IMAGINE, IF YOU CAN, driving up the drive to the entrance of Covenant Place, a large and imposing classic Tudor apartment building that recently opened as home for 101 older adult residents. I did this recently and actually gasped at its beauty and grandeur....
IF MY MEMORY IS NOT PLAYING TRICKS ON ME, I recall that 25 years ago there was a lot of excitement about a new project here in St. Louis called the Jewish Food Pantry. Started in 1991 with a small grant from Jewish Federation, it was housed in the Jewish...
WE ALL KNOW “SING FOR YOUR SUPPER,” and most of us have sung for our children, no matter how poorly we carry a tune. But Sing for Wellness, for good health, sounds different from our usual vocalizing. That is what the sixth annual Sing for Siteman...
AMY RUTH SHAPIRO is 22 years old and a student at Lindenwood University. Sounds like any other college student, doesn’t she, but let me tell you that she is remarkable and exceptional. As a child, Amy had surgery for a tumor in her brain, which resulted...
ANDREW REHFELD, PRESIDENT AND CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has been in that job for four years, and I am embarrassed to tell you that I just met him for the first time a few weeks ago. What is even stranger is that we met not in St. Louis,...
BARBARA “BABS” SHUMAN HAS IT ALL. She is warm, kind and caring, and a dear friend to all who know her. Now she is about to add to her exemplary career an unusual award. The Lupus Foundation of America, Heartland Chapter, will present her with the...
JOIN CONDUCTOR LAUREATE LEONARD SLATKIN and friends for a gala evening to benefit Radio Arts Foundation starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd. in Grand Center. Slatkin’s friends are classical guitarist...
TWENTY YEARS AGO, I wrote a column about a new program at Washington University called the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI). It was created for adults over the age of 55 who wanted to enhance their education. The program took off like wildfire and to...
I SAW A NEW PLAY IN A NEW THEATER RECENTLY, right here in St. Louis. It was really an exciting experience to sit in the colorful, brightly painted Marcelle Theatre at 3310 Samuel Shepard Drive in Grand Center for the regional premiere of the musical thriller...
MY FRIEND SUE SHEAR was a gutsy woman. To prove the point, Sue was recruited to run for the state legislature by the National Women’s Political Caucus of Metro St. Louis and she won. I am told that Sue’s presence in the legislature actually changed...
LENORE PEPPER, icon of wisdom, generosity and business success, has been honored many times for her good deeds over the years. But even close friends may not be aware of the reason for her latest award as a Hatebreaker Hero.Hatebreakers, founded by...
Special discount on ‘Next to Normal' tickets at the Fox for ‘Light' readers "NEXT TO NORMAL," the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize award winner, is coming to the Fabulous Fox for a limited engagement April 12 to 24. Thanks...
