After more than year of COVID-19, though we have learned how to cope with life during a pandemic, we are eager to return to normalcy. In-person schooling, more willing travelers and a historically fast vaccine rollout are all testaments to people’s...

For their entire time at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, almost every student looks forward to the eighth grade class’ annual trip to Israel. Sadly, like many other things this year, the trip was canceled for the second consecutive year due to...

“This summer, I will hopefully be a camp counselor for a day camp in U-City. I am also going to do extra math, history and coding (kudos to my dad for that). I am currently writing a fiction novel, which I will work a lot on during the summer. I also...

On March 23, Israel held its fourth national election in two years. In the first three, no majority coalition was able to form and stabilize, leading to the dissolution of the government and the need for the fourth.  Many parties compete in Israeli...

Local restaurants, particularly independent ones, are some of the biggest casualties of the ongoing pandemic, given multiple shutdowns and continuing restrictions. According to Yelp, 60% of small businesses, including restaurants, have permanently closed...

Although we can now see a light at the end of this pandemic, we’re not quite done with COVID-19. We still must remain cautious when looking for activities that can make these (hopefully) final months of the speed by. One activity that many teens...

Over the past few months, I have been trying a variety of different recipes for my new air fryer, specifically to cook healthy snacks. I’ve come to find that an air fryer is a great tool for healthy recipes, including ones that are very easy to prepare...

Opening any business comes with several challenges. Opening a small business amidst a deadly pandemic is a whole other story.Daylight Donuts, a Jewish-owned doughnut shop in Chesterfield that features a multitude of other sweet treats along with coffee...

With the NFL season coming to a close and the off-season heating up, let’s reflect on what made the 2020 NFL season so special. Every year there are exciting games and spectacular plays but those are only temporary flashes; what makes each NFL season...

It has been almost a year since the start of the pandemic, when life as we knew it came to a screeching halt. Now, vaccines are starting to be distributed, and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Yet some Americans still refuse to get their...

Walking down the halls of United Hebrew’s Saul Spielberg Early Childhood Center, colorful bulletin boards displaying vibrant artwork line the walls. The sound of laughing toddlers echoes from classroom to classroom.  At the turn of a corner appears...

Throughout the school year so far, COVID-19 has dominated all aspects of student life. Virtual school, safety concerns and adaptive scheduling have all had an effect on the way students learn. As a result, students taking advanced placement, or AP, classes...