Every kid knows board games are fun — but why are they fun? Gifted students in the Kirkwood School District were recently tasked with answering this question and sharing their findings with the community.

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The faces have changed. The locations have changed. Styles of conversing have changed. But the Kirkwood Coffee Clubbers tradition of manly men sipping and slurping their morning java persists, and has even  passed the 100-year mark.

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Growing old gracefully, comfortably, beautifully — four female residents of Webster Groves and Kirkwood are among 14 seniors highlighted in a traveling social photography exhibit on display at the Webster Groves Public Library June 2 through 28.

Aunt Em and Uncle Henry could have done a much better job of protecting Dorothy and her little dog, too — Toto — when that terrible tornado hit Kansas in 1939. The infamous storm launched the beloved twosome to the Land of Oz.

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and Nikole Shurn has a lot more children to be responsible for this year. In addition to her own two children, the 1996 Kirkwood High School graduate now oversees the entire student body of the school district as president of the Kirkwood Board of Education.

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Aunt Em and Uncle Henry could have done a much better job of protecting Dorothy and her little dog, too — Toto — when that terrible tornado hit Kansas in 1939. The infamous storm launched the beloved twosome to the Land of Oz.

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and Nikole Shurn has a lot more children to be responsible for this year. In addition to her own two children, the 1996 Kirkwood High School graduate now oversees the entire student body of the school district as president of the Kirkwood Board of Education.

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When Kristin and Matt Lashoff learned their son was born with a rare disease, they felt scared and alone. Four years later, the Kirkwood couple has made it their mission to ensure parents in similar situations have a community to rely on.

“En garde! Ready! Fence!” A tap of the sabres, advancing and retreating footsteps, lunge! Slashing sound of metal on metal until a red or green light comes on and a buzzer sounds. This is what happens inside Fence St. Louis in Shrewsbury.

A neighborhood “town hall” meeting to discuss traffic woes on Big Bend Road in March led to a host of proposed traffic solutions in April. Now sprouting are yard signs advocating transit plans to “Connect Our Community.”

Art as self expression takes on a whole new meaning with Proud Art STL, a new creative group for LGBT+ teens and their allies. Started by Des Peres resident Peggy Rhodes and her family, the group meets monthly at the Shrewsbury City Center.

Growing up in Kirkwood in the late 1960s, I watched many changes take place. One change I noticed was with grocery stores. I watched as A&P, Kroger, Jacks/Browns, Bettendorf’s, McDonnell’s, National and Tom-Boy all closed their doors. 

Everywhere Michele Dunaway goes, she finds stories. Whether it’s meeting Daniel Radcliffe’s bodyguard outside of a theater or befriending a PR manager of the St. Louis Blues on an airplane, Dunaway finds herself exploring the world and meeting interesting characters along the way.