The story of how the Upward Mobility Initiative came to Boone County involves a letter of intent, a grant application, and the selection by the Urban Institute as one of only eight cohort communities in the country — and the only rural one — to receive $125,000. This might seem like another typical project. […]
For the past six years, Liberty Family Medicine has made tremendous strides in meeting medical needs for individual patients, their families, and businesses in our community. Liberty offers a flat rate monthly membership programs that provide for in-person doctor visits, multiple points of contact with your physician, and a wide array of services and tests
Amongst the unassuming warehouses of COMO’s North Village Arts District, you’ll find Talking Horse Productions — an intimate community theater where aspiring actors, local playwrights, and smaller works get their chance to shine. The Vision In January 2012, Talking Horse Productions founder Ed Hanson, debuted the organization’s first show in a small theater at Cafe
A Columbia tradition for 23 years, “Everybody Eats” was founded by the late Columbia City Councilmember and community advocate Almeta Crayton who began the event in 1997 with a paper registration form and food distribution from her own front porch. “Her idea was to make sure that everyone ate, from the mayor to the homeless.
Flashing lights dance over the runway while energetic music pumps through loudspeakers. The audience whispers about what the newest collection will hold before a hush sweeps through the room—the first model has stepped onto the catwalk. She is breathtaking, she is gorgeous, she is… a dog. Seeing our four-legged friends in a fashion show would
Megan Steen Burrell Behavioral Health and its parent company, Brightli, are pleased to announce Megan Steen has been named to the new position of chief operating officer, Central Region. Megan, who was previously Burrell’s vice president, Central Region, will oversee day-to-day operations for Brightli’s Central Region which encompasses 17 counties. This area includes programs and
