Webster Groves

Divided Loyalties - Webster Kirkwood Times

St Louis (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

This Thanksgiving, Oakland Mayor Paul Marti has plenty to root for when his alma mater Webster Groves High School takes to the field for the ...

Webster Groves teacher lands Milken teaching prize

STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Webster Groves High School teacher Eric Dunn thought he would be performing the national anthem Wednesday with his a capella group, A-MEN, for the state's education commissioner. Instead, he received a prestigious national teaching award and a $25,000 prize."My goodness, what a surprise," he said.Dunn, a math teacher who has taught algebra, advanced placement calculus, geometry and trigonometry,...

BOOK/MAGAZINE: Goldmine Spotlights Euclid Records

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Euclid Records, the Webster Groves music store that offers an extensive inventory of jazz on vinyl, is featured in the November issue of the record collecting magazine Goldmine.Owner Joe Schwab talked to the mag about the store's history, the challenges facing music retailers in today's market, and...

Goldmine spotlights Euclid Records

St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Euclid Records , the Webster Groves music store that offers an extensive inventory of jazz on vinyl, is featured in the November issue of the record collecting magazine Goldmine . Owner Joe Schwab talked to the mag about the store's history, the challenges facing music retailers in today's market, and the fun of serving customers with nicknames like "Mr. 2-Tapes, Schleprock, Grandmaster...

More Federal Money for Historic Preservation Exists, Needs to be Appropriated

Ecology of Absence (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

... Ferguson, Florissant, Kirkwood, Manchester, Oakland, Pasadena Hills, St. Charles, University City, Webster Groves and Wildwood. Imagine what a source of new funding for surveys and education could do for preservation efforts in these cities. In 1980, Congress authorized deposit of the full $150 million annual revenue amount into the fund. However, since then, Congress has never appropriated...

Football: A miracle finish captured on video

Varsity Times Insider (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

It's called the Miracle at Moss, the best high school football finish of 2009. It's a football game in Missouri between Chaminade and Webster Groves. It's from YouTube, and the last 47 seconds are something else. -- Eric Sondheimer

Ridiculous High School Football Finish

The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

“The Miracle at Moss” is how this play is being dubbed - trailing by one with 6.5 seconds left, QB Derrick Dilworth of Webster Groves threw an improbably 80-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Robinson for a spectacular victory. Another version of the video after the jump. [St. Louis Post Dispatch]

November Rain

Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Ferris wheels still cheer me up. View full size photo » I'm sitting in my living room staring out on a grey and very nasty November morning. Ordinarily, I welcome such inclement weather; I usually love the rain and the clouds and the cold whistling wind. However, I have an awful day ahead of me, including a trip to traffic court in Webster Groves this evening, and I just can't bring...

Clowns, jugglers and musicians booked for First Night

STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

... at 9 p.m. and midnight. Borders, Dierberg’s and three Schnucks locations (Richmond Center, Webster Groves and Ladue Crossing) will sell advance buttons for $8, $4 for children. For more information, visit .By Diane Toroian Keaggy

2009 Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition

STL Hops - A St. Louis Beer Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

... and December 12, 2009. The location of the competition & banquet is the Annunciation Church in Webster Groves, located at 12 West Glendale Road, just South of Hwy. 44 on Elm Avenue. Here is a link to a map . We are proud to be the final qualifying event for the Twelth Annual Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing . 2 bottles per entry Fee is $6.00 per entry Entries must be received...

TYR Invitational, Day One

Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

... School (N.J.), Alex Kraus (Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills) and Taylor Reynolds (St. Louis, Mo./Webster Groves) won the event with a pool-record and NCAA `B' provisional qualifying time of 1:31.92. The result bested the old mark of 1:32.66 set by the Wildcats in the year 2000. Jenny Wilson (Bethesda, Md./Sidwell Friends School) finished in a dead-heat for second place in the championship...

AT&T to pay cities $48 million

STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

... Clayton, $999,760; and University City, $873,981. St. Louis County is getting $4.6 million. Webster Groves Mayor Gerry Welch, whose city will receive $477,429, said the money would be welcome."Especially now , given the downturn in the economy and the lower tax revenue, this will be extremely helpful in maintaining municipal services," she said.The settlement approved by the judge...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Jazz This Week: Reggie Thomas and Ogd, Lamar Harris and Tribal Funk, Kim Portnoy Trio, and More

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Though ghosts, goblins and ghouls may reign supreme this Halloween weekend, it should still be possible for interested listeners to scare up some good jazz in St. Louis.Tonight, singer Erin Bode and her group will help inaugurate a new "special events" room at Cyrano's in Webster Groves. There's no...

• Jazz this week: Reggie Thomas and OGD, Lamar Harris and Tribal Funk, Kim Portnoy Trio, and more - St. Louis Jazz Notes

Jazz this week: Reggie Thomas and OGD, Lamar Harris and Tribal Funk, Kim Portnoy Trio, and more

St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Though ghosts, goblins and ghouls may reign supreme this Halloween weekend, it should still be possible for interested listeners to scare up some good jazz in St. Louis. Tonight, singer Erin Bode and her group will help inaugurate a new "special events" room at Cyrano's in Webster Groves. There's no word yet if Cyrano's plans to make this new addition a regular venue for live...