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A high and dry celebration This year’s Celebrate St. Peters returns to 370 Lakeside Park just in time to see the park dried out from record flooding  By Brett Auten A once submerged and sodden 370 Lakeside Park has reopened and is set to host its biggest event of the year. The 2019 edition of…

Enjoying ‘Life Outside’ Great Rivers Greenway Life Outside festival provides the community free exploration of outdoor activities By Charlotte Beard Great Rivers Greenway has not only been a catalyst for connecting the community to sites around the region whether on foot or on wheels, but since 2016 the agency has been connecting members of the…

Build and play Local groups come together to build a playground at the Emerson Family YMCA in Ferguson By Charlotte Beard UnitedHealthcare’s volunteer initiative – “Do Good. Live Well.” partnered with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to active play for children, to build a playground at the Emerson Family YMCA in Ferguson last Thursday, Aug.…

An incredible journey A St. Louis native travels the length of the Missouri River from its headwaters to the Arch via kayak to raise money for Missouri River Relief   By Brett Auten Your summer vacation photos look nothing like Mark Fingerhut’s. Fingerhut, a St. Louis native, and resident, just polished off a mind-bending trip,…

Carrying hope in a backpack Project Backpack is a program that puts items children might need in a moment of crisis in a backpack that is distributed by first responders across the region By Kristen Dragotto Often when people think of St. Charles County and North St. Louis County, two distinct areas come to mind…

High school redux The Excel Center of MERS Goodwill in St. Louis gives adults free education towards a high school diploma By Charlotte Beard Along with the many students that returned to school last week, The Excel Center of MERS Goodwill located at 1727 Locust Street in St. Louis welcomed new students and returning students…