It was shocking to learn recently that the Archdiocese of St. Louis has made the decision to close two St. Louis City high schools, St. Mary’s in South City, and the CWE’s Rosati-Kain at Lindell & Newstead, as part of the diocese’ reorganization plan, “All Things New.” Shifting demographics and costs are cited as the…
Category: Events, Sightings
New City School hosting outdoor benefit concert for flooding repairs
You are all invited to join the New City School Community for an event on Thursday, October 13 to raise funds for ongoing repairs to the building at Lake & Waterman, following the July 28th storm. The photos below give you an idea of the devastation caused by the flood, which crashed into the lower…
Adventures on the Big Muddy
When Big Muddy Adventure’s Guideshop at 4662 Washington (behind Bowood Farms) opened in 2021, I wrote an enthusiastic welcome post describing the shop and their river adventures. But I had not yet signed up for one of their canoe trips on the Mississippi, until my niece Emily Stoddard and her family came to visit from…