kirkwood high school
Kirkwood High School received a $100,000 private donation as a kickoff to its Progress for Arts campaign. The funds will go toward a student sculpture garden named in honor of longtime KHS art teacher Nancy Grimes. Pictured: Nancy Grimes, center, with studentshapp83_Kirkwood

bjc healthcare
BJC Healthcare recently broke ground on a 16-bed hospice house to be located on the Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital campus in Creve Coeur. The new facility will nearly double the hospice house beds currently available in St. Louis and will offer the first hospice house beds for pediatric patients.happ83_BJC

creve coeur business awards
The Post Sports Bar and Grill, MOgene and The Fitness Edge were honored with the first Creve Coeur Business Awards for outstanding innovation and contributions to the Creve Coeur community. Pictured: Sekhar Prabhakar, Joe Futrell, Barry Glantzhapp83_CreveCoeur

let me run
More than 150 boys from 15 local schools participated in the Let Me Run Grand Slam 5K at the Gateway Grizzlies Stadium in Sauget, Ill. The running program for boys in fourth through eighth grade encourages emotional and physical well-being.happ83_LetMeRun

garden villas south
Garden Villas South Retirement and Assisted Living Community hosted a picnic for students at Meramec Elementary School in the city, complete with inflatables, games, clowns and a barbecue buffet. Pictured: Dorothy Vennemann with studentshapp83_GardenVillasSouth