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A Traveling Family

“Last spring, when COVID-19 happened, we had to cancel our beach trip in the summer and our normal vacations that we had planned. As things progressed into the...

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Beyond the Pose

A pumpkin seed becomes a pumpkin sprout, which then rather suddenly converts into a pumpkin vine. A chrysalis caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly. A storm brings a...

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Cats and Caffeine

Let’s say you go get a coffee at the place by the EatWell supermarket and the Walgreens on Broadway. If you chance on a seat by the wall,...

engaged in an online video call on a laptop. The screen displays three people participating in a virtual music session. A mirror and sheet music are visible in the background.|A woman with long curly hair is sitting on a stool

Music in Hummingbirdhouse

In most people’s lives, music is a vital thread that sweeps the soul and mind with inspiration, excitement, and creativity. However, though most people like music, Americans are...

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We Should Start a Band

From the moment the words “we should start a band” were uttered, a series of events followed suit....
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A Tiny Kitchen With Big Flavor

Pizza Tree A Columbia native since 1999, John Gilbreth gained experience in a variety of Columbia kitchens, building his culinary skills as he went. While working at The...

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Rescuing the Wigglebutts

For Melody Whitworth, director of Unchained Melodies Dog Rescue, it all started with one dog. “When I moved here from out of state, I saw a dog chained...

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Soothing with Music

“Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak,” William Congreve penned in 1697.In modern times, doctors at Columbia’s MU Women’s...

holding a bass guitar. Stage lights illuminate them.|A group of enthusiastic young people sing and raise their hands in a classroom setting. They are led by a person with a microphone. Musical instruments like a keyboard and a guitar are visible. Posters with messages adorn the walls.|A group of people sit in a circle in a classroom setting. They are engaged in conversation. Instruments are visible in the background

Rocking Out

Each summer, a group of 25 teenagers from around Columbia comes together for a seven-day camp experience filled with music lessons, planning, songwriting, rehearsals, and creativity, fueled by...

and part of a brown chair and a fur rug are visible in the background.|columbia basement house|columbia basement|A spacious basement with exposed wooden beams and unfinished concrete walls. The floor has colorful chalk outlines. Exercise equipment

Party Like It’s 1962

When Christine and Brian Grace moved their family to the home in 2016, they enlisted the help of Spillman Homes to remodel and refresh, beginning with the main...