A Great Miracle
Locals share their traditions and connections to Hanukkah. As the sun sets on Thursday, December 10, Roberta Herman and her husband, Robert, will stand together and light one candle on…
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Lauren Sable Freiman
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Navigating Medicare with Population Health
Local experts share the to-do checklist for finding the best Medicare health plan for you. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s…
Love Builds a Happy Home
Paige and Kyle Schrimpf build their dream home with a budding family. The first thing Paige Schrimpf does when she opens her eyes each morning is browse the new real…
Healing With Sneakers and a Smile
Alfred Johnson has earned a reputation for helping his patients feel better — inside and out. Growing up with a physician as a father, Dr. Alfred Johnson witnessed firsthand the…
Rooted in Good Food
Ryan Davis’ culinary career has taken him from L.A. to Vegas, but it’s Argyle that he calls home. Ryan Davis has been in the restaurant scene since the age of…
Bright Boxes, Sunny Service
How one local student’s charity is spreading love across the nation Though there isn’t a book called “How to Run a Charity and Go to High School at the Same…
In With the New
See how visionaries are breathing new life into River Park. As a kid, the JCD Building sometimes served as Charlie Christiansen’s indoor soccer field. He’d spend breaks from local tournaments…
The Money in Marijuana
What to expect with the passing of Amendment Two. With November’s passage of Amendment Two, growing, manufacturing, selling, and consuming marijuana and marijuana products for medicinal use has been legalized…
Constructing a Community
Habitat for Humanity’s construction manager, Shane Spalding, teaches volunteers contracting skills that last a lifetime When Shane Spalding joined River City Habitat for Humanity as the full-time construction manager in…
Citizen-Soldier
The impact, mission, and presence of the Missouri Army National Guard. photos by Charles Machon, Museum of Military History, and DVIDS Around 10,000 visitors pass through the doors of the…