When I started interning at COMO Magazine and COMO Business Times last year, the 20 Under 40 issue and its respective event planning were already well underway. Of course, this meant I didn’t have much of a hand in it, aside from a couple of contributed articles. This year, I feel like I’ve gotten the […]
Here we are — the July “Real Estate” issue. I’ve been pondering this letter for months, mostly because I knew it would be a tricky one to write. Why? Well, I don’t exactly feel qualified to wax poetic about real estate. I rent. I live in an apartment. I’ve made my little corner of Columbia
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Memorial Day Weekend, 2025 I’ve just spent a few (or many) minutes soaking up the sun’s rays with my feet in a still-ice-cold pool. I’m at my grandmother’s old home. A place where, as a kid, I spent summer days darting around the pool, trying to somehow outrun the burning concrete and outswim the sting
I’ve been told many times that I “have an old soul,” so it feels fitting to say I’m lucky I grew up just before technology really took off and that I spent my childhood outdoors. The first iPhone came out when I was six, but most adults I knew still carried trusty flip phones or
In my head, there’s an associative imagery that accompanies the phrase “Art & Culture.” I picture it as this giant, flowy watercolor sensation — vivid, fluid, and difficult to contain. “Art” feels more concrete, bringing to mind murals, statues, and tangible expressions. “Culture,” on the other hand, is abstract and all-encompassing, like the air around
Since turning 16, I’ve had five, and my first one was hands-down the worst (yet, oddly enough, somehow one of the best). You guessed it — the food industry. More specifically, Panera. Or “Bread Co.” for you wacky St. Louis natives. Let me set the scene. I was hired as a “café associate”/barista, and according
If there’s one thing January teaches us, it’s that extreme resolutions rarely stick. Yes, it’s tempting to pledge to read five books a month or hit the gym four times a week, but let’s be honest — most of those ambitious goals fizzle out before February even breathes our direction. I actually just learned that
Our associate editor — a self-proclaimed foodie — dishes on the December issue Hi, readers! It’s so nice to finally speak — well, write — to you. You might’ve noticed my byline popping up in COMO Magazine and COMO Business Times over the past few months. I joined COMO Companies as a writing and marketing
