7/17/2019

The longtime Pearl District eatery will reopen with casual eats, more non-alcoholic cocktails, and regular guest chefs.

“When we started Irving Street Kitchen, it was all about the pomp and circumstance, and the Pearl wanted it back then,” says Sarah Schafer, head chef and co-owner. “This change is a response to our diners; they don’t want to eat like that anymore.”

7/17/2019

The 4-foot-tall plant is an endangered plant from Indonesia—and it’s open to the public.

The towering plant began its ascent on June 1 and has sprouted inches per day in preparation for the colossal bloom, the scent of which has been described as rancid meat, dead animals, and dirty socks. 

7/2/2019

With an on-site concierge, fitness classes, and a drop-in day care center, Vida is especially focused on supporting working mothers.

“There are very few places to work in Portland—and in the country—that are designed with women’s lives in mind,” Marconi says. “VIDA’s goal is to change that.” We sat down with Marconi to talk about what Vida is and how it might help entrepreneurs. 

4/11/2019

The singer-songwriter identifies his music as Ameripolitan — a genre that encompasses country music at its roots and strays away from present-day pop-country

It’s safe to say country music doesn’t sound like it used to. Gone are the days of Merle Haggard or Hank Williams, and it’s more likely you’ll hear a rap breakdown than a steel guitar on the latest country radio hit. But as some traditionalists continue the rip-roaring disdain of modern country music, longtime musician Dale Watson couldn’t give less of a damn about complaining. He’s paving his own way.

3/7/2019

Maimy Fisher, legally known as Jessica Hawk, sits on a cold concrete floor, utility wrench in hand and violet-tipped braid hanging across one shoulder. She forces clean bearings into the axles of her neon skate wheels and laughs about the early days on Columbia’s first-ever women’s roller derby team. "I looked like a prostitute!" Hawk says. "I wore fishnets and a mini skirt and garters. We made our own jerseys, and we made our own helmet covers. It was definitely more of an Etsy feel back then."

2/21/2019

'Segunda Vez' takes viewers through various scenes to explore the power of memory and the past

As True/False Film Fest transforms downtown Columbia into a wonderland of documentaries, dozens of filmmakers from all across the globe bring their innovative projects to curious eyes. This year, artist and filmmaker Dora Garcia delivers her first feature-length film, titled Segunda Vez, to the True/False screen.

12/27/2018

From the garden to the consultation office, local health coach Amanda Garrison-Lucas brings compassion, knowledge and personalized care to everyone she meets

Above all, Garrison-Lucas says health is about more than just food; it’s about building a lifestyle that supports whole-body well-being. For the most part, those decisions start at home and the items and people we keep in our lives. Garrison-Lucas surrounds herself with people she can serve. She knows that sometimes lending a helping hand — or her entire being — can take its toll, but for Garrison-Lucas, it’s all about embracing change and helping others to do the same.

1/2/2019

Keep warm this winter with a steaming bowl of rich, delicious chili from local chefs

As the January chill starts to creep into your bones, what better cure is there than a big, steamy bowl of meaty goodness? To help you beat the frost, Vox broke down our top seven favorite places downtown to grab that winter classic: chili. 

11/16/2018

Equipped with a passion for food, a mid-Missouri family brings fresh flavors and a new experience to the Katy Trail

Little Andrew Haller always loved to stir the pot. Standing beside his mother Cindy Nilges, Haller, with his deep brown, curiosity-filled eyes, would peep over the stove as she whipped up culinary experiments from the depths of their kitchen cabinets. Flash forward to today, and Haller’s attentiveness and Nilges’ passion for food fuel their new restaurant, 35th on Main, in Hartsburg.

9/29/2018

Here's your go-to guide to fall beer in mid-Missouri

It was one hot, sticky summer, but now the days are cooling off and the nights are getting frigid. Just as the leaves turn over, so, too, do the beer taps in an autumn parade of ambers and browns.

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Whether you want to stick around town or maybe take an adventure, look no further than just down the road. Mid-Missouri has a lot to offer by way of beer, from the most balanced Oktoberfest to the creamiest ales and stouts.

