Every year, car enthusiasts across mid-Missouri look forward to summertime opportunities to take their cars out without fear of road salt corroding their most prized possession. It’s also a prime time to clean up their cars and share their enthusiasm with other car lovers. However, not being a car lover shouldn’t stop you from creating […]
Imagine middle school track and field day. The hot spring breeze, plastic Wiffle ball bats, and orange cones to separate the different sports in the parking lot. Jen and Johnny are hopping around in sweaty potato sacks like their life depends on it, just to earn the same participation trophy and an ice cream sundae
Now 41, the Show-Me State Games Keeps on Playing Read More »
With the Boone County Nature School concluding its first year, student reactions are positive. “I think it’s unique,” said Eleanor Stensby, an 11-year-old fifth-grader at Beulah Ralph Elementary School said during her class’s St Patrick’s Day visit to the nature school. “It’s a great opportunity to get involved in nature,” Eleanor said. “The teachers are
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Back in March, I had the chance to visit one of my favorite U.S. cities: Austin, Texas. I’d been there a few times growing up, but since 2022, I’ve made it an annual tradition to visit my aunt, uncle, and cousins. Usually, these trips are all about the great outdoors — hiking, swimming, paddleboarding, and
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“Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name …” This is a common line from scripture, one you have probably heard many times throughout your life. It is the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer. I remember memorizing this passage when I was a child. It brought me comfort and a sense of stability
In the beginning, there were warnings by Columbia Water & Light staff that Columbia’s electric system’s capacity was being pushed toward its limits. That was in 2007, when Dan Dasho, then the utility’s director, advised the City Council that additional substations and transmission capacity were needed in the rapidly growing area of south Columbia. “I
Apartments in downtown areas are very popular. Here in Columbia, many new apartment properties have been built over the last decade. In downtown areas, renters are typically exposed to more risks—especially robbery. Fire danger in any apartment building is very real as well. Recently in Independence, Missouri, a cooking fire that started in one apartment
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COMO Magazine’s “Day in the Life” series features Columbia pros (and amateurs) who do their part to keep the globe spinning and make life better for the rest of us — often in ways we don’t realize. We especially appreciate opportunities to tell our readers more about individuals and organizations that most of us aren’t
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823 E. Broadway From Boots and Shoes to Bouquets For 15 years, My Secret Garden has called the 1880s Late Victorian building at 823 E. Broadway home, but in the past, it housed the Knight Drug Store for more than 50 years. More recent tenants included Tucker Fine Jewelry and the Jean Prange Boutique. The
Art in the Park Art in the Park, which began in 1959, is one of the oldest and largest fine arts festivals in mid-Missouri. The festival features artists from across the United States displaying a variety of media, including painting, drawing, photography, pottery, jewelry, fibers, sculpture, wood, and glass. The 2025 edition of Art
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