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#TS smalltalk St. Louisans say a lot in 140 characters. Check out the tweets of the town and join the conversation on Twitter using #TSsmalltalk.
4/24 Brian S. @downtownstlbiz I’m interested in hearing more about LHM’s plan for Union Station. Doesn’t sound terribly exciting, but should offer much needed stability. 4/24 Mandie @mandie11184 The banana split cupcake from @TheSweetDivine is #handsdown my favorite cupcake! I must have another one. 4/24 Jen Crichton @JenCrichtonSTL Client @Budweiser’s bowtie can was on the @TodayShow this morning with @MichaelBuble. Not a bad way to start a day, if you ask me. 4/24 St. Louis Blues @StLouisBlues BLUES WIN 3-1 AND ARE HEADED TO THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS! http://bit. ly/11AsAIR #stlblues
NORBERT LEO BUTZ
No one can inspire graduates like a successful alum. Tony Award-winning singer-actor NORBERT LEO BUTZ will deliver Webster University’s commencement address May 11 at The Muny in Forest Park. Butz won Tonys for ‘best performance by a leading actor in a musical’ in 2005 for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and again in 2011 for Catch Me If You Can. He attended Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis Hills. Proud parents are Elaine and Norbert Butz.
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MAY 1, 2013
Pictured, from front left: Susan Wallach, Susan Gelman, Mary Strauss. In back: Dorothy Weiner, Joan Quicksilver, Miran Halen. Front and center at the recent premiere of
Saving St. Louis,
a documentary about gang violence, was co-producer DAN CURRAN, president of Entrepreneurs Organization. The film features Andre Norman, a former gang member and federal prisoner who seeks to unite gang leaders, activists and corporate CEOs in a dialogue about racial and economic issues.
The Loop Special Business District has contributed $3,000 toward scholarships to provide ACT prep for University City high school students. Ten students will receive free tutoring at The Princeton Review, located in The Loop. DAN CURRAN
4/23 Kaldi’s Coffee @Kaldis_Coffee Yep! RT @tara_nesbitt: ICYDK: @Kaldis_Coffee got their name from Kaldi the Ethiopian, goatherder who discovered #coffee. 4/23 Rachel Lippmann @rlippmann C’mon, Mother Nature. I would really like to prove to my puppy that she doesn’t always have to walk in the rain. #stlwx
It was an evening of elegant cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as hostess Mary Strauss threw a party for WARREN AND SUSAN GELMAN, now of Rancho Miraga, Calif. The longtime St. Louisans, back for a wedding, were welcomed by friends from all over town. BTW, they’re expecting twin grandbabies in L.A. this summer!
Is there life after baseball?
CAROLINE GLASER, a 2012 grad of Marquette High School, was recently selected to Adam Levine’s team on NBC’s The Voice. “Caroline is very talented and has worked hard to become the musician she is today,” says Jason Winter, her former music teacher. “We’re all cheering her on!” Proud parents are Joshua and Mitzi Glaser of Chesterfield.
Find out what happened to many of your favorite Cardinals after they hung up their jerseys in St. Louis Cardinals: Where Have You Gone, by veteran sportswriters Rob Rains and Keith Schildroth. The authors catch up with more than 35 former Redbirds, including Vince Coleman, Dal Maxvill and Andy Van Slyke.
St. Louisan Eric Greitens, former Navy SEAL and founder/CEO of The Mission Continues, has been named to the 2013 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The Mission Continues is a community service organization that provides leadership training and transition services to to post-9/11 veterans and their families.