4/14/2019

Secret menus. Unknown locations. Ultra-exclusive guest list. Take a look inside Peachtree Catering’s out-of-the-box dining experience.

Music and murmur mingle with the scent of fried decadence near the Sager Braudis art gallery. On the sidewalk stands a joyful man, smudges pressed into his dark-blue full-body apron. It’s nearly Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and Head Chef Ben Hamrah welcomes his friends, family and followers to celebrate in style.

5/30/2019

We don't mean to be cheesy, but Columbia's slice scene has a pizza our heart

Any way you slice it, we can be cheesy about lunch. We sample and flirt with new kinds of pizza like we’re looking for love. Some of us go for the generic — it’s consistent, at least — but others prefer the taste of something distinct. In search of the latter, I journey across Columbia, land of the slice. Only the best will suffice.

10/31/2018

In the Williams family, everyone is “Papadoo.” It’s what Joshua Williams calls his family, his friends and his children — the people he loves. The name comes from his late grandfather, Henry Papadoo Williams, who was so revered by his community that his name became the family moniker. Papadoo is the man who taught Williams perseverance and the importance of community, so when Williams decided to put his all into a new soul food business in Columbia, there was only one name that would do: Papadoo’s Soul Food.

From the shores of southern Texas, through the dredges of disaster and out the backseat of his car, Williams persevered — just like Papadoo taught him. The spirit of Papadoo has a new home in Columbia, and now Williams invites others to find a home in Papadoo's.

​Desire, intimacy and shame: Venus conquers the loneliness of feeling wrong and encourages new discussions about female sexuality

Even as feminism and equality progress, women of all ages still feel strong tension and confusion about sexuality and self-image. Venus is a film that questions the broader, elusive influences on sexual expectations, words and images. The documentary encourages a vital, expansive discussion about desire and intimacy that many women feel that they cannot have.

3/3/2018

The Lager shorts take viewers through 72 minutes of mind-altering studies of Earth and the people that experience it

The shorts documentary series called Lager 72 pulls viewers through a mind-altering series of visually rich and intellectually deep documentaries that push the boundaries of documentary film. Two of the films, The Making and Unmaking of the Earth and Liminals, make their film festival debut at the True/False Film Fest this year.

4/10/2018

In an intensive documentary analysis class run by Stacy Woeful and successful filmmaker and producer Robert Greene, we explored the reporting, presentation and narrative construction of experimental genre-bending non-fiction films. The class culminated to a series of in-depth film reviews:

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"Twenty years after the mysterious murder of Colorado pageant girl, JonBenet Ramsey, people across the country continue to reel over the unsolved case. They solemnly reflect on such shocking circumstances. After a slew of classicist T.V. specials and reenacted documentaries, director Kitty Green offers up something new, fresh and cinematically beautiful. But if viewers are looking for a closed case, they will be sadly disappointed."

5/10/2018

In an intensive documentary analysis class run by Stacy Woeful and successful filmmaker and producer Robert Greene, we explored the reporting, presentation and narrative construction of experimental genre-bending non-fiction films. The class culminated to a series of in-depth film reviews:

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"Agnés Garda’s Daguerréotypes is an avant-garde French documentary set in 1974 that deeply explores the time and place of Rue Daguerre, her urban street in Paris, France, and the shopkeepers that occupy it. Garda, who is considered the mother of the French New Wave movement in cinema, presents an observational biopic of the ordinary and oft not pondered. The viewer is guided, not shoved or pushed, and delicately presented with a filmmaker’s poetic insight to a life unseen."

6/11/2017

From the great sculptures under the open-air Loggia dei Lanzi to the towering power of the green and ivory cathedral at the Piazza del Duomo, it seems as though every inch of Florence is laden with the perfection of Renaissance religious art. I know my art history teachers would slap me on the wrist, but I must say: I am getting kind of tired of Renaissance art.

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Although Florence may not seem like the place to try and escape such a vastly important and pervasive period of art, what does it mean to travel and explore if not to find something new? This is what I hope to find as I make my way north along Via San Gallo.