Voices
Last month, I found myself walking through the cavernous halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, North America’s largest construction trade show. “What the heck is...
When people ask what makes Columbia special, I often talk about our parks, our schools, our local businesses, and our public services. But woven through all of those...
COMO Magazine’s “Day in the Life” series features Columbia pros (and amateurs) who do their part to keep the globe spinning and make life better for the rest...
Living in a town like Columbia, it’s easy to feel like we’re constantly getting fire-hosed with information. Between the demands of classes, jobs, family, the energy of downtown,...
As the daughter of an environmental engineer and a teacher, I think I’ve always had at least a little bit of innate curiosity about the natural world around...
Maybe you’ve spent a Saturday morning wandering down Broadway or Ninth Street, or you’ve caught a concert at The Blue Note or a film at True/False. If so,...
Columbia’s annual community survey offers us a valuable check-in. It’s one of the ways we listen to residents about what’s working, what needs attention, and where expectations are...
The glow of the holidays has faded. The lights are packed away, stores are no longer ringing with Christmas songs, routines have settled, and here in Columbia, we’ve...
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite...
Ahhh, February. The month of love (and romanticized consumerism!). Not-so-interesting fact about me: I was actually supposed to be born on Valentine’s Day. I’d like to think that...