Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. Getting to know your curator in chief. What was your first job? Pulling weeds and hoeing rows in soybean test plots. Seed companies sponsor field days to show off corn and soybean varieties. Those corn and soybean plots look even better after high school kids have gone through (on… Continue reading Erica Smith: War stories and typewriters
On Sunday, Day 2 of my mother’s trip to St. Louis, we did a little antiquing. I found a set of four silver goblets that were half-price; she found some other silver pieces. I also found a glass juicer, which I’ve wanted for some time, but hadn’t convinced myself to buy. Spotting it at a… Continue reading St. Louis antiquing adventures
St. Louis area residents measure the March 24-25 snowfall. [View the story “How deep is it?” on Storify]
City officials and local reporters debate why a ready-to-open community center hasn’t. [View the story “Rec center squabble bleeds over to Twitter” on Storify]
Four editors, three reporters, four copy editors, a photographer and the editorial cartoonist were laid off in the newsroom. Ten advertising and production employees also were laid off. [View the story “Post-Dispatch lays off 23” on Storify]