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Gazpacho to the Rescue

Yesterday, I made this summer’s first batch of gazpacho. I prepared the cold soup at lunchtime so it could chill for a few hours before dinner, since gazpacho’s...

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The History of the Old Heidelberg Restaurant: A Walls Family Tradition

For more than six decades, The Heidelberg — known affectionately by generations of Mizzou students as “The ‘Berg” — has been one of Columbia’s most recognizable gathering places....

The Mother Farm

Reconnecting Mid-Missourians to Food, Nature, and Each Other   There is something about a farm that invites appreciation and a slower pace. Perhaps it’s the fruit trees stretching...

Growing Older And Better

Go Anyway   Leigh and I just got back from Barcelona. Five days. First real international trip we have taken together. I am a full-time wheelchair user, and...

Hoss’s Grilled Southwest Corn Salad

This is truly an amaizing time of year. No, that’s not a typo, although it is somewhat a double entendre, referring to the amazing variety of produce available...

Anticipating Change to Create the Future We Want

When I moved to Columbia in 1998 to attend the University of Missouri, the city felt very different. My past college classmates and longtime residents often tell me...

One Degree

In the world of aviation, there is a rule called the 1-in-60 rule. Basically, it means that if you fly one degree off your heading for 60 miles,...

The Last Word

WE ASKED OUR FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS…. Who or what are the people or places that have defined Columbia’s past or present story? Feel free to also name a future...

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Mount Nebo Baptist Church: A Surviving Black Missouri Heritage Monument

Rocheport, a small, historic village with a population of around 200, is located along Missouri’s Katy Trail, a rail-to-trail extending from Machens in St. Charles County to Clinton...

Art From the Inside

Self-Taught Artist Rick “Gumby” Brummet Has an Eye for Whimsy   If you’ve ever driven down Green Meadows Road in Columbia, chances are you’ve spotted one of the...