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close up of a women tosses a hot pink ballon in front of a decorative ballon installion against a red brick wall

Bringing the Party with Airmagination

Crafting and styling balloon arches, garlands, backgrounds, neon signs, and event set-ups is an artform…

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a horse's lead rope tied to a stall door and a women brushing the horses back

At Home at Timber Ridge

The story of a girl who grew up loving horses is as American as apple…

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A older man reeling in his fishing rod by the edge of a pond on a sunny day outside

Teach a Man to Fish

Most of us have heard the saying: “Give a man a fish, you feed him…

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four siblings smile and pose for a picture at the entrance of their metal barn with goats in the hay besides them

Raising Kids

What do outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings, baseball legend Charley Pride, and Kansas City Chiefs…

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A woman in a white and lemon printed dress and heels walks a great dane on a pink leash. The dog is set against a white studio background.

Vanity Fur

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the owner of a fish and plant store sitting inside of his shop

Clownfish and Coral and More, Oh My!

From clownfish to coral to cacti, The Basement Reef specializes in the less common, the…

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a plate filled with homemade dog treats

Paws-itively Delicious

How it Began When Kyle Schlosser found himself unemployed during the 2009 recession, he and…

black and white historical image of a little boy standing next to a Santa Fe Trail Marker (Sara Lockwood Williams Papers, C2533. C2533-f1381-01. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Photograph Collection.)

Positioning Columbia for a Prosperous Future

Since its inception, Columbia grew with mindfulness to the future about what kind of community…

black and white historical image of Construction of Memorial Union, 1925-1926 (Courtesy of University of Missouri)

The History of the University of Missouri

The University of Missouri was established just over 182 years ago, and it remains a…

3 Burgers servered on wax paper inside of a bar with a mirror in the background with the word Booches in green text outlined in gold with the Bar in the background

Booches the Legacy that Lives On

The universal and inevitable response to the question “What’s Booches?” is always accompanied by a…

Vintage orange Post card image with pictures of popular place in outlined words "Columbia"

The Road to a Columbia Celebration

The CoMo 200 Bicentennial Task Force, appointed by Mayor Brian Treece in early 2018, was…

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aerial view of downtown Columbia Missouri with the current view side by side with the historical image of downtown Columbia

Change Is in the Air

Downtown Columbia, Circa 1925-1933.(Roe F. Montgomery Scrapbook. P0054. 023140-2. The State Historical Society of Missouri.…