6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (297+ words) Come with us to Wild Arts Learning Center for an in-depth bookbinding class. Adding to the list of things I'd never thought I'd do for work: a bookbinding class. This one actually hit closer to home, though. Growing up, I…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (175+ words) The Garden Exchange, located in Aurora, is part coffee shop, part flower shop. Owned by Hannah and Kelby Rader, the shop fosters community that attracts visitors from far and wide. To Kelby, Hannah is the shop's visionary, while he does…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (283+ words) A flower festival brings bright colors, hand-picked bouquets and lots of charm to the small town of Kearney, Missouri. Three hours north of Springfield (and just outside of Kansas City), the town of Kearney explodes with color every April. Visit…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (10+ words) Grace Kitchen Brings Authentic Nigerian Food to Downtown Springfield417 Magazine...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (525+ words) With dating apps becoming the norm, meet-cutes are more common in movies and television than in real life these days. But Travis and Emily Jenkins' love story is one of those sweet ones that definitely falls into the latter category....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (335+ words) By staging inventive takes on Shakespeare in breweries, festivals and community spaces, Queen City Shakespeare is opening the classics to a broader audience. Queen City Shakespeare brings a modern, experimental energy to classic works, inviting the Springfield community to experience…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (217+ words) Cosmo Kwon collects culinary inspiration like a souvenir, and brings it to his businesses in 417-land. Cosmo Kwon, owner of Hinode Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi, The Press Coffee & Juice Bar and Bawi Korean BBQ, collects culinary inspiration like a souvenir,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (321+ words) FourOneSeven Digital Manager Elizabeth VanFosson took another Olympic-based trip, this time to Milan for the Winter Olympics. 417: Who did you go with this time?E.V.: My mom and dad! Same people I went to Paris for the Summer Olympics with in…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (598+ words) Finley Farms teams up with 4 By 4 Brewing Company to release the Golden Hour Lager, a light beer brewed using barley milled at the historic Ozark Mill. The launch party will take place at The Workshop on March 20. After 34 years, the Ozark…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (203+ words) Get a Pollen-Infused Fix from MaMa's Cafe & Deli417 Magazine Get a Pollen-Infused Fix from MaMa's Cafe & Deli Put a little pollen in your pick-me-up from MaMa Cafe & Deli. Pollen is in the air'and also in the lattes and smoothies at MaMa's…...