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STL GateKeepers take on the bruising challenge of building male roller derby league Print E-mail
By Elia Powers, Beacon staff   
gatekeepers100.jpgPosted 1 p.m. Thu., 03.18.10 - Devoted fans of roller derby, a sport that mixes speed skating with strategic blocking, might be familiar with the Arch Rival Roller Girls, which formed in St. Louis four years ago. Now comes a men's squad, the StL GateKeepers, which hopes to spark the first all-male roller derby league in St. Louis. In contrast to the women, one skater promises that the men's "bouts will have harder hitting and be more chaotic."
 
Independence Center helps restart lives Print E-mail
By David Weinberg, Special to the Beacon   
upscale100resale.jpgPosted 10:24 a.m. Tues., 03.16.10 - Most people who know about the Independence Center probably recognize its Upscale Resale shop on Forest Park. But the center is much, much more than a good place to find quality bargains. It's a clubhouse that helps people put together their lives when they have been disrupted by mental illness.
 
A civil-rights bridge with Obama's visit Print E-mail
By Philip Deitch, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 4:52 p.m. Wed., 03.10.10 - Sister Antona Ebo, who will lead the invocation at the dinner featuring President Barack Obama, already had reason to remember March 10. Forty-five years ago today she was part of a St. Louis contingent that stood with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and defied the officials of Selma, Ala., who had already used violence to stop marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

 
A tale of two artists on one block of Cherokee Street Print E-mail
By Elia Powers, Beacon staff   

cherokee100storefronts.jpgPosted 8:52 a.m. Tues., 03.09.10 - Anchoring the 2300 block of Cherokee Street are two arts spaces: Boots Contemporary Arts Space and PHD Gallery. The owners both grew up in St. Louis, left town and eventually returned. Both came to the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District at around the same time. Their experiences teach important lessons about what it's like to be on different ends of the art world and invested in a neighborhood that's still largely in flux.

 
Like the Florida sands through an hourglass, it's time for the Days of Our Cardinals Print E-mail
By Mary Delach Leonard, Beacon staff   

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Posted 2:50 p.m. Wed., 03.03.10 - Yes, it's been a truly grueling pre-season, Cardinals fans. But come Saturday afternoon, the Florida sand will stop running through the hour-glass for at least a while, as KTRS-550 AM broadcasts its first of 17 spring training games. The Cardinals will take on the Florida Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., at 12:05 p.m.

 
St. Cecilia's fish fry has a distinctively Mexican flavor Print E-mail
By Elia Powers, Beacon staff   
fishfry100stceciliaep.jpgPosted 9:44 a.m. Wed., 03.03.10 - The line for food snaked around the inside of the gym at St. Cecilia School and finally came to an end outside the crowded room on a mild late-February Friday evening, but this is hardly your typical fish fry. The most popular dish is chiles rellenos, a nod not only to St. Cecilia's predominantly Hispanic school and parish, but to the growing Hispanic community in St. Louis.
 
Intersections - Forest Park Print E-mail
By Sam Washburn, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 10:15 a.m. Mon., 03.01.10 - "Intersections" is a series from illustrator Sam Washburn. Each month, Sam will present an image of a neighborhood or an activity that is special to St. Louis. In his drawings, Sam hopes to distill a community's personality and character -- and make us smile in recognition. This month, it's Forest Park. To see earlier ones, click on the topic: Florissant , First Night , Maplewood ,  South Grand ,  Alton , The Hill .
 
Got a dream? Take it to PechaKucha Print E-mail
By Rosa Dudman Mayer, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 11:32 a.m. Wed., 02.24.10 - What would you present if you had five minutes and could use 20 slides? Community members took up this challenge for the second PechaKucha night in St. Louis. PechaKucha began as a way for designers to meet, network and show their work. In St. Louis, it has been a way to present quirky, original visions for St. Louis.

 

 
Sloup's on: New soup dinners will help fund arts projects Print E-mail
By David Weinberg, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 2:30 p.m. Tues., 02.16.10 - Each person pays about $10 for dinner. And as they dine on soup (on this menu: carrot, leek with roasted red pepper), people discuss proposals that have been submitted by artists. After a vote, all the proceeds from the dinner are then awarded to the proposal with the most support.

 
French Festival connects in many ways Print E-mail
By Jamison Spencer, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 9:45 p.m. Sun., 02.21.10 - The St. Louis French Festival, which runs nearly a week from Feb. 24 through March 1, started as a simple organ recital. It grew to include two speeches by the French ambassador to the United States, an art lecture, a theatrical performance, a musical afternoon and a tour of the Cathedral Basilica, in addition to the organ recital and two lectures.

 
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  • Neighborhoods

    • On Arbor Day, April 2, the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden , 4344 Shaw Blvd. will be giving away trees for planting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or while supplies last. Included with Garden admission.

    • Come to the Zoo on March 20-21, 27-28, April 3, 2010 for Breakfast with the Bunny. 9 and 11 a.m. seatings. $18-$22. www.stlzoo.org . Reservations required

    • What a garage sale. Come to the Zoo’s Living World from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 20 when such attractions as Cahokia Mounds, the Humane Society, the Art Museum, Eugene Field House, the Zoo and more clean house and sell things at a discount.

    • March Morpho Mania will go on from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, March 2-31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park. $4-$6. www.butterflyhouse.org

  • Visual Arts

    • The Bruno David Gallery presents Cindy Tower's "Decadense" from March 19 - May 8. Also showing: Nanette Boileau "Heard but not Said" and Dickson Beall "Membrane Moments: Journey through Loss"

    • Marbles Yoga Studio & Art Gallery , 1905 Park Ave., will show "UNFOLDING," paintings & drawings by Galina Todorova. Free opening reception 7-9 p.m. April 3. Gallery talk 7-9 p.m. April 30, the last day of the exhibit. Open prior to scheduled yoga classes or by appointment.

    • "The Art of Labor" is showing through April 1 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday) at Gallery Visio, 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL, One University Blvd. Free. Information, click here .

    • Atrium Gallery , 4728 McPheson Ave., presents "Prints," a group exhibition from March 12-May 9. The show includes prints from Claudio Bravo, Suzanne Caporael, Sam Gilliam, Karen Kunc, Nicola Lopez, Judy Pfaff and ManoloValdes.

  • Movies/TV

Gatekeepers

Video by Elia Powers

Rollerderby isn't just for women in St. Louis anymore. The StL Gatekeepers team lets men get out on the rink. Read the story and see a larger video . 

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  • Some bombs create red glare; others, red ink
    Beacon Columnists

    Posted 9:30 a.m. Thurs., 03.18.10 - The University of Chicago is a prestigious institution and the intellectual home of both the atomic bomb and the bombastic economic and political theories that caused the great financial meltdown in 2008, writes columnist M.W. Guzy, who wonders which "bomb" caused the most damage.

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  • If no one else will require ethical politicians, the voters should
    In the News

    Posted 2:45 p.m. Mon., 03.15.10 - The congressional ethics committee can't be trusted to demand high standards. The Supreme Court says wide-open corporate spending cannot be curtailed in elections. And President Barack Obama raised more than anyone else. D.C. can't say no to money, so Matt Vianello says the people should say no to the big spenders

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  • Will Illinois end its redistricting lottery?
    Beacon Columnists

    Posted 6 a.m. Sun., 03.14.10 - Mike Lawrence calls for support for amending the Illinois constitution to do away with the draw-from-the-hat mechanism that for three consecutive decades has permitted the lottery winner to dictate the new boundaries required after every census.

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The Lens

  • The little movie database that couldn't...

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    Posted 6 a.m. Thurs., 03.18.10 - It's called Anyclip (www.anyclip.com ), and according to its publicity, it will "empower you to find and relive any moment from any film, instantly."  It sounded promising, but a search of the site itself, which launched on March 15 proved to be far less successful.

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