The knuckle curve is a potent weapon for a pitcher. It dips and dances, baffling hitters. In 1985, it was Andy Katzman’s go-to pitch. With a 10-2 record, he helped John Burroughs School to its first state championship. Katzman is now the assistant coach...

Elisabeth Greenwood always knew what she wanted to do for a living. “I declared in the second grade that I wanted to be a teacher,” said Greenwood, who this fall will begin her 12th year teaching chemistry at Belleville East High School.  On May...

A St. Louis area nursing school ranked No. 1 this year by “Nursing Schools Almanac” bears the name of a man who was a philanthropist, entrepreneur and leader in the Jewish community. That man was Alvin Goldfarb. Goldfarb School of Nursing, with...

Marvin Rosengarten was strolling down a hallway at the Gatesworth recently as Carrie Montrey, the facility’s executive director, was making her rounds. “Good afternoon, coach!” she said. Rosengarten, 92, has been retired from the athletic...

Just north of the University City Loop on Kingsland Avenue sits a modern brick building that has been a welcoming, innovative center of learning for preschool age children for 27 years. The Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Learning Center has 12 classrooms,...

Irv Zeid Park at 9100 Old Bonhomme Drive is the easternmost of Olivette’s five parks. The five-acre park has undergone a major transformation in the past year. The makeover includes a new dog park, an upgraded nature-based playground, revamped sidewalks...

The Henry and Gladys Crown Center for Senior Living is quickly evolving into a modern new facility, with Phase 1 scheduled to be completed early next year. Construction is in progress on a tower that will replace the aging Tallin Building and feature...

A half dozen large concrete turtles — and one snake — sit along Oakland Avenue south of the St. Louis Zoo. Turtle Park, which opened in 1996, was designed and sculpted by Bob Cassilly, the founder of downtown’s City Museum. Each turtle is identified...

St. Louisans seeking an opportunity to better understand the environment and how we care for the natural world will find an excellent resource in the Missouri Botanical Garden. But visitors might not know the story of the philanthropic St. Louis Jewish...

Every day, dozens of desperately hungry St. Louisans visit the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. They may be facing tough times, but they’ll leave knowing they can feed their families. Visitors to the food pantry might also wonder: Who was Harvey...