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  • Slow Fashion

    Slow Fashion

    Photo courtesy of Robins Photography

    Just about every sector of business is geared toward sustainability these days. Sustainable agriculture, energy and tourism are all a given, but sustainable fashion is just beginning to disrupt the traditionally wasteful mainstream fashion industry.

    Denverite Deb Henriksen, owner and founder of the rocker-chic brand Equillibrium, is poised to keep moving the fashion industry’s momentum forward. Her mission is to educate others about their own consumerism while bringing her sense of style to life with responsibly sourced textiles and materials.

    Henriksen owns a storefront, and creates and sells clothes made of sustainable textiles such as organic cotton, bamboo and hemp. The idea for Equillibrium was born in 1998, when Henriksen began to dream of having her own eco-friendly fashion boutique. In 2000, Equillibrium began as a wholesale brand that was carried in skate and snowboard shops around Denver and Breckenridge. She opened her first store in 2004 (now located on West Custer Place) and hasn’t stopped since.

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  • Barbecue that Rocks

    Barbecue that Rocks

    Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q Owner Mark Brown, 62, did not grow up dreaming of owning a barbecue restaurant. He opened the restaurant out of desperation.

    Brown spent 20 years on the road, driving tour buses for some of the biggest bands and musicians of the century — and has tour passes, five platinum albums and stacks of memorabilia to prove it. Starting with a gig for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils from 1976-79, Brown, 23 at the time, grew up with a few of the members in Springfield. The band took him along to be a part of the stage crew.

    “I never asked for the job,” Brown said. “The phone rang one night, and before I knew it, I was on my way to L.A.” 

    Written for the Columbia Daily Tribune. Find the full article here.

  • A Hand Up

    A Hand Up


    Photo by Don Shrubshell

    Latashia Ringold used to look for love in all the wrong places. After more than 30 years of abuse and addiction, she knew she needed to make a change. There had to be more to life.

    Source: A Hand Up: Back from the brink, Latashia Ringold gets help from Love INC

  • From the South

    From the South

    When Aly Friend isn’t posting food photos on Instagram, planning events at the University of Missouri or keeping up with Food Network shows, she’s in the kitchen stirring up something that’s sure to be good and tasty.

    Source: From the South: Aly Friend inherits love of cooking from southern Missouri upbringing

  • Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

    Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

    When it comes to losing weight, frustration is a given, but persistence makes the difference. Columbians Jeremy Morton and his partner, Nathan Fuchs, began the Whole 30 Challenge in September 2015. Fuchs’s CrossFit gym was participating in it, so Morton decided to try it as well.

    Source: Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits