Peg Gill

Fire Up The Grill?

Popular local dining spot IHOP® will be closed indefinitely due to a fire late last week. You’ll find details here.  For 60 years, the IHOP® family restaurant chain has served its world-famous pancakes and a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items that are loved by people of all ages — offering an affordable, […]

A Collective Decision

You’ve probably heard Mizzou North is being “retired.” For CoMo Cooks, the old Ellis Hospital kitchen was a terrific place to start its shared kitchen concept but now the kitchen cooking collective is moving to a permanent location at 14 Business Loop 70 East. The collective is in the process of building out the new […]

More Nourishment

Along with three business partners, chef, cookbook author and co-owner of Nourish Cafés Kimber Dean is launching a new line called Happiness Drinks. The powdered mixes will come in tea bag-like packets and, in keeping with Kimber and Nourish’s philosophy, will be organic, plant-based, vegan, kosher, gluten-free and dairy-free. The first of these superfood packets […]

Still International, But Different

The former site of International Cafe at 26 S. Ninth St. will soon be home to a different kind of ethnic food — authentic Chinese. Bamboo Terrace is taking over the spot and one of its owners, Celeste Chen, says they hope to be open in March. Chen and the other owners jumped at the […]

A Welcome Return!

Arrow Rock is rejoicing about the return of the much-loved and much-missed restaurant Catalpa. The eatery reopened in its new location on Main Street last week, although the reopening was delayed a day by the recent snowstorm. Owner and chef Liz Huff-Kennon bought the new building on Arrow Rock’s boardwalk in March 2021. The new […]

Houser Friday Looking?

It could look even better if you see Randy Houser at The Blue Note in a Clear 99 concert. Houser racked up five consecutive country radio hits and over five million singles sales after shifting record labels to Stoney Creek Records.  He topped the charts with the “How Country Feels,” “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” “Goodnight Kiss,” […]

Comic Books

Are You A Comicon Connoisseur?

From Wonder Woman to Wolverine, if comic books are your thang, check out the comic book auction happening now through Sunday, Feb. 20! Bidding is now open online for this awesome auction from Black & Gold Auctions LLC. According to Publisher’s Weekly, sales of comic books and graphic novels topped $1.28 billion in 2020, an […]

Spring Into Creativity

Drop the winter doldrums at an event called DIY Your Bloom on Friday, Feb. 18! There will be plenty of floral fun and free food (pizza from Italian Village). The event, from 7-9 p.m. in N214 memorial (second floor of Memorial Union North), promises a night full of spring-themed crafts, DIY pressed flower decor and […]

Yoga

Say Yes Ta Yoga 

Have you wanted to stretch outside your comfort zone and try yoga? Here’s the perfect FREE opportunity! Chapel Hill Yoga and Pilates is offering a free yoga class for beginners tonight, Feb. 17, from 6-7 p.m. Yoga offers many benefits. According to John Hopkins Medicine, it improves strength, balance and flexibility. It helps with back […]

Royalty? Yes, But Not The Kind You Think

Don’t be fooled by the title of the film showing in Leadership Auditorium at 8 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 19. “King Richard” isn’t about the English monarch also known as Richard the Lionheart.   The film is actually a look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became the tennis legends they are after being […]

Back To The Future             

… but not in a flying DeLorean! Go back to the ’90s via a different kind of motorized vehicle this Friday night. Don’t miss Mid America Harley-Davidson’s ’90s Night! Enjoy ’90s music, a food truck, free beer and free raffle giveaways on Friday, Feb. 18, from 5-8 p.m. at the dealership. Did you know Mid […]

Aim For Fun Friday Night

Calling all women who are hunters, conservation-minded, or want to connect more with the outdoors and natural resources! On Friday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., join Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever, along with the National Deer Association, for Women, Wine and Wild Game.  This fun event at the Scout Cabin, at 705 E. 8th St. […]

Gone Country

Are you a country music fan? You’ll want to check out the special event at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre on Friday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The theater is presenting “Songwriter City,” billed as “an intimate evening with two of country music’s well-known songwriters. The first is Paul Overstreet, a Songwriter’s Hall of Fame […]

Go For Baroque!

Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents, “Baroque Concerto,”  featuring the three 2021 pre-collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition winners with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble, led by Stephen Radcliffe. The highlight of the concert on Friday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, is the annual “Bach Cantata” with Bach Collegium Choir, directed by R. Paul Crabb, […]

Trends For ’22

Wedding trends come and go, and it seems new ones are always cropping up. Specialty cocktails, for instance. One of this year’s biggest trends is a colorful departure from the more muted color  previously palettes that included mauve, sage and slate . This year’s hues are trending bright, bold and beautiful and are being featured […]

The Low Down On A Low Cost Wedding

You don’t have to blow your budget to have a wedding here in the Show-Me State. With some smart shopping and some tips from centralmoweddingexpo.com you can save big on your big day. One of the tips? According to statistics , the average cost for a venue in Missouri is $6000. Knowing that, try to […]

Destination For Disaster?

If you’re thinking of having a destination wedding, it can be exciting and exotic, but besides the many pros, there can be some cons. Alison Laesser-Keck co-founded Alison-Bryan Destinations with her husband Bryan Keck. The California-based team offers destination wedding planning for couples around the globe. One of the cons they note? Many guests may […]

She Wore What!?!

One bride wore a wedding dress fashioned out of a very interesting and unusual material that came with quite a story. The full details were shared by their by their son, in an opinion piece. Read what it was here.

Meet The Wedding Winners!

Zimmer Communications’ Y107 radio recently gave away a chance for five lucky couples to get married on Valentine’s Day at The Blue Note!  More than 50 couples submitted a short paragraph explaining what made them worthy of a wedding, along with a pic. Each couple received free wedding rings from Buchroeders Jewelers. Lauren of Y107’s […]

Laugh It Off

Enjoy some pre weekend yucks at The Blue Note on Thursday, Feb. 10, during a CoMo Comedy Club event, starring a nationally known comic who has released three stand-up specials, appeared on late night shows, TV series and more.  Funny man Todd Barry’s latest one-hour stand-up special is “Spicy Honey” for Netflix. Barry has appeared […]