Runway Wedding Trends: A Report from Fashion Week
As the emails began flying into my inbox, I couldn’t believe my eyes — one of my biggest dreams manifested into something that would soon become reality. For years, I had dreamed of attending New York Fashion Week, but I’d resigned myself to the realization that I’d most likely watch reruns of “The Devil Wears Prada” […]
Midici: Columbia’s Neo-est Pizza Place
Date nights are a necessity for my Saturdays. Between work, errands, social commitments, and, let’s be honest, attempts to make some room for that vital ‘me-time’, date nights are a chance to unwind with the person closest to me. They’re chances to get all dressed up, and they usually involve the promise of new and […]
Off the Beaten Path
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and explore, and Columbia has no shortage of open spaces to choose from. If you would like to branch out from your usual park or trail, here are a few suggestions based on who will be tagging along with you: With Family: Cosmo Park – Steinberg Playground […]
Five Reasons You Can’t Miss True/False
We can’t believe how often we run into people who live in Columbia but have never attended the True/False Film Festival. After we shake the looks of disbelief off our faces, we sing the praises of this festival. Here’s why you simply must — must — give True/False a try: The March March Have you ever […]
The Book that Changed My Life
A memory about a beautiful escape. About 25 years ago, I was on a coach that was traveling between Oxford, where I was a student, and London. The motorway between the two cities is a particularly unappealing stretch of road called the M40. It is flat, straight, bleak. Urban sprawl morphs into bland suburbia and […]
Get Your Dog in Shape
And lay off the treats. OK, maybe a few treats. Resolutions for the New Year were made . . . and now broken. Chances are that yours included getting into shape but did you include your pets? We love our furry friends, but not always in a healthy way. Those eyes look into our soul, […]
Top Five Budget Busters
The perfect wedding comes from a perfect budget. For AnnaBelle Events, it’s inquiry season — all the couples who got engaged in the fall and over the holidays are ready to start planning. One of your first steps is building your budget. If you’ve made the wise choice of hiring a wedding planner (nudge, nudge) then […]
Get Out of Your Culture Zone
The value of trying something new. This month, we asked our COMO Living advisory board to try a new cultural or artistic experience. They shared the results of this experiment with us. Becky Erdel My artistic challenge is to get back to drawing and painting. Art used to be part of my daily life. I taught […]
Honoring Centenarians
Local artist Anastasia Pottinger fell into photographing the elderly by accident. Six years ago, Stacie’s mother was the personal assistant to an adventurous 101-year-old woman. While getting her ready for a massage, she noticed the unique beauty of her skin. Thinking of Stacie’s photography work, her mom asked the woman if she ever had her […]
Jill Orr: Look Who’s Talking
Stay woke and slay teen slang. Every generation of teenagers has its own slang. Adults aren’t meant to understand it, and, in fact, that is the whole point. We chose language partly to express our identity, and, since teenagers naturally want to create an identity separate from that of their parents, they use different words, […]
It Takes a Village
More than 8,000 refugees live in mid-Missouri. They’ve fled persecution and danger from around the world and taken their families across borders and oceans. They’ve ended up in the middle of America. For them, success comes from the community that takes them in. “I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they […]
Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
Take a day to wander. Most townies can remember when Cool Stuff was on Broadway, when the downtown Shakespeare’s was the only Shakespeare’s, and when the tallest building in Columbia wasn’t a parking garage. The District has been through drastic changes in the last five years — apartments are on the rise, parking options and […]