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Inauguration Party for One

“. . . To support the Constitution of the State of Missouri . . .” It was an interesting collection of Missouri statewide office holders inaugurated earlier in...

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Forging a Path to Healing

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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Sharing Granny’s Love

There’s nothing like a grandmother’s love — or homemade cookies baked by your grandmother. It’s that type of experience and emotional connection that Pam “Granny” Ingram and the...

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Get REDI

Regional Economic Development Inc., known to most people as REDI, is a local collaboration that has worked to benefit the Columbia and Boone County community since its founding...

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Curt and Krista Kippenberger

How did you meet? Curt: Krista moved to our hometown, Rolla, the summer before our freshman year. She met another girl that was in the group I hung...

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A Columbia Tradition

If the mere mention of its signature dishes — tortellini with peas and prosciutto, pasta con gambretti, eggplant parmigiano, and so on — doesn’t make your mouth begin...

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Principled and Purposed

Author, self-described border-crossing scholar, and motivator Dr. Ty-Ron Douglas exemplifies the saying, “Anything is possible.” “When you ask, ‘Where am I today?’ I say that I am here...

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’Tis the Season for Spice

The cold weather is upon us here in Mid-Missouri, and while we may be chilly and wishing the sun would warm us up a little more, local restaurants...

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A Community of Eclectic Talents

Think “North Village Arts District” and visions of galleries, artists, and musicians come to mind. But this community, bounded by Rogers Street, the Walnut Street alley, College Avenue,...

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Making the Dream Work

Twice each month, a group of people representing a range of creative industries come together for meetups in Columbia with only one goal: creating unique, memorable, breathtaking content...