Where Women Made History: Walking Tour Explores Columbia’s Past
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Mary Kate Hafner
Mary Kate Hafner has been contributing to COMO Magazine since 2018. A graduate of Stephens College, she works in communications and plays on the area’s many trails. She loves human interest stories and collects as many as she can through her travels. Mary Kate lives in Columbia with her husband, Daniel, and their little dog, Andy. She is attempting to learn French. It’s going just okay.
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Entrepreneurship is often described in terms of risk and reward. Behind an entrepreneur’s drive for success is often a burning passion or love for whatever they’re attempting to...
Standing half-clothed, staring into the mirror, coffee in hand, with droplets of sweat gathering on one’s cupid’s bow is a morning scene not unfamiliar. Its soundtrack is mutterings...
Research institutions, such as the National Institution of Health (NIH), have focused more on fatherlessness since the mid-nineties. Their evidence shows that fathers can contribute uniquely to their...
Columbia’s dining scene is evolving. Refresh your restaurant rotation and discover new favorites. Columbia is often considered an island in the middle of Missouri. Columbia is what visitors...
Visiting a grocery store is an everyday activity many people do without a second thought. They open doors and pick out produce, and they do so without being...
United Community Builders brings a new future to Columbia’s Third Ward....
The Columbia Community Land Trust (CCLT) is a pioneering model for creating permanently affordable housing. Put into a sentence, the CCLT may sound miraculous, but the concept can...
Unchained Melodies advocates for the dogs with no voice....
Henna artist Siham Nour brings an ancient tradition to Columbia....
Whether it’s transgenerational, individual, or collective, trauma has impacted all of us. Trauma manifests itself in our bodies through aches and pains and in our minds through anxieties....
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Where Women Made History: Walking Tour Explores Columbia’s Past
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