George Michalopoulos: Restaurateur and Inventor
Restaurateur and innovator George Michalopoulos has created a family of employees and customers who find comfort, celebration, and community within the walls of Mythos.
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Melodee Colbert-Kean: The Queen Bee of Public Service
Melodee Colbert-Kean’s career highlights include serving as Joplin’s first African-American mayor, and as President of the National League of Cities.
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Jorge Leyva: Joplin’s World-Class Artist
Joplin artist Jorge Leyva wants others to see, feel, and experience art themselves, which is why he’s opened his sculpture garden to the public – for free.
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Handmade by Rebecca: Transforming Trash Into Art
Rebecca Bristow rescues items from trash and recycling bins and transforms them into treasures such as earrings, suncatchers, and mobiles.
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Kristin’s Laboratory
Kristin’s Laboratory produces unique jewelry from new materials and repurposed items.
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Jorge Leyva Studio
Sometimes I’m surprised to learn about “big city” type businesses or attractions that exist right here in our little neck of the woods. Other times, I’m simply blown away.
This was the case last week when I walked through the doors of artist Jorge Leyva’s studio.
Me Like Bees
Who knew that little Joplin, Missouri, could produce a band that stood out among thousands of entrants and emerged as the victor in the 2013 Ernie Ball Warped Tour Battle of the Bands in Hollywood?
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