reusable totes, COMO Magazine staffers enjoyed a morning of bounty and fresh finds at the Columbia Farmers Market. Kim’s Shopping List Herb and garlic goat cheese logGoatsbeard Farm11351 Callahan Creek Rd.Goatsbeardfarm.com Columbia sourdoughUprise Bakery10 Hitt St.Uprisebakery.com Jalapeño creamed honeyHoneysuckle AcresHoneysuckleacres.net Panzerotti Barred Owl Butcher Italian

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October: Tara Talks

Oooh, these are loaded questions, and I love them. I’ll preface this entire thing with a disclaimer that these are my personal thoughts on medication and mental health. It would be entirely asinine of me to speak for other professions and/or all the folks within my own profession. With that said, my general thoughts on

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