Community The Community Pop-Up Park Opens The Community Pop-Up Park, located at 807 Business Loop 70 East, has opened to the public. The lot will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. so people can come for lunch or to meet friends after work. The park also has full amenities for events, including […]
“Voluntourism” is a vacation in which you volunteer wherever you visit. You might hike Australia and then help out at an animal sanctuary while you’re there, for example. This is not what a trip with Global First Responders is. A mere 10 to 12 skilled volunteers can build a school in just seven to 10
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,
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
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
Established in 1886, the Masonic Home of Missouri continues to be one of the best-kept secrets of Missouri Freemasonry — a trend worth breaking. With headquarters located in Columbia since 2000, the Masonic Home operates multiple Outreach Programs statewide. Through programs ranging from financial assistance to resources and recognition, the Masonic Home attempts to meet
An encroaching population of cats has been growing in Columbia in recent years. Fortunately, Boone County Animal Care’s Trap, Neuter, and Return program, or TNR, has come up with a humane way to treat this problem. Diann Stelzer, the program’s coordinator and the person who first spearheaded the TNR program seven years ago, says, “The
The theme of this issue is a hot button for me. I love the heart Columbia has for the people of our community. If you don’t think this is true, then you aren’t putting any skin in the game. If a person gets involved by donating their time, talent, and treasure to the social issues
It seems unbelievable now, but a life of creative passions was not always something artist Candice Malveaux saw in her cards. However, after spending the past year as a working artist through Orr Street Studios’ Black Artist in Residence Program, Candice can say that she is never looking back. “It’s kind of a crazy story,
