In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Editor-in-Chief Kristina Abovyan spoke with reporter Athena Fosler-Brazil about a story she wrote for this month’s issue about the cash bail system and a bail fund right here in mid-Missouri.
The fight for liberation: How Merrique Jenson supports the transgender community in Missouri and beyond:Merrique Jenson is the first trans Latina to serve as a nonprofit executive director in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas and has founded multiple LGBTQ+ support groups and organizations across the Midwest and the Ozarks states.
From Broadway to Broadway: Columbia’s star production carpenter:A Broadway show often goes off without a hitch with the help of people like Paul Wimmer, who lives in Columbia but takes his production carpentry skills to New York City.
Feels like home: Delia’s Mexican Grill opens up second location:Scott Schaefer was a regular customer of David’s when he worked at other restaurants, and Delia’s Mexican Grill has become his go-to since he found out David owned it. “It’s our favorite Mexican restaurant in town. (David) takes great pride in making sure everybody is having a good time and getting fed.”
