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St. Louis city, county library systems combining catalogs

2 years 6 months ago
Attention readers in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County: There's now a free and easy way to get access to more than 5 million items. St. Louis Public Library and St. Louis County Library have combined their catalogs, making every item in both systems available to cardholders in both jurisdictions. The new partnership will allow library patrons to find materials from either system through a single search and have them delivered to the branch of their choice. “SLPL is continuously looking…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Goodwill for Ukrainian refugees is abundant in KC. But what about other refugees?

2 years 6 months ago

This story was originally published by The Beacon.  It wasn’t long after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, sending more than a million civilians scrambling for safety, that resettlement organizations around the Kansas City area began receiving offers of refugee support. The messages were almost universally well-meaning. People offered financial donations and even volunteered to […]

The post Goodwill for Ukrainian refugees is abundant in KC. But what about other refugees? appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Josh Merchant

Friday, March 25, 2022 - North City Blues

2 years 6 months ago
The St. Louis Blues have launched an after-school program to give more children a chance to learn the sport while increasing diversity in hockey. North City Blues is a partnership with KIPP Schools and Friendly Temple.

Mark Vittert's Reflections: Remembering Gyo Obata, the architectural great who founded HOK

2 years 6 months ago
I had the chance to meet Gyo Obata almost 40 years ago. In the times we shared, there was not a word ever spoken about buildings or airports or extraordinary structures, or his remarkable, unmatched career, or the books that would herald him as one of the greatest architects who had ever lived. I was able to get to know Gyo in a completely different way.
Mark Vittert