Imagine a Christmas in the country: a grand estate with lots of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking several acres; horses grazing peacefully in the pasture; the interior dripping with garland, leather accents, and lots of twinkling lights. “We really try to decorate with things that are natural,” Shelley Wagner says. “We live in the country. It’s a […]
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If you know me, you know I am obsessed with all things Christmas. Every year, I anxiously wait for the month of December to arrive, and when it does, it’s game on! From all the prepping and decorating to memories made with family and friends, it all fills my heart until the next year. Naturally,
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If you know me, you know I am obsessed with all things Christmas. Every year, I anxiously wait for the month of December to arrive, and when it does, it’s game on! From all the prepping and decorating to memories made with family and friends, it all fills my heart until the next year. Naturally,
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10 Hitt St. in downtown Columbia is the only place in the world where you can find a bakery, café, coffee shop, bar, movie theater, and record store under a roof that originally housed a Coca-Cola bottling facility. Uprise Bakery, Ragtag Cinema, and Hitt Records make up an eclectic mix that somehow seems to work
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Nothing can beat Kansas City barbecue — except maybe a few of Columbia’s gems. There are a lot of places and things to love about Columbia, and barbecue is definitely on that list! Each of these barbecue restaurants offers unique styles and flavors, but they can all agree on one essential: wood smokers and a
Louis Marrero | The Social Room For Louis Marrero, head chef at The Social Room, the holiday season does not bring to mind images of conventional, Midwestern fare. Instead, Louis’ holiday dinners are inspired by his Puerto Rican roots. Louis mentions dishes such as arroz con gandules and pernil, but the dish that holds the
Straight from the Chef’s Mouth: Holiday Dish Recipes from Your Favorite Local Chefs Read More »
If you read last month’s article, “The Truth About Privilege,” you may have walked away with a few questions. You probably even had a few feelings. I received a lot of feedback, some of it positive and some negative. Some was from people I knew and some was from complete strangers. Common questions I received
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Most people are familiar with the saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” For many Columbia residents operating a food-based business, or those with a dream of opening one, there wasn’t a hot kitchen to stand in. Or at least there wasn’t until CoMo Cooks opened its kitchen doors. CoMo
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Code Ninjas Code Ninjas, one of the fastest-growing kids coding franchises, has opened their newest location at 10 W. Nifong Blvd. Code Ninjas will serve the local area by offering computer coding courses for kids. The courses will allow kids to problem-solve while they build video games and collaborate with other children their age. This
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Like most shops, independent bookstores do a pretty significant amount of their annual business between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The shop is always full and busy. Who knows, maybe this year we’ll even break down and play some holiday music. (There’s a first time for everything.) Of course, when I say “interesting,” that’s not always a
