Last week, over Spring Break, some friends of mine kidnapped me for a day trip to a zoo I hadn’t visited in 23 years… the St. Louis Zoo. Of course, 23 years is a small metaphorical drop in the hat for the zoo, whose history is directly tied in with the 1904 World’s Fair. That year, … Continue reading
The bustling college burg of Columbia, Missouri undergoes a change every March. It starts small- posters proclaiming sponsorship, box offices opening in vacant storefronts. Then, in what seems the blink of an eye, art pops up around town with bus shelters that are art pieces on their own. When the city swells and the bus … Continue reading
If you grew up in Kansas City or anywhere nearby, chances are you’ve been to the Nelson at least once in your life. Kansas City’s primary art gallery has been open since 1933 and is the most extensive collection of artwork in the city. It’s the perfect place for an art buff to spend an … Continue reading
This past fall was an important one for the city of Kansas City, Missouri. For the second time in two years, the local baseball team (the Kansas City Royals) was in the midst of a battle for the World Series win. They would go on to win for the second time in the history of … Continue reading
Jefferson City, Missouri is one of two state capitals not served by the Interstate system and is a relatively uneventfully small town (in sharp contrast to major metropolitan state capitals such as Salt Lake City in Utah or Nashville, Tennessee). But something about the river town is special, and it’s not just from it being … Continue reading