The Commonspace > May 2005

Church and State:
By Steve Patterson
Disturbing the Comfortable
So close and yet so far: the latest upstart candidate in St. Louis city politics reflects on his fast-and-furious campaign >>

Games:
By Eva Barringhaus
Scoreless in St. Louis
Down but not out, our intrepid hockey fan has found plenty of action to quench her thirst for the ice >>

Expatriates:
By Justin Cox
Native Son in a Strange Land
Ten months out of Wash U and many worlds away >>

Communities:
By Matt Brinkmann
Pairing Off in the Creative Class
A new St. Louis social group pursues passion with a purpose >>

From the Source:
By Charlotte Overby
River Relief: Cleaning up the Missouri River One Mile at a Time
Getting down and dirty in the Big Muddy >>

It's All Happening:
By Amanda E. Doyle
May Days Are for Playing
There's art, music a'plenty, and we even squeezed in a prom >>

Young Minds:
By Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Million Dollar Babies
Day in, day out, kids flock to learn the sweet science at the Panda Athletic Club >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Brian H. Marston
Flower Power
Spring has sprung, bringing with it an explosion of color >>

Elsewhere:
By Dan Icolari
Leaving the Island
From a little New York island (Staten, not Manhattan), the Gateway City is looking like home >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Amanda E. Doyle and John Ginsburg
St. Louis Through New Eyes
Getting to know our city, through its good writers and not-so-good social problems. Oh, and its sushi. >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Margie Newman
Rebuilding St. Louis: Telling the Story of a City's Comeback
Independent video producer Margie Newman brings urban revitalization to living rooms throughout the region >>

A Day's Work:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Eleven Questions with ... Eric Woods
We talk letterpress and life goals with the Chief Explosion Officer at Firecracker Press >>

From the Editor:
By Brian H. Marston
St. Louis: The City that Never Shuts Up
A trip to Chicago yields some insights into our hometown >>