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This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. While dozens of coffee fanatics head downtown Saturday for day two of Coffee Fest, Rise Coffee in the Grove is debuting a “coffee for the people” program. They are doing something very cool at @RiseCoffeeSTL — paying it forward with caffeine. Stop by. pic.twitter.com/YShZHJidkT — Seán Collins (@SeanCollinsSTL) May… Continue reading Rise Coffee encourages neighbors to pay it forward
Sometimes I write things for RealTimeSTL. Here’s what I wrote this week. #YesAllWomen trends globally; 6 St. Louis area tweets #OMGSTL: Cake and music? It’s an SLSO party #OMGSTL: 11 noteworthy tweets from Maya Angelou St. Louisans remember Maya Angelou #OMGSTL: 11 tweets that make us want to see ‘Magic Flute’ #OMGSTL: St. Louisans congratulate… Continue reading My stories: Week ending May 31
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. After Friday’s game, St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny confirmed that Oscar Taveras will join the team for Saturday’s game against the Giants. Matheny confirms when asked: Adams to DL. Taveras to majors. Will be in lineup tomorrow, per manager. Confirms report in PD, elsewhere. — Derrick Goold (@dgoold)… Continue reading Cards fans react: 10 tweets about Oscar Taveras
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Chesterfield seventh grader Gokul Venkatachalam, 13, finished in third place Thursday night in the National Spelling Bee. The word that tripped up Gokul: Kierkegaardian. Several St. Louisans congratulated the teen via social media. Top 3 for #TeamGokul. Good job, kid! — Tony Messenger (@tonymess) May 30, 2014 Gokul is… Continue reading St. Louisans congratulate super speller Gokul
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The Opera Theatre of St. Louis invited local tweeters to see and live-tweet “The Magic Flute” on Thursday night. We scrolled through dozens of tweets and found 11 that piqued our interest. (Full discloser: I was one of those live-tweeters.) Sparkly green spandex, monkey men, and dowop girls. And… Continue reading 11 tweets that make us want to see ‘Magic Flute’