Dr. Aaron Wahl was sworn in as a council member in Chesterfield’s Ward 2 for a second term. In addition to representing Ward 2, he was appointed to Chesterfield’s Finance & Administration committee and the Parks, Recreation & Arts committee....
Bev Berla and Art Koenig were honored at the Gifted Resource Council’s 40th Anniversary Celebration for teaching at least 20 years with the organization.
The education agency was founded in 1983 to bring together the resources to support and enrich...
Ilana Boyer received the Whitfield School’s Peter Maack Ellis ’71 Senior of the Year Award, which is given to a senior who has been an outstanding school citizen, distinguishing themselves by leadership in extracurricular activities and involvement...
Emily Laycob has started Everything in its Place, a professional organization service. She offers in-home organization for any size project as well as weekly and bi-weekly maintenance services for kitchens to playrooms, closets to garages, attics to home...
Yana Hotter accepted the position of executive assistant with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.
Her main responsibilities are to support the museum executive director, team, and board of directors with general office administration.
Hotter...
Abby Durlester has announced that her law firm, Propper Legal & Consulting, is open for business. It will offer modern, clear, and approachable contracts, and provide day-to-day strategies, branding support, and legal counseling for corporate and...
The Ladue Horton Watkins High School boys’ varsity tennis team won the 2023 MSHSAA state championship for the second year in a row. Sawyer Bland and Amit Kadan are two of the 12 boys who made it happen.
Sawyer is the son of Karen and Jeffrey Bland...
Paul Wagman received a National Headliner Award for his reporting in the Gateway Journalism Review on the roles played by various St. Louisans and people with St. Louis ties to the insurrection at the Capitol. The bundle of eight stories were called...
Autumn Dennis begins a new role this month as administrative coordinator in the Washington University’s Department of Political Science and the Academic & Administrative Cluster. Dennis was previously director of Communications and Online Hospitality...
Molly Levine, Senior, Marquette High School
• Published May 24, 2023
The Jewish Light has always held a special place in my heart. For as long as I can remember, my family has stacked piles of Jewish Light newspapers on our living room coffee table. I fondly remember flipping through issues, completely absorbed by the...
Young Israel of St. Louis will hold its Annual Dinner on Tuesday, June 13 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton.
The shul will honor Jonty and Juli-Ann Felsher for their leadership at Young Israel for more than 30 years.
“For over three decades,...
Josh Allen, founder of Companion, started a podcast entitled “Baked-In.” His guests are industry innovators, and they discuss the unique ideas and values that are baked into their businesses and have led to extraordinary success. Allen’s upcoming...
