Randy and Jason Sklar were born and raised in St. Louis; each celebrated his bar mitzvah at Congregation B’nai Amoona. Now, the twin comedy duo live in Los Angeles, years and miles away from where and when they first started performing. “The first...

When Hava Polinsky was 8 years old, she sat in the audience listening to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and dreamed about playing onstage.Nearly a decade later, the dream became real. On New Year’s Eve 2016, the violin prodigy performed Pablo de Sarasate’s...

It was his terminally ill mother that brought Richard Cohen back to his hometown St. Louis in 2013, after she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Richard, 52, didn’t think his mother, Sharon Cohen, had long to live and he wanted as much time as possible...

It takes a bit of energy to keep up with thespian George Lamb.He plays two roles — a taxi driver and Pope Paul IV — in a production of “Sister Act” at the Olivette Community Center that runs through Sunday, April 9. He bowls in a weekly league...

By day in the courtroom, Brad Pierce is an expert at commercial litigation. At night onstage, he lays down a mean bassline for a long-running St. Louis rock band.Pierce, a partner at Kramer & Frank P.C., also recently completed two years as board...

For most people, one job is plenty. Not Troika Brodsky. The local entrepreneur juggles three businesses. He has no shortage of energy and enthusiasm, especially when it comes to being a booster for St. Louis.Brodsky is executive director of the St. Louis...

That semitrailer driver you just passed on the highway might do a pretty decent job chanting the Shabbat blessing. That is, if the trucker is Neal DuBro.DuBro, 34, is a big-rig driver and the son of Cantor Paul DuBro. Neal never wanted to a rabbi, but...

The University of Missouri Tigers and the St. Louis University Billikens were never among the contenders for the NCAA college basketball championship. But on Sunday, Webster University won its fourth straight Final Four victory — in chess. Webster is...

Many rabbis across North America regularly call on St. Louisan Abby Kelman. They’re not looking for her counsel on religious matters but, rather, legal guidance.Kelman is a lawyer. Her specialty: representing or consulting with rabbis and other clergy...

Everyone was at the press conference last Thursday to meet and greet Andy Cohen, Clayton’s most celebrated Greyhound who now rules the Bravo network as both on-air personality and executive. I was there not only to meet and greet Andy but also his mother,...

We all know our rabbis by their names, by their looks, by their voices. We know our rabbis by their sermons and the lessons they teach us each week. They offer us advice, talk with us, cry with us, laugh with us. They help us understand Torah and support...

Stroll down the beer aisle at Schnucks and you’ll see dozens of foreign and domestic labels. Bars and restaurants likewise offer a wide variety of beers, ales and stouts. Some have odd names and unusual flavors, like pumpkin and grapefruit.That wasn’t...