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Cookin’ with Hoss: Asian Chicken Salad

The official beginning of summer is just around the corner. Before you know it, Memorial Day will be here, the pools will all be open, school will be...

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Puppy Love

Four dog-loving volunteers and staff members from the Central Missouri Humane Society (CMHS) dropped by the COMO Companies office and photo studio back in March for some paws-itively...

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Custom Landscaping for a Custom Home

  • Sponsored by Rost, Inc.

Building a custom home can be exciting, but it also comes with months of making decision after decision. From the construction to the interior design, we can understand...

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Dancers Developing the Next Generation

Mareck Center for Dance is a place for every body and skill level.  When Sarah Barnett was looking for a dance school for her daughter, Mareck Center for...

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Cookin’ with Hoss: Market Harvest Salad with Hoss’s Creamy Sweet Onion Dressing

Ahh, spring! The season of renewal, crocuses, daffodils, and Easter. It was a brutal winter, but the sub-zero temperatures are history (at least until next year!). Mother Nature...

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Evenings of Art, Music, and Food

As the sun sets on the first Friday of every month, the North Village Arts District transforms into a spirited center for all things art in downtown Columbia....

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What Does Inland Marine Insurance Have to Do with Diamonds?

  • Sponsored by Mike Messer - Shelter Insurance

Have you ever heard the term “inland marine insurance”? Perhaps it has even been mentioned a few times and you were too embarrassed to ask what it was...

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How Bird-Safe Films Can Prevent Collisions

  • Sponsored by Tint by Toalson

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that between 600 million and 1 billion birds die each year in the United States due to collisions with windows. These...

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What’s the New Buzz at Columbia’s Agriculture Park?  

Late winter sunlight bathed the still-new insect sculptures at the Columbia Agriculture Park at Clary-Shy Park in mid-March. The metal critters were featured at a Columbia Center for...

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Stethoscopes & Shutter Speeds

After a tumultuous family decision to move to Columbia for David Lancaster’s medical practice, he found solace in the energy and excitement of First Fridays. Lancaster, a certified...