If you’ve spent time and money investing in your landscape, only to find it chewed down overnight, you’re not alone. Deer pressure has become increasingly common in residential areas, especially as neighborhoods expand into natural habitats. The good news is that with the right plant choices and design approach, you can create a beautiful and […]
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As the autumn sun streamed through the windows of the Mount Nebo Inn in Rocheport, Sunitha Bosecker and Jessica Vaughn Martin mingled with attendees at Missouri Women Who Write’s fourth and final retreat of the year. It seemed fitting that the setting was a former church, as it was almost a year to the day that these two women,
It’s hardly a secret that spending habits and social outings have shifted dramatically in recent years, especially following the COVID pandemic in 2020. Quarantines, supply shortages, inflation, and changing work routines have reshaped the economy and the way people interact with one another. Activities that once felt casual and accessible, like grabbing coffee with a
For more than eight decades, Stephens College has used the runway as a platform for emerging designers. On April 25, that tradition continued with the 82nd annual The Collections fashion show, held in Windsor Auditorium with three performances throughout the day. The annual show serves as a final showcase of the fashion design students’ work
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In a quiet studio, a longarm quilting machine hums as Carol Sexton guides layers of fabric beneath the needle. Thread moves across the surface in looping lines and delicate curves, stitching together what began as separate pieces of cloth and is slowly becoming a finished beautiful quilt. For Sexton, quilting is more than a hobby.
Last year, just before Thanksgiving, Lyle and I moved to a newly built house. The mature trees surrounding the house hadn’t yet lost all their leaves, so we were able to identify a few of them. But the young trees and shrubs planted in the front yard were already dormant. We settled into our new
Over the years, Mark Sulltrop has become one of Columbia’s most influential culinary figures. He has fully grasped the idea of dining as an “experience.” At the center of his culinary journey are three restaurants that share a common thread: a commitment to approachable, thoughtfully executed food, rooted in tradition yet always open to innovation.
“Few in the nineteenth century doubted that grave dangers lurked behind the foolish hopes of some that young women could achieve success in higher education. As late as 1873, Edward Clarke, writing in Sex in Education, stated that higher education would destroy the ability of women to bear children by overtaxing the female body at
It looks like we’re in full-on spring in COMO! There’s the roller-coaster weather that we’re famous for, but hopefully we are done with the seriously cold temps until October. A true gem of mid-MO, the Columbia Farmers Market, is rocking on Saturday mornings. Where else can one go and enjoy a beautiful morning, listen to live music, nosh on some freshly baked treats, and have a
Suzanne Rothwell, associate vice president for advancement at Columbia College, knew something was wrong when she noticed that she had an itchy rash on her legs that wouldn’t go away. Worse, she’d been experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms that had her semi-convinced she was suffering from colon cancer. “I’ve been having symptoms for about 10 years and thought, maybe I had
