In early September a neighborhood friend told me that, as a prelude to their workday, McCarthy Bros. Construction Company workers practice yoga each morning at the east end of Washington University’s Danforth Campus. Thinking that would make for an interesting story, I drove out to the campus early on 2 consecutive mornings but was unable…
Category: Art & Architecture
Snapshots from BookFest St. Louis
Last weekend’s inaugural BookFest St. Louis was such a success that talk of 2018’s event began before the last line of poetry was uttered at the closing event—the 100th anniversary celebration of T. S. Eliot’s Prufrock & Other Observations held at Dressel’s. Throughout the day book lovers brushed aside the unusually hot late-September weather and dashed from…
More artists lend a hand
Over the past weekend, it was evident that the neighborhood is rapidly returning to its normal vibrant self following recent protests. Customers returned to sidewalk cafes and many, many book lovers participated in the 1st BookFest St. Louis event Thursday through Saturday. (More on this to follow.) After seeing news reports of damage by malicious agitators, generous…