Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced Monday that it would put some content behind a pay wall. It’s all rather confusing — the daily paper insists that “normal” content is still free, and that only “new” content will require a subscription. It’s really put the ol’ Weatherbird on the defensive… Continue reading 8 things you said about the P-D’s new pay wall
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Have you ever come across something that you loved, but can no longer find? Maybe it’s a pen. Or a pair of jeans. Maybe it’s an ice cream flavor or a band. For St. Louis native Jenni Avins, it was a J.Crew scoop-back swimsuit. In August, the 1999 Clayton… Continue reading Clayton grad resurrects a J.Crew swimsuit
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. In 2001, Susie Mathieu agreed to help her brother with a weekend project. Saturday night, Mathieu was honored with the FIRST Champion Volunteer of the Year award for her work toward that “weekend” project. Thirteen years ago, venture capitalist and St. Louis native John Doerr called his sister and… Continue reading STL’s Mathieu surprised with FIRST volunteer award
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. A lot goes into building a robot. A lot more goes in to building an elite robotics team. Just ask Cafe Bot, the FIRST Tech Challenge team from Webster Groves. The 3-year-old three-man team received third place in the FIRST Championship Inspire award Saturday afternoon at FIRST world championship… Continue reading Webster Groves team wins prestigious FIRST honor
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Hundreds of runners participated in Saturday’s Color Run, a 5K “paint race” that raise money for the St. Louis chapter of Autism Speaks. Known as the Happy Race, runners are showered with colored powder at stations along the route of the untimed race. Color run! pic.twitter.com/ElvVlvBrGe — Kathy Heffern… Continue reading Color Run paints St. Louis ‘happy’