Susan Atteberry Smith

By landscaping with native Missouri plants, gardeners with the palest of green thumbs can enjoy such views just like the pros, all while knowing they’ve done their part to nurture…

Neosho, known as The Flower Box City, is blooming once again. In more ways than one.

The Garrison restaurant, a former speakeasy in the Ozarks, brings the past to life with delectable flavor and history.

Stand at the east end, and you’ll see a chocolate factory next door to a 125-year-old family-owned hardware store, both facing railroad tracks laid more than 150 years ago. At the…

Her face practically fills the frame. You can see every freckle—and the determination in her eyes. She’s Abby, a twenty-two-year-old with Down syndrome who wishes servers wouldn’t…

Just as the restored early 19th-century structure at The Ozark Mill at Finley Farms honors the community’s heritage, the lunch and dinner menus at the restaurant pay homage to…

Passing by a familiar corner on one of this southwest Missouri town’s major thoroughfares, Ozark residents may wonder how anyone ever managed to turn an old street into bountiful…

By the time Jacquelyn Strickland takes the stage at the back to introduce the evening’s featured musicians—two singer-songwriters, one from Massachusetts, one from Wisconsin–she…

You can measure the impact of Missouri's community gardens in the pounds of food they provide residents, but they also provide benefits that can't be quantified.

The Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield immerses visitors in the sights and sounds—and smells—of nature.