Matthew Rauschenbach·Oct 24, 2022Dear Saint Louis,Our hearts are once again flooded with emotion as we deal with another school shooting, a trend that seems to have now touched everywhere. …Saint Louis4 min readSaint Louis4 min read
stlplace·Oct 18, 2022Summer Camps in Saint Louis metro areaI wrote a piece on summer camp choices a while ago, to be precise, 5 years ago. My kids are growing older and they have attended more summer camps in the past 5 years. Below are some of the camps they attended and are planning to attend this summer, in…Saint Louis5 min readSaint Louis5 min read
stlplace·Oct 17, 2022Gifted Program at Ladue SchoolsSome disclaimer: not district official doc. I believe each kid is unique, special and gifted in her / his own way. And for many parents / guardians they do sincerely believe their kids are the smartest. Years ago I think when my older daughter was probably 3 or 4 years…Saint Louis6 min readSaint Louis6 min read
The New RC Soaring Digest StaffinThe New RC Soaring Digest·Feb 26, 2022Club in FocusMississippi Valley Soaring Association — This is our first in an ongoing series of articles which is intended to raise interest in, and awareness of local grassroots RC soaring clubs. Would you like to be featured here and our Clubs page? Let us know! — Ed. The MVSA is an active, AMA-sanctioned RC soaring club…Saint Louis3 min readSaint Louis3 min read
Evelyn Cheung·Jan 23, 2022Saint Louis in meThis is not the city that I would choose to live because fancy Hollywood movies only show off Times Square in colorful night lights. or rolling valleys of San Francisco or emerald Michigan lake of Chicago. Where I can find any Asian food stores, swamped with the hectic motions of…Saint Louis2 min readSaint Louis2 min read
Bill Burkett·Oct 12, 2021Chapter 32: Intermezzo: fucking and duck huntingIntermezzo: noun; a movement coming between the major sections of an extended musical work (such as an opera) I carried out my mother’s assignment to report her pending death to my father and uncles from a hotel room in St. Louis. After the Goodwill Games, she wouldn’t let me blow…Saint Louis6 min readSaint Louis6 min read
Matthew Rauschenbach·Jun 5, 2021Cold Brew Chronicles: Coffee, College, Confusion. Introduction.There’s only one promise that I’m able to make to you right now: if you are not a fan of the alliterative quality of the title of this “blog”, have no fear. I promise to refrain from using alliterations frequently. As if reciting a universally known play for the past…Saint Louis4 min readSaint Louis4 min read
Tishaura Jones·Feb 23, 2021It’s time to get real about public safety.At the core of my campaign for Mayor, my career in public service, and the programs that I have begun as Treasurer of the City of Saint Louis is this: you should be able to succeed here, in our city — regardless of where you live, the color of your…Saint Louis3 min readSaint Louis3 min read
Todd Smith·Jan 19, 2021Bird Watching at World Bird Sanctuary — thatawaydad.comA zoo for birds can be found at World Bird Sanctuary in western St. Louis County just off Interstate 44. Here you can see North American birds such as eagles to Australian birds such as a kookaburra. History of World Bird Sanctuary Walter Crawford who grew up in Venezuela among the exotic birds in the…Saint Louis6 min readSaint Louis6 min read
Jennifer Mittler-LeeinILLUMINATION·Dec 27, 2020Member-onlyExposing St. Louis’ Food SecretsPlease share these hidden gem recipes with the world — They say you don’t really know a place until you leave it. It wasn’t until I moved out of St. Louis, Missouri in my thirties that I came to realize what great food the city had to offer. Now I’m not talking about that great hamburger joint on the corner…Saint Louis5 min readSaint Louis5 min read
