I grew up in Kansas and my husband is from South Carolina, so how did we end up in Nixa, MO? You would be surprised at how many people move to Nixa from all over the country. Being a realtor, I have sold homes in Nixa to people from Wisconsin, Florida, California, Las Vegas, and other areas. We moved to this area due to my husbands employment and the close proximity to my Kansas roots.
I got to thinking about how little I knew about the history of Nixa. Since we have lived here (17 years), I have been aware of the growth of our community etc... But I never really researched any of the history. An agent friend of mine gave me a book titled Christian County History A to Z From One End to the Other by Wayne Glenn to read.
Nixa is the largest populated district in Christian County, but was actually a late bloomer in development compared to Ozark, Billings, and Sparta. It was originally a dusty intersection between Springfield and Northern Arkansas and Ozark and Mt. Vernon. Nixa's origins go back to the mid 1800's with the movement of farmers and traders into this fertile soil region of Southwest Missouri. The growing community became known as a "crossroads" or stopover site to and from Springfield. The name NIXA comes from Nicholas A. Inman, a prominant leader in the town and from the fact that it was "a crossroads". One of our Middle Schools is named Inman, which both of my children attended.
Nixa is located 10 miles south of Springfield, MO and 30 miles north of Branson, MO and Table Rock Lake on Highway 160, just 4 miles west of Highway 65. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the state and is located in Christian County which is the 66th fastest growing county in the United States! Our population is a little over 20,000.
Nixa is a wonderful community! We have loved living in Nixa and I am so thankful that my kids grew up here!! I am going to continue to research more about our wonderful Nixa community!
I had the opportunity to visit with Jeff Cook, the owner of Walkabout Coffee Shop in Nixa, Missouri! The coffee shop is located at 160 Hwy and CC Hwy, a great location for anyone who lives in Nixa, MO and works in Springfield, MO!
Walkabout Coffee Shop opened in September 2011 and has an Australian theme (as if you couldn’t guess!). Jeff is from Australia and still has many family members there. He has lived in Nixa for the past 3 years and thinks it is a great community! He stated that he has always wanted to own a shop or restaurant and his motto is “If it’s wrong we’ll make it right”!
His menu includes coffees, espresso, hot teas, smoothies, iced coffee, whole bean coffee, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, soda, and iced tea. Food items include muffins, pastries, danish, and the most WONDERFUL MEAT PIES, SAUSAGE ROLLS, AND LEMINGTONS (Australian staples)!! Jeff was gracious enough to send me off with one of each of these! I shared them with co-workers and all of us absolutely loved them! You need to stop by Walkabout Coffee Shop and try a meat pie or sausage roll and by all means get a wonderful cup of coffee! It is also nice to hear Jeff’s Australian accent!
You can quickly get items to go or you can relax in the shop on comfortable leather sofas or nice tables at which you can go online, the shop has wifi.
Hours are: MTTH 6:30-9pm, W 6-6pm, FSat 6:30-10pm.
Jeff has 2 part time employees and is hoping to expand his business to do some catering and is planning on expanding his menu. He is hoping to add homemade soups during the cold weather! He has gift cards available and has a coffee club card which you can use to get a cup of coffee free!
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING GROUP | MASTERMINDS OF BIZ | NIXA MO REALTOR
“Masterminds Of Biz” or “MOB” for short, is a business networking group that I have, just recently, had the opportunity to put in an application to join. I wasn’t sure initially if this was something I wanted to do and wondered if this would take too much of my time, but a friend encouraged me to visit and see what I thought.
The first thing I liked about this group was their name. Each chapter has a ‘MOB Boss”! I have enjoyed meeting t
he members of this particular chapter as well as guests that have visited from some of the other chapters. A member each week gives a presentation about his/her particular business and I have already gained valuable information from these!
I pride myself on being a good resource person for my clients and friends who are in need of a service or assistance of some kind (that comes from my social work background) and I have now gained many more resources!
The members of this group are also very involved in the community and in many charitable organizations that greatly benefit others!
I am very happy that my friend encouraged me to visit this group and I would suggest that if you have thought about joining a professional networking group, visit a MOB meeting or you can go online at www.mastermindsofbiz.com and check them out!
Why do you tailgate? I attended the Mizzou vs Oklahoma State football game this past Saturday. Even though I attended Kansas University, I had all the MU black and gold clothing on to support the team! My idea of tailgating is to socialize with other team supporters before or after the BIG game. My emphasis though, has always been on ATTENDING the game for which we are tailgating. Evidently, others (my daughter included) don’t see the significance in actually going to the game. They tailgate the entire time! I have found out that many people do this. They are at the stadium, with all of their team attire on, and all the fixings for a great tailgate, and they watch (sometimes) the game on a TV! 
My daughter and her roommates get soooo excited for the home games, but when I asked them if the team was having a winning season, what the MU quarterbacks name is, or if they knew one player on the team, they couldn’t answer. Maybe if they actually attended a game they would know these answers!!!
Oh well, I am still going to be the girl that attends the games!!
If you live in Nixa and have been sad to see two of our gift shops close, I have Good News! THIS, THAT AND A LITTLE MORE is a new shop with gift ideas, baskets for all occasions, bedding flowers, mulch, gardening supplies, locally made soups, dips, and honey, and a little more!
Shanna Pritchett is a lifetime resident of Nixa and opened the shop at the beginning of this year. It is located just west of Fremont Hills on CC Hwy in Nixa. Store hours are 9am to 5pm T-F, 8am to 4pm Sat, 11:30am to 3:30pm Sun, and is open year round.
This, That, and a Little More, "where you get just what you're looking for", also carries novelty gifts, candles, baby items, (which were great for a recent baby shower I hosted!), coffees and teas, and merchandise from Clever Creek Designs. You can custom order unique outdoor furniture made by Simply Repurposed.
Shanna is continuing to add items to her inventory and is focused on providing high quality products and customer satisfaction. "We will do everything we can to meet your expectations, (and ‘a little more')".
For more information about This, That and A Little More visit their website at www.thisthatandalittlemore.com or give them a call at 417-725-4902.
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