Missouri Life Magazine

27/02/2025

Few people know the men who helped to make St. Louis the “coffee capital of the United States” in the 1920s. ☕

These kings of coffee were risk-takers, visionaries, and hard workers. Some were immigrants. Most have faded deep into the city’s culinary history. So, pour yourself a mug of java and let’s meet some of the coffee kings of St. Louis.

By Deborah Reinhardt It’s a good bet that most—if not all—of the urbanites sipping lattes at MoKaBe’s Coffeehouse in St. Louis can’t name the patriarch behind Chauvin Coffee, the local business that supplies the shop with its roasted beans. But when asked, many could name a member of the b...

27/02/2025

As we break into spring, be sure to grab a copy of our March/April edition to read our feature “Green Landscapes” and learn how to grow native Missouri plants!

We took a trip to to learn more about native plants and captured some lovely springtime shots! 🍃🌸🌷

📸: .r.jones

24/02/2025

Did you know the oldest continuously operated federal hatchery is located in southwest Missouri? It was established in 1888 and is located on a natural spring. The visitors center alone is an architectural gem!

19/02/2025

Snow in Bellefontaine Cemetery ❄️

14/02/2025

Send to your Missouri valentine! ❤️💋

13/02/2025

A spectacular [2023] renovation makes the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum an essential destination for Missourians. Click the link below to find out what was included in the renovation. 🔗

A spectacular [2023] renovation makes the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum an essential destination for Missourians. From where I’m standing, it’s a short walk to 1945. Kurt Graham, director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, greets me in the expansive, light-...

04/02/2025

Calling all chocolate lovers! 🍫 Join us in Rocheport on February 15th for the annual chocolate crawl! Stop and see us (plus our friends at Southern Provisions, Les Bourgeois, Meriwether Cafe, The Rocheport Winery, Stockton Mercantile, Manitou Studio, ART Off the Trail, Katy Trail B & B, and more)!

30/01/2025

In 1988, John and Melody Boyster moved from Arizona to the heart of the Ozarks. They decided to open up their own shop—Rosewood Farms Country Gifts, a mercantile gift store near Hartville. A couple of years later in 2000, they uncovered the treasured chocolate recipes of their great-grandfather, Joe Hawkins, also known as “Grandpa Joe.” After a year of practicing crafting the chocolates, the family opened a second store, Grandpa Joe’s Old Fashioned Chocolates, which sells more than 120 varieties of chocolate treats.

To learn more about the adventure of Joe's dream and what Rosewood Farms offers, click the link below.

Rosewood Farms Country Gifts LLC 🍫🍬

In the mid-1940s, Joseph (Joe) Hawkins took a hiatus from his full-time postmaster job in Arizona, packed his family up, and moved to California to attend candy-making school. Making candy was his passion and gift, winning him multiple blue ribbons across the United States. But at the time, selling....

30/01/2025

Most of Missouri’s drinking water comes from either surface water, like rivers and lakes, or groundwater, which is underground water that fills spaces in soil and rock. Each type of water has a different treatment process and offers different benefits.

To learn about where your water comes from, what it means to have ground or surface drinking water, and the contaminants in Missouri's water, click the link to see the story! 🔗https://missourilife.com/what-am-i-drinking/

24/01/2025

Are you a lover of all things vintage? We have exciting news for you!

Vintage Market Days® in St. Charles, Missouri is partnering with us to give away two VIP passes to their March Vintage Market Days® event: a vintage festival with thousands of unique, curated finds.

With 130 vendors attending the Vintage Market Days® event, you're sure to find something to add to your home, wardrobe, or vintage art collection. On top of vintage shopping, there will be live music, photo opportunities, and multiple food options to snack on as you shop around.

When: March 21-23, 2025,
Where: The St. Charles Convention Center

🎉 HOW TO ENTER: 🎉
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Entering is simple!
1. Follow Vintage Market Days of St. Louis, and give us a follow, too Missouri Life Magazine.
2. Share this post to your feed
3. Tag the friend that you would share your other VIP pass with!

We will announce the winner here on our page February 1st!

22/01/2025

The art of wine tasting isn't just letting the wine fall down your throat and hoping for the best. It is an art form that requires patience and sometimes ... a mentor. 🍷

Columnist Doug Frost shares some tips in wine tasting in is story: https://missourilife.com/how-to-taste-wine/

• Doug is one of four individuals in the world to simultaneously hold the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier titles, achieving his MS in 1991 and MW in 1993.

21/01/2025

Associate editor, Andrea Kaneko, shares how she fell in love with journalism again after receiving disheartening comments from others.

Before, when I would tell people that I work in journalism, I would get various versions of the same responses: “Journalism is a dying industry.” “All journalis

21/01/2025

Columnist Lorry Myers discloses a heart-wrenching decision she had to make for her family.

The call came a few weeks after my husband’s memorial service. The night before, the Division of Family Services had removed my wayward niece’s three children f

17/01/2025

Throughout the week, you won’t find Joyce Marchand sitting behind a desk at a nine-to-five job. Instead, you can find her in her backyard, wearing safety goggles while cutting, welding, and grinding metal.

Joyce is the owner and sole artist of Inspire Me Artworks, which sells flame-painted, etched, and painted patina jewelry and sculptures, typically made of recycled copper. While Joyce lives in Washington, Missouri, her handmade artwork is sold across the Midwest in shops, at craft shows, and on Etsy.

Read more about Joyce below!

Throughout the week, you won’t find Joyce Marchand sitting behind a desk at a nine-to-five job. Instead, you can find her in her backyard, wearing safety goggle

17/01/2025

KC Can Compost is a nonprofit that offers composting services to residents and commercial operations of Kansas City. Its goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to divert their food waste from landfills via commercial curbside services, residential drop-off locations, and Smart Cans. The nonprofit is one of only three entities in the country currently offering this type of compost technology. Cofounder and CEO of the nonprofit, Kristan Chamberlain, explains how the organization works.

KC Can Compost is a nonprofit that offers composting services to residents and commercial operations of Kansas City. Its goal is to make it as easy as possible

16/01/2025

Travel the iconic Route 66 from St. Louis to Joplin with Missouri Life’s new 2025 Route 66 Guide!! Guides are available through this link: bit.ly/40n49lI for FREE! You just pay shipping & handling.

Read about the history of the route and learn fun facts as we celebrate 100 years of Route 66.

08/01/2025

Shawna Hargis shared some pictures of winter weather in Boss, Missouri. Comment below images and locations of winter weather you have seen this snowstorm!

08/01/2025

Message for any ice-skaters near Fayette/Rocheport/Columbia area:

We are looking to shoot the cover for our 2025 winter edition. We are looking for people who can ice-skate on a shallow frozen creek/pond in the next week or so. Participants must provide their own skates. ⛸⛄ If you are interested, please email [email protected].