The Women of Excellence awards celebrate exceptional Columbia businesswomen in eight categories — education, finance, health care, hospitality real estate, retail, public service, and professional excellence — who strive to grow in their field, mentor other women, and serve in the community. The finalists for excellence in hospitality are: Amanda Elliott Chef and Recipe Developer, […]
Make sure you know beforehand whether you’re going to have drinks or dranks. Then, pick your destination accordingly. You really can’t go wrong with any of the restaurants we visited during our happy hour tour in downtown COMO. It took us a full day, so why limit your happy to an hour? Be sure to
Summer is a time for great weather and fun outside activities! However, rainy days are common in Missouri. Despite the weather, it is easy to ride out the storm and find fun things to do in Columbia! This is a fool proof list of places to visit that is sure to brighten a dreary
Lydia Melton Age: 26 Owner of Günter Hans Lydia Melton’s goal is to discover the best European food, beer and wine and bring them to Columbia. A favorite recent project, though, is bringing Columbia its first wine-on-tap system. “Imagine every glass of wine being poured as though it’s a freshly opened bottle,” Melton says. “Except
In Columbia’s food and restaurant scene, some of the city’s longtime favorites and up-and-comers are female owned and operated. Running a business is hard; ask anyone trying to keep customers happy and employees paid. But women running businesses face additional challenges, and whether it’s not being taken seriously by their boys’ club counterparts or being
