2006 |
Spring |
Slam Poetry in the Sanctuary |
African drumming, Sufi poets and labyrinth walks? Par for the course at Christ Church Cathedral's Art & Soul Café |
Summer |
Taking God for Coffee |
Midrash evenings bring together people from all kinds of life experiences to share their commentary on culture...right there at the Bottleworks, Coffee Cartel and wherever else people gather |
Fall |
Clear Vision Through Stained Glass |
A new kind of church for a newly re-energized city, and a relationship where each needs the other |
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2005 |
Jan |
Be It Resolved |
A new year, a new crop of resolutions, including a few of our aldermanic types weighing in |
Mar |
Look Out, Old School: Here Comes the New School |
Remember the Deaniacs? Locally, they didn't disappear with the scream |
May |
Disturbing the Comfortable |
So close and yet so far: the latest upstart candidate in St. Louis city politics reflects on his fast-and-furious campaign |
Sep |
What Are Same-Sex Couples Doing in Church? |
At one local UCC church, they're worshipping and welcomed just like any other couple would be |
Dec |
Learning the Lessons of Hurricane Katrina |
Missouri's policies echo the nation's that led to abandonment for our most vulnerable citizens |
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2004 |
Feb |
At Home with the Strong, Silent Types |
Get prepared to get quiet silent waiting, at the heart of Quakerism, is a wellspring for questions, answers and renewed faith |
May |
Best Tool in the Rehabber's Toolbox |
Hammers and drills are important in the quest to revitalize the city, but it might all be for nothing if the Historic Tax Credit disappears |
Jun |
Stakeholders Speak |
After months of meetings and some contention, the Advance St. Louis process has come up with its recommendations. Here, the thoughts of four folks who were on the inside. |
Nov |
Hey, Baby, What's Your Dosha? |
Get in touch with your body, mind and soul at the new Ayurveda Temple in town |
Dec |
Red and Blue Make...Policy Fights? |
Statistics, margins and ruminations on a growing schism between urbanized and exurbanized regions of Missouri |
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2003 |
Jan |
Remembrances of the Campaign |
It's not easy being Green, but sometimes it gets you on C-SPAN with the chance to speak your mind |
Feb |
Representin' for St. Louis |
Missouri State Rep. Michael Daus (D-67th District), a 29-year-old legislator, has a bit more than a year on the job behind him...and no longer thinks "lobbyist" is a dirty word |
Mar |
In Conversation with Barb Geisman |
The city's chief development official discusses Downtown's prognosis for 2003 |
Apr |
Got Shabbat? |
The city, once home to a thriving Jewish institutional presence before mass suburban exodus, is enjoying a traditional worship revival |
May |
The Prime of Jim Shrewsbury |
A conversation with the aldermanic president, by his own estimation a powerful politician eager for the challenges ahead |
Jun |
Park Full of Pagans |
The annual Pagan Picnic brings out earth-worshippers, Wiccans and some folks who just want to wear fairy wings |
Jul |
Taking a Stand |
Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis invites you to hold our elected leaders accountable |
Aug |
An Education in Justice |
The St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese has sidestepped collective bargaining efforts by its teachers, leading some to conclude that eight years of patience is enough |
Sep |
Rooting for Republicans |
Long wandering in the city wilderness, St. Louis Republicans mount a new campaign for respect and political success |
Oct |
Stand in the Place Where You Live |
Pack up and head west, with some other congregations? It might've been the safe bet ... but it wasn't St. John's way. |
Nov |
Schools in the Balance |
School board members and supporters say they're shrill and opportunistic; "The Community" vows that it won't be ignored. No matter what you think of their arguments, things in the SLPS are likely to get a whole lot worse before they get better. |
Dec |
Race and the St. Louis Public School Board A Prequel |
For those who think the current school politics are the most sensational times ever, a primer on the board's past dalliances with white supremacy |
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2002 |
Jan |
Democrats, Divided |
In the city's 15th Ward, a new Democratic organization plans to change business as usual in local politics |
Feb |
What if God Was One of Us? |
The ministry at Genesis House Coffeehouse is diverse, messy and undeniably beautiful, just like the city it seeks to serve |
Mar |
Return of the Prodigal Speechwriter |
A conversation with Mark Ribbing Special Assistant to the Mayor for the Slay administration on politics, the possibilities of cities and coming home |
Apr |
A Politician with Punch |
Twenty-fifth Ward Alderman Dan Kirner's been honored for his work as an amateur boxing judge, with a recent Hall of Fame induction |
May |
Presidential Aspirations |
The two candidates for President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen explain their reasons for running |
Jun |
All God's Children Get the Blues |
Honoring the music of broken hearts and busted dreams at Union Avenue Christian Church's weekly "Rhythm and Roots" service |
Jul |
Putting Together the City's Tech Puzzle |
Technology czar Chris Dornfeld has been given the unenviable task of making countless city information systems with ridiculously outdated software play nice together |
Aug |
A Tale of Two Communities |
Now ministering in the city neighborhoods she used to leave en route to her West County church, this pastor has found new and more urgent calls for help. |
Sep |
Bittersweet Season |
Labor Day always marks the back-to-school, back-to-the-grindstone end to the joys of summer. So we asked our elected officials: what did you do over your summer vacation? |
Oct |
Man with a Plan |
Rollin Stanley, the city's director of Planning and Urban Design, arrived from Toronto with an urban vision he hopes St. Louis developers will buy |
Nov |
Committed to the Core |
So, a pastor, a rabbi and a priest walk into a ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza hotel...but the influence of Metropolitan Congregations United is no joke |
Dec |
Crunkin' for Christ |
Kickin' it at worship with St. Louis' hip-hop generation |
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2001 |
Jan |
Civics Lesson |
Former deputy mayor Mike Jones holds forth about the political culture of St. Louis |
Feb |
Elephant Stampede |
Republican mayoral candidates' visions for our city |
Mar |
The Sanctuary and the Street |
Father Mike Lydon of St. Pius church finds a mission in the modern world |
Apr |
I2: The Oxygen of High Public Places |
Take a deep breath and prepare for the summit of public leadership |
May |
Hearing Aids on the Frontlines of Democracy |
A fly-on-the-wall view of the April election |
Jun |
Young'un on Board |
Michael McMillan is still the youngest member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, five years after his election |
Jul |
Reflections of the Newly Elected |
Freshman legislator Jennifer Florida discusses her first few months on the Board of Aldermen |
Aug |
Ward Wars |
A conversation about ward redistricting and political reality with 10th Ward Alderman Craig Schmid |
Sep |
French Church in a French City |
They're parlez-ing Francais at the Harmony Baptist Church, where the Sunday service ends with a side order of fruit |
Oct |
Islamic in St. Louis: Before and After |
A local Muslim woman reflects on life since September 11 |
Nov |
All We Are Saying... |
St. Louis' anti-war community takes it to the street in an effort to get local citizens to think differently about actions the State undertakes on their behalf |
Dec |
How Many is Too Many? |
The faith-based group Voices for Survival sees human overpopulation as a threat to God's creatures, great and small |