Karlie grew up in the woods of Starved Rock State Park. She learned to read with copies of Star and Globe magazines at her grandparents' house. Inspired, Karlie started her print career in grade school--contributing drawings and poetry to the kids' section of the local newspaper--and never stopped.
Karlie covered school events and waxed nostalgic about The Golden Girls as a high school journalist; then helmed the editing desk of her community college paper and churned out the school's press releases for two years. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Journalism, focusing on magazine and online coverage. Upon graduation, Karlie had contributed news stories to ChicagoTalks and the LaSalle Daily NewsTribune, and wrote a regular opinion column for The Times in Ottawa, IL. She has detailed cultural events for Flavorpill Chicago and A.V. Club Chicago. She is proud to have collaborated with fellow Columbia students on an investigative news package about the General Assembly Scholarships, which won awards from the Chicago Headline Club and Society of Professional Journalists.
Karlie joined Patch in June 2010 and helped build Lisle Patch from the ground up. She's making her first long-term leap out of state lines as the new editor for Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch.
In her spare time, Karlie still indulges in celebrity rags. She loves music, frequenting antique and resale shops, wandering the Arboretum and spending time with her kid sister.
See how your favorite U City restaurants performed on recent St. Louis County Health Department inspections.
The city and its current aldermen are looking to ensure future Board of Aldermen candidates fully qualify for office.
The restaurant raised more than $500,000 and approximately 460 people shaved their heads at the Syberg's restaurant chain's annual event in Sunset Hills.
Jessica Castellanos is currently studying French.
The Affton Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon on Affton Diner, The Teachers' Lounge, and America's Incredible Pizza and State Farm Insurance.
Adam Cella was quite literally kicked out of the reality TV competition--a moment he told Knuckle Junkies he didn’t remember until he saw it on television. He's still considering the experience a career win.
Adam Cella was quite literally kicked out of the reality TV competition--a moment he told Knuckle Junkies he didn’t remember until he saw it on television. He's still considering the experience a career win.
Students present "Funeral Parlor," "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," and "Crushed" April 11-13.
Capt. Thomas Knapp served the city's fire department for nearly 40 years.
U City's bulk item collection began this week and runs through April 26. It's an easy way to get of unwanted items in your home--or salvage a potential treasure for reuse.
The family behind Women's Closet Exchange are starring in "Resale Royalty," which premieres on Style Network next month.
Simone Bernstein currently attends St. Bonaventure University in New York.
The owners and baristas at Blueprint Coffee, which is set to open in the Delmar Loop this summer, will bring experience from Kaldi's and Half & Half.
Here is the Most Wanted list of fugitives published by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.
The Breakfast Club was formed by three members in 2006, and is now the second largest Vietnam veterans chapter in the state.
Fifteen kindergarten, first and second-graders took first place at the school's science fair.
A woman's body was found on a vacant property on Arcadia Avenue, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Crestwood's Board of Aldermen meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. The city's sign commission will discuss a controversial request from a Watson Road business owner when they meet Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
Students present "Funeral Parlor," "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," and "Crushed" April 11-13.
The Affton Chamber of Commerce honored LEAP teacher Therese Waldschmidt as a top educator at their annual banquet.
