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Mary Kate Hafner

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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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Meet Me by the Riverfront

Washington surprises and delights with true Missouri flair. When I was young, my brother and I would complain to our parents that we were bored. (As if it...

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20 Under 20 Class of 2019

Each spring, CBT selects 20 well-deserving high school seniors from across Columbia who stand out as exceptional leaders and students to join our 20 Under 20 class. Nominations...

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Giving Back: A Good Day for Roses

Giving Gardens grows beautiful plants and people. Slow down when you see the cottages. That’s the best advice for new visitors to Giving Gardens, a series of endearing...

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A New Take on Tea

Packed with probiotics, kombucha cocktails give drinkers a healthy buzz. The funktastic fizzy drink kombucha has jumped from our grocer’s shelves into our cocktail glasses. And, I have...

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Moving South

Lakota Coffee Company brings cups full of warmth and community to Columbia’s south side....
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Let’s Make Their Positions Permanent

Well, let’s be done with it. Erase the word “interim” from their titles and formally make John D. Glascock, PE, Columbia’s next city manager and confirm Lieutenant Geoff...

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Aspiring to Change and Giving Hope

ASPIRE MO’s historic pilot program creates lasting ripple effect for incarcerated Mid-Missouri Women....
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Local Perspective: Supportive Small Groups

Barby Wulff, associate director of production At Veterans United Home Loans, small groups have become a way for employees to collaborate and support each other through their common...

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The Color of Indifference

Johnston Paint & Decorating announces Benjamin Moore’s 2019 color of the year. “This year’s color is not a Lady Gaga. It’s a backup dancer,” says Jason Walker, a...

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Two are Better Than One

A national organization with a local chapter and a public health department with a city and county reach are partnering up and sharing resources to help further their...