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The COMO Mojo: Living Culture

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...

Producing Pigs

At Sullivan Farms, just 22 miles north of Columbia, Leroy and Mabel never get in a hurry. In fact, Leroy, who tops the scales at about half a...

Jesus washes the feet of Peter

The Art of the Towel: Curating a Different Kind of Success

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 Missouri Skyline at Night

Survey Says? Citizen Responses Indicate Stability, Satisfaction

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 Missouri Review

Inside the Editorial Room

Through decades marked by scientific breakthroughs, geopolitical upheaval, economic uncertainty, and a global pandemic, The Missouri Review has stood the test of time as an influential institution for...

Ukrainian students from the University of Missouri, Alina Rohulia and Vlad Sazhen

Watching From Afar

As Russia continues to punish their homeland, University of Missouri Ukrainian students Vlad Sazhen and Alina Rohulia continue to watch from afar. Sazhen, 23, arrived at MU in...

Rosemary Mustard-Crusted Rack of Lamb

Rosemary Mustard–Crusted Rack of Lamb

If you haven’t noticed, some of the harbingers of spring are popping up. Daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths are bravely poking up from their underground hibernation, daring Mother Nature...

Michael Cochran inside his antique store, Second Nature

Before the Arts District 

Cities try to manufacture arts districts all the time. Columbia got lucky — one grew here on its own. Long before anyone branded it the North Village Arts...

David Spear with a guitar pick sculpture

A Living Legacy

At the corner of Orr and Ash streets, a north-facing brick wall is preparing to become something more than part of the city’s industrial past. This spring, the...

C.J. Levy

The Last Word: Art & Culture

We asked our Facebook followers… What was your favorite event, festival, or concert memory in Columbia?   Opening the whole weekend for what would be the very last...