http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ Grassroots civics and culture in St. Louis http://www.thecommonspace.org/pict/logo-blog.gif http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ 31 31 en-us amanda@thecommonspace.org 2009-02-20T13:53:28-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000773.php Watch out, hatas: former Top STL Planner (kind of like Top Chef, only with less TV time) Rollin Stanley is roaming the streets of downtown. I spotted him getting the tour of the new Left Bank Books, but he's on... 773@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2009-02-20T13:53:28-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000772.php More signs of the actual residential neighborhood that is downtown STL: Washington Avenue Christmas Trees, for sale from a lot at 14th and Washington. I guess you could even drag a sled down there from your loft!... 772@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ Business District 2008-12-02T13:35:02-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000770.php Renowned poet (and pop to current Riverfront Times topper Tom Finkel) Donald Finkel died earlier this week; his passing is noted even in the Paper of Record.... 770@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-11-21T10:13:30-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000769.php Interesting read in today's NY Times about the rise of web-only news (including our own STL Beacon, which gets a passing mention) and how it forces the hand of the local newspaper, too. We can only hope.... 769@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ The Media 2008-11-18T10:10:44-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000768.php I must alert you to a collector's dream, and also a chance to do a good thing: this Friday evening, from 6-9 p.m., at a benefit event to be held in South County (details below), there will be a plethora... 768@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-10-22T14:39:37-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000767.php This gave me a giggle. A few weeks ago at the awesome Tower Grove Farmers' Market, I enjoyed the musical stylings of Ben Bedford (and not just because he sang a song about Central Illinois' Sangamon River, the subject of... 767@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-09-05T14:54:31-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000766.php Guess what? I'm the kind of gal who gets "Parents" magazine in the mail now...even if it does still get shoved to the bottom of the pile (under "Entertainment Weekly"). And in the latest issue, in the rankings of the... 766@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ STL in the News 2008-08-26T11:20:59-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000765.php You can once again get your quick hits of local political snark at blogsaintlouis.com. The author is reachable at archpundit@gmail.com.... 765@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ The Media 2008-08-11T13:44:28-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000764.php After hitting my polling place (Marian Middle School repreSENT!) this a.m., I was rewarded with a spiffy new version of the old "I Voted" sticker. Don't know who's paying for this one (kinda scared to know, in fact), but it... 764@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ Other 2008-08-05T16:00:47-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000763.php 763@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ Business District 2008-07-12T13:44:14-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000762.php 762@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ Fun Links 2008-07-12T13:15:02-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000761.php Though not always beloved in the town where one of his champions, arts patron Emily Pulitzer, keeps trying to convince the locals, sculptor Richard Serra is riding high off the well-received installation of his new work, "Promenade," exhibited during May... 761@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-07-09T16:15:27-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000760.php Lydia Marie Horine made her grand entrance into the world today. Proud parents Jenny Ryan and Patrick Horine of Tower Grove Farmers' Market and Local Harvest fame happen to live next-door to The Commonspace world headquarters (at least while the... 760@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-05-26T14:55:50-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000759.php Timely bloggers we are not. Mayor Slay and Thomas Crone beat us to posting about the birth of our own son. There's a birth announcement of sorts posted at milomarston.com. (He's got his own domain name, natch.) More photos will... 759@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-05-18T21:14:52-06:00 http://blog.thecommonspace.org/archives/000758.php The newest addition to the Drebes-Penilla family appeared on the scene this morning, joining Mommy Mary Lisa, Daddy Dave and Big Sister Sarah Ann and accounting for a 33% increase in year-over-year household size. Like his older sibling when she... 758@http://blog.thecommonspace.org/ People 2008-04-25T20:57:01-06:00