A Day in the (Culinary) Life
Alan Petersen is the director of Culinary Performance Services for the University of Missouri Athletics Department. He recently tracked a day in his work and home life. Please give us a description of your responsibilities. I oversee two dining locations — one at Memorial Stadium in the South End Zone and the second in the Missouri […]
The Science of Faith
The Bible tells the story of Old Testament heroes Caleb and Joshua as two of the 12 spies dispatched to Canaan by Moses to see if it was the Promised Land. Ten spies returned, frightened that the people occupying Canaan would slay them in battle. Only Caleb and Joshua believed God would deliver them safely […]
The Giving Chef
Gaby Weir Vera nourishes young minds at Windsor Street Montessori School Once there was a chef who loved inspiring change. But, even more, she loved making food for others, whipping up the great power of nourishment. Every day the chef went about her journey teaching and giving her kitchen wisdom as kids gathered and greeted […]
COMO People: Same book, different page
MU English professor gains unexpected perspective with prison outreach “What happens when the world ends and you have to start over? What do you look back on? What do you want to keep?” Those are the questions John Evelev asks. He and his colleague, Bill Kerwin, are English professors at the University of Missouri. Two […]
COMO Goes Way Back to School
Jeremy & Erin Brown
How did you meet? Jeremy: Our respective roommates were getting married, and we were both in the wedding. About a week before the wedding, they cornered us separately and said, “You guys would make a great couple.” We already knew each other a little from attending The Crossing. I was totally open to it, but […]
Beautiful Boy
Today, I sat in my car in the hospital parking lot and sobbed. It was an ugly, sloppy sobbing that was born of frustration, desperation, and hopeless defeat. I had just walked out the ER doors with my 9 year old in tow. It was the third such visit this year, but this time I […]
Cory and Misha Shea
How did you meet? Misha: We met back in 2000 when we were both working at a restaurant called Earl’s in Edmonton, Alberta. I actually don’t remember meeting him, which he still teases me about because he totally remembers me and remembers me walking away from him, apparently! Cory: I met her one day when […]
John Fabsits & Elizabeth Leatherman
How did you meet?John: Lenoir Woods — we met at the assisted living center. We were introduced by a mutual friend at an EPIC young professional casino night. What was your first date?Elizabeth: I remember our first date very vividly; John was newer to town, and we couldn’t decide what we wanted to do, so […]
Van & Lisa Hawxby
How did you meet? Van: My mother told me that she worked with a young lady that I should meet. She gave me Lisa’s phone number and I took it from there. We spoke over the phone a few times for a couple of months before we even met. What was your first date? Van: […]
Same Venue, New Show: David Nail Bootheel 2021
“Beyond loving music and growing up singing, I just felt the calling that music was what the good lord put me on this earth to do and still feel that today even 21 years later,” country music star David Nail said. David moved to Nashville in 2000 with the dream of becoming a country musician […]
Sarah & Lauren Moreau
What was your first date? Lauren: Our first official date was a Chris Stapleton concert — Sarah surprised me with tickets. I feel like we had plenty of unofficial dates before the concert, though. We were gym buddies and would hit up our favorite Mexican restaurant after the gym. Some of the conversations we had […]