While it took Don Corrigan about a year to research and write his new book,  “Amazing Webster Groves,” his latest literary offering may best be described as a 40-year work in progress.

It’s not often that an elementary school nurse is in a position to save a student’s life, but that’s exactly what Meagan Lozano did when Audrey Elizabeth “Ellie” McBrayer collapsed at her Webster Groves school three months ago. 

They were known by some as “Kirkwood’s Flyboys.” Growing up on West Washington Avenue, they had occasion to use the nearby city park for biking, sledding and later, as their personal airport.

The baseball field at Webster Groves High School was officially renamed earlier this week in honor of a fallen World War I soldier.

Those who send checks through the mail might want to reconsider doing so, as area mail boxes are being targeted by thieves.

Holistic self sufficiency is the mission of a local charitable organization that bolsters busy women trying to navigate economic opportunity paths.

As a youngster, Matthew Norman played and worked in his grandmother’s garden in Kirkwood. She inspired his plant career, which blossomed in the decades to follow.

One local woman has turned the grief of losing a loved one into an inspirational garden of gratitude — and now she wants to share it with the community.

Peace United Church of Christ congregants have voted to relocate the church’s worship, education, music and justice work to the campus of Eden Theological Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood Ave., in Webster Groves. 

Kelly Schnitzmeier grew up in Chesterfield, just two backyards away from her grandparents’ house. As an adult in Glendale, she’s delighted that her own daughter will get to experience the same closeness to her grandmother and great-grandmother.

The baseball field at Webster Groves High School was officially renamed earlier this week in honor of a fallen World War I soldier.

Those who send checks through the mail might want to reconsider doing so, as area mail boxes are being targeted by thieves.

Holistic self sufficiency is the mission of a local charitable organization that bolsters busy women trying to navigate economic opportunity paths.

As a youngster, Matthew Norman played and worked in his grandmother’s garden in Kirkwood. She inspired his plant career, which blossomed in the decades to follow.

One local woman has turned the grief of losing a loved one into an inspirational garden of gratitude — and now she wants to share it with the community.

Peace United Church of Christ congregants have voted to relocate the church’s worship, education, music and justice work to the campus of Eden Theological Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood Ave., in Webster Groves. 

Kelly Schnitzmeier grew up in Chesterfield, just two backyards away from her grandparents’ house. As an adult in Glendale, she’s delighted that her own daughter will get to experience the same closeness to her grandmother and great-grandmother.

This past Sunday’s celebratory Kirkwood High School parade for its soon-to-be graduates ended in the parking lot of Kirkwood High School, where many students and families posed for photos. Pictured above is KHS senior Khamori Cornelius (left) and her mother, Demmee Scoggin. | photo by Max Bouvatte

During April 1933, a six-horse hitch of Clydesdales pulling a ceremonial beer wagon as a symbol of hope was paraded in St. Louis by the Busch family to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. 

For those with plant-based diets, dining out with others can be difficult. One local woman wants to make it easier for everyone to share the table.

After several COVID cancellations, the Webster Groves High School class of 1966 is back in town this weekend for a reunion gathering at Llewelyn’s Pub and a picnic in the park. Joyful and melancholy memories will be shared.

Gerry Welch began her long reign as mayor of Webster Groves in April of 1998. Her only opposition in that race, Mayor Terri Williams, had withdrawn her candidacy several months prior to the election, leaving Welch unopposed and assured of victory.

When Horace Bray was in middle school, he tried out on drums for the after-school jazz band, but didn’t make it. His competition was Jharis Yokley, who had been playing since the age of three. Bray had only been playing for a couple of years, so it made sense that Yokley got the spot.

Fans of Missouri hellbenders recently gathered at the Saint Louis Zoo to honor the life and work of Kirkwood’s Karen Goellner. If working with hellbenders can get you into heaven, she’s in a good place.

Les Paul, Doris Day, Frank Fontaine and Dean Martin have all sung about “forever blowing bubbles.” Now add Mr. Bubbles of Kirkwood to the celebrities who have crooned a tune to bubbly fun and festivities.

Mary Butkus snapped photos for the 76th Kirkwood Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner on March 11, but within 48 hours she was coaxing daffodils up to pose for spring snapshots. She’s in the tradition of Kirkwood’s late, legendary photographer Francis Scheidegger.

After two years of the COVID-19 crisis, the pandemic now appears to be on the wane. However, the after-effects still have many college students feeling stress from the illness, its economic impact and relentless uncertainty.