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.
Articles
Lydia Olmsted and her horse, Ghazi, share an energetic connection. When Lydia Olmsted talks about her horse, Ghazi, she’s talking about a close friend with whom she shares...
Bringing retro cozy to every home. Photos by Sadie Thibodeaux On Orr Street, tucked between a dance studio, hair salon, and Range Free, is Coming Home, a home...
Bringing books and community to Columbia. After one visit to Skylark Bookshop, you will never want to shop for books through a screen again. From its atmosphere to...
Local craftsman celebrates Mid-Missouri’s wilderness with mid-century modern furniture. “When they need something unique made, they come see me,” says Joe Marshall. Joe crafts warm mid-century modern pieces...
Trash To Cash
COMO Staff
Uncommon carriers
COMO Staff
Race for space, fuels building boom
COMO Staff
Making Space to Create
Kelsey Winkeljohn
Where Women Made History: Walking Tour Explores Columbia’s Past
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Foodie News | October 2026
COMO Staff
The Ultimate Ploughman’s Lunch
Laura Scheffler Johnson
Outdoors: Deer Hunters Face Several Regulation Changes
Jodie Jackson Jr.
Red-Hot Gators Come Calling for Mizzou Homecoming
Jodie Jackson Jr.
The Seven: The Civic Culture We Are Creating
Barbara Buffaloe
Cookin’ With Hoss: Jerk Chicken
Jim "Hoss" Koetting
Half a Century of Service
Lainey Howard
Alfred Friendly Press Partners
Eric Hughes