Missouri Life

As fall approaches, you may have plenty of zucchini left or know someone who really wants to get rid of their excess. This recipe is a warm and satisfying way to use up this…

Missouri History Today August 31, 1920: Hannibal Woman Becomes First In U.S. To Vote After 19th Amendment Enacted

Missouri History Today August 30, 1861: Military Leader Declares Martial Law, Loses Face With Lincoln

Most circuses — whether large and famous like Ringling Bros., and Barnum & Bailey, or small and regional — are traveling ones, and set up a big Big Top tent to perform in. But not…

Thomas Hart Benton is best known for the murals in our state capitol in Jefferson City. The home and studio that Benton and his wife Rita shared in Kansas City have been left…

Most of us think of improv as being comedy. It really is so much more. Ed Reggi shares his love of this form of theatre in “The Converstion” where we ask questions and Ed…

Missouri History Today August 29, 1904: Olympic Games Begin In St. Louis

In our September 2023 issue, we introduced you to St. Louis’s influential coffee barons, but there are two more who shaped that important industry: Julius Steinwender and Charles…

Missouri History Today August 28, 1820: Clark Falls To McNair As State’s First Governor

Missouri History Today August 27, 2022: First-Ever State Book Festival Wraps Up In Washington