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It's Our Wild Nature restores natural life in Columbia

On Saturday mornings, It’s Our Wild Nature volunteers gathered around a fire with breakfast and strong coffee, surrounded by trees and the soft songs of birds. They enjoyed the morning before they ventured out to the woods.It's Our Wild Nature, a conservation organization in Columbia is working to protect Columbia’s natural areas after losing the battle to stop the city from paving the Shepard to Rollins trail. Since the trail opened in July 2020, It’s Our Wild Nature has been working to restore...
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Kansas and Missouri have 256,000 lead pipes. EPA wants them removed within 10 years

Utilities in Kansas and Missouri would have to pull hundreds of thousands of lead pipes out of the ground within 10 years under a proposed rule the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.The EPA announced a proposed update to the lead and copper rule strengthening President Joe Biden’s earlier goal of eradicating lead pipes. The proposed rule also would lower the limit on lead in water by one-third.“Lead in drinking water is a generational public health issue, and EPA’s proposal will...
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Meet Maude Adams: A brief history of the Broadway star and Stephens professor

In 1905, Maude Adams starred as Peter Pan in sold-out theaters in New York. In 1937, she could be found sitting in the "cheap" seats of the Stephens College theater. Adams was one of the highest-paid actresses during the height of her career. She came out of an on-and-off retirement to develop Stephens’ theater department."I appreciate that Stephens, the college itself, had an idea that they wanted to do a program so they brought in somebody of that high quality to start it," says Michael Burke,...
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Late night at After Bite: Inside CoMo's new after-hours restaurant

In most restaurants, 6 p.m. is the rush hour. Servers move rapidly as they enter orders. The printer explodes with drink tickets as the kitchen staff works to perfect each meal. But at After Bite? That’s just the start of prep time for the staff’s long night ahead. Preparation begins at 6 p.m. so the doors can open at 7 p.m.Craig Hindelang, Josiah Williams and Leanne Geiss, owners of After Bite, opened the restaurant Sept. 6. This locally owned late-night food spot brings a whole new menu to Col...
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Visit these six wineries within an hour's drive of Columbia

A drive down mid-Missouri’s forested back roads to local wineries might be a far cry from the endless vineyards in Napa, California, or Oregon’s Applegate Valley. Yet Missouri has tons to offer to a wine enthusiast with its local spin on familiar tastes.The state has been a haven for wine-making for centuries. According to The Missouri Wine and Grape Board, German settlers started making wine in Hermann in 1837, with wine grapes being one of few crops the newcomers could grow in the area’s rocky...
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Four ways to take a bite out of Biscuits, Beats and Brews, a free music festival

Festivals can uplift and bring together communities. In the case of Biscuits, Beats and Brews, its Rocheport location give attendees a chance to explore the nearby Katy Trail and the town's businesses. Ozark Mountain Biscuit and Bar owner Bryan Maness says this has been the goal since launching the free, family-friendly festival in 2021. Biscuits, Beats and Brews includes those three key elements from its name: food, music and beer. In light of Treeline Music Fest’s cancellation, this community...
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For what it’s Earth: A guide to alleviating climate anxiety

In a time of devastating floods, rampant forest fires and withering heat, it’s natural to feel disheartened by the state of our environment and want to take stock of what more you could be doing.The short answer is that individuals aren’t the biggest problem or the solution. Burning fossil fuels that generate carbon emissions at tremendous rates is the main contributor to climate change. It’s not the everyday person — buying single-use plastics, commuting to work or eating red meat — that does t...
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Community gathers to watch Rocheport Bridge explosion

The Rocheport bridge was demolished with multiple controlled explosives on Sunday. The area erupted with the sound of 6 million pounds of steel falling into the Missouri River.The Missouri Department of Transportation halted traffic along the Interstate 70 and river to safely detonate the multiple explosives on the bridge. Department officials said they considered alternatives like tearing down the bridge piece by piece — and decided controlled explosions were the best option.Neil Laverty, a Roc...