Spring is here.
The pitter-pattering of the rain has begun to hit my windows every morning. And I lull myself to sleep with quiet french songs, cuddled up in the nook of easy chair with a worn out Harry...
On a blustery Saturday morning, I met my old friend at Lucy’s Corner Café. I walked in a little later than he did, and across the chaos that the diner held, I saw him sitting comfortably in a little...
When I was a child there were two classifications for stores. The “you can’t touch anything in here, or I’m going to have to sell you to the store owner to pay them back” kind and the “you can...
Quick Details:
What - Lighting of Columbia College
When - Friday, Nov. 30 at 4:45 p.m.
Where - Columbia College main campus
When we are kids, the holiday time was a fast paced whirl of magic. Come...
There is an awkward moment between fall and winter, between falling leaves and falling snow. This in-between season is a horrible mix of cold, windy and wet. People’s confused wardrobes display winter...
I want to brag on a business today, to take a moment to recognize a Columbia favorite. They are renowned for serving up amazing food and having a casual college atmosphere. But today, let’s talk about...
When I was little I had a tree house, a fort made of pillows and sheets or a big cardboard box that said "Do not disturb." And as I grew up, hideaways became more important. It is a place where I can...
The metal horses gallop around on the corner of Stadium and Ash in front of Landmark Bank. As financial woes of Americans continue to pile up, it is oddly calming that these strong, metal structures stand...
On one of the last days of summer, a long-time friend and I went to the top of the new parking garage on Fifth and Walnut. We climbed up the ten stories, huffing and puffing, one hand on the rail, the...
I wasn’t much of a delinquent as a kid.
Somehow, I kept my crazy ideas to myself, spending my days in the barely existent library of Columbia Independent School.
But, every once in a while, the teachers...
If Columbia is my kingdom, Memorial Union is my castle.
Before it achieved its royal status, though, it was my bus stop; A place of waiting – morning after morning, week after week. Quiet chatter coming...