Hey all. Strange Folk Festival is happening today (Sunday, Sept. 25) until 6 p.m. in O’Fallon Community Park. Indie crafts, live music, cupcakes, BBQ, beer, alpacas and general awesomeness included.
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Hey Ma, look what I found!
A handful of fun photos from my mom’s childhood
Sound of Silence
Read in Vox Magazine | Download a PDF
Stephanie Logan’s white minivan approaches her two-story brick home on Bright Star Drive. Two of her children and three neighborhood friends run from the home and jump in. Despite the car’s seven-minute-fast clock, the car pool is late to swim team practice. The car zooms, a momentum paralleled by Stephanie’s whipped-back ponytail and “mother on the go” T-shirt and tennis shoes. Stephanie approaches an intersection with a never-ending stream of cars in the opposing direction. She sighs while glancing in both directions, then looks at her rearview mirror. Continue Reading →
The Light-hearted Art of Kelly Coalier
Published in Inside Columbia | Download a PDF
A comic book cover with characters from the 1960s television series “Bewitched” hangs next to Kelly Coalier’s artworks in his Nifong Boulevard store, Orchids and Art. The book was given to him during his first job at The Bookhouse, a small shop in St. Louis County, where he lifted and organized boxes at age 14. The comics were the perfect payment for a kid who grew up with “Rocky & Bullwinkle” and “Looney Tunes.” Continue Reading →
Steve Shelton: A Glimpse Into The Past
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The outside of Steve Shelton’s gray, one-story house is a clean-lined, 1960s design. The inside is an enchanting medley of 18th- and 19th-century treasures. With antique picture frames decorating the walls and sculptures on display throughout the living room, the atmosphere is richly sophisticated yet exudes a warm and inviting air.
Voices of Roscoe
Published on Powering a Nation
Reporting and interviewing for Poweringanation.org. I interviewed six representatives of Roscoe, Texas, who explain how the town has benefited from allowing wind turbines to be installed on its land. See project.
Wanted: natural-born products
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Organic apples, kiwis and avocados have been lining grocery store aisles for years, but pesticide-free living isn’t just for food anymore. Naturally grown products for the home and body are joining the nationwide trend toward “going green” — even mainstream discount retailers such as Wal-Mart are in on the action. From organic candles and lotion to makeup, toothbrushes and even toilet paper, organics are all the rage, and they’re ready to take over every room in the house. Continue Reading →
Salad Days
Published in Inside Columbia | Download a PDF
Viva la vegetables! Leaf it to Columbia’s local restaurants to come up with zestful salad creations. With cheese to please and sweet blessings from the dressings, these five salads are indulgences you won’t want to fork over to your dinner companion. Go on and get fresh with these glistening greens.
Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ
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Authentic blues beats and savory barbecue eats are on the agenda this month when Boone County National Bank hosts the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival, a two-day outdoor extravaganza in downtown Columbia. The bank is celebrating its past with a festive gift to Columbia for its 150th anniversary.
Digging History
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Cattails on Bill and Judy Heffernan’s farm sway freely, a movement paralleled by hundreds of shimmering plastic flags. The flags mark spots where shoveling has unearthed hundreds of rocks and an occasional squiggly, peach-colored worm. But no one can see or feel the biggest movement of this farm; it’s buried in the history of the land, where long lines of covered wagons traveled nearly 200 years ago.