I first started at Patch after moving to St. Louis in early 2011. I picked up a variety of freelance assignments that mostly consisted of every reporter’s favorite job -- going to meetings! I‘m now happy to be serving as a local editor in the Chesterfield, Eureka and Wildwood communities, and I’m looking forward to getting to all of you.
I’ve previously worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in central Missouri and rural Kentucky. While there, I developed a love for community journalism. It’s great to be able to become closely connected to the people, events and organizations that you cover.
I’ve also had the opportunity to travel and live abroad, including a year as an English teacher in South Korea and a solo backpacking trip that took me from Beijing to Bangkok. When I’m not writing about everything happening in Chesterfield, Eureka and Wildwood, I can be found working on half-finished short stories, playing strategy board games and enjoying a finely crafted microbrew or two.
Uttara Chakraborty, a homeschooled student, was recently named one of two state winners of the 2012-13 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement.
The show from Chesterfield-based Dramatic License Productions opened last week to positive reviews from local critics, who cited its excellent humor.
The city council approved switching PR firms at a meeting Wednesday, but city officials have said the move was not related to the city's ongoing political crisis.
The Bug Store in the city's downtown sells the unusual plant, which doesn't require any soil to thrive.
The UPS store on Argonne Drive in downtown Kirkwood ships out care packages by the dozen from family members looking out for their far flung kin.
Kirkwood businesses are preparing for spring with products geared toward warmer weather.
Among the removed allegations were charges that Mayor Adam Paul had drunk vodka while on the job.
The one-time disbursement of $35,000 is an effort to promote the facility as a regional destination that can draw the kinds of acts seen at St. Louis venues like The Pageant.
The move would require a substantial investment. Kirkwood's Chief Administrative Officer Michael Brown said they are expanding their services to business and apartments in the city by adding commercial accounts.
George Goodman, who retired this year, filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that the institution's board of trustees is not following an agreement outlining his retirement benefits and pay for 2012.
George Goodman, who was fired from the college in February, filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that the institution's board of trustees is not following an agreement outlining his retirement benefits and pay for 2012.
Chesterfield Police are charging the 19-year-old female suspect with larceny.
The development now moves to the city council for a final vote. At a public hearing in November, several nearby business owners spoke in opposition to the project, saying it would harm them economically.
The honor was handed out by the Missouri Track and Cross-Country Coaches Association.
See what people are saying about restaurants in the Chesterfield area.
The device had been left in an unlocked vehicle, allowing the thief to steal a laptop and a bag of other electronics from a house in the 2100 block of Brook Hill Ct.
The Chesterfield Planning and Zoning Commission has granted sign packages for St. Louis Premium Outlets and Taubman Prestige Outlets that give a preview of how the sites will be advertised.
A course on the Dead Sea Scrolls will be offered this spring at city hall. The class is part of a new alliance with the city and the institute in response to recommendations from the Older Adult Task Force.
Patch provides a list of recent and upcoming services and area residents being remembered.
Check out part two of this week's collection of incident reports from the Chesterfield Police Department.
