photo courtesy of WCHOF The World Chess Hall of Fame is kicking off a monthly music series this Wednesday February 26 with the acoustic group the 442s, shown above. The 442s, whose music explores the boundaries of jazz, classical, folk and rock, consists of cellist Bjorn Ranheim and violinist Shawn Weil who are with the…
Category: Art & Architecture
Uncovering treasures: Missouri History Museum’s Library & Research Center
Like many of the posts I publish, this one was a real eye-opener. I interviewed Dennis Northcott, above, Associate Archivist for Reference at the Missouri History Museum's Library and Research Center, and left the meeting feeling energized and full of new information about the treasure trove of St. Louis history that's contained in the facility…
The Residences at Forest Park Hotel
After all the posts I've written over the past couple of months about the OPUS Project proposed for Lindell & Euclid, I wanted to introduce you to another project that, because it was a renovation of an existing grand structure, had great bones to start with. It's the Residences at Forest Park Hotel located at…