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Money Magazine Picked Ballwin Over Chesterfield for Best Place to Live
Annual top 100 places to live includes Webster Groves, Ballwin, Lake St. Louis in metro area.

<b>Email: </b>jean.whitney@patch.com<b> <br>Phone: </b>314-223-3357<b><br>Hometown: </b>Chesterfield<b><br>Birthday: </b>April 27
<b>Bio</b>
I was born in the Central West End and by age eight lived in the Washington, D.C. area. I graduated from Syracuse University in upstate NY in three years, in newspaper journalism and British literature. Studied a year in London. Joined masters programs in newspaper journalism at University of Arizona in Tucson, and New York University.
I've worked in the publishing industry in magazine, books and newspaper in New York City, Silicon Valley, Madrid Spain, Tucson, and now the St. Louis area.
I won numerous awards reporting during the dot-com boom and bust on the San Francisco Peninsula.
I worked as part of a startup free daily newspaper that overran the competition on the San Francisco Peninsula with better reporting, and which was later bought by the San Jose Mercury News for millions of dollars.
I transferred to Chesterfield Patch from a South County Patch on Aug. 3, 2011.
Annual top 100 places to live includes Webster Groves, Ballwin, Lake St. Louis in metro area.

This week, Aug. 13-21, the bins are open.
A 49-year-old man apparently stepped in front of a moving truck on the highway, police said.
Chesterfield's dog park is a month behind, but the adjoining barn and pavements are looking good.
Call backs will be by 11pm Saturday (Aug.13) and another round of interviews through Wednesday.
Soulard Blues Band to rock Chesterfield 7pm
Patch "Dispatches" looks for the human stories about life in Chesterfield, and how we represent the face of American dreams.
Joanie Schmelig started as secretary in a home office.
The District is holding a pep rally of sorts at this hour to unveil a new logo.
One month from today marks a decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the U.S. at the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
School board to introduce its new branding Thurs., 10am, Queeny Park at a districtwide festival.
School board to introduce its new branding Thurs., 10am, Queeny Park at a districtwide fete.
United Hebrew offers up toys, furniture, glassware. Typewriters?
Anne Rice picks up a Patch opinion piece for her Facebook page, and it's a run on "Likes" and comments because a Chesterfield mom makes hard choices.
Plus, what's left at Suburban Leisure on discount, as it enters the home stretch of going-out-of-business sale?
Schmelig died early Aug. 6 after a struggle with cancer.
Firefighters demonstrate how key timing is to escaping house fire.
Chesterfield students load up on back-to-school needs fast.
Sports radio 590AM The Fan KFNS travels the circuit.