The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce named David Schlafly, owner of Schlafly Corporation, Business Person of the Year. Schlafly is part owner of Maplewood’s iconic Schlafly Bottleworks and the owner/developer of three key developments downtown, which he restored and filled with notable businesses that contribute to the success of the local economy. Pictured above: David Schlafly accepts his award. Photo: Doug Miner
The city’s art elite gathered for the opening of The Greenberg Gallery’s new space in Clayton on Bemiston Avenue. Showing for the first time in St. Louis, the gallery’s inaugural exhibition, Andy Warhol: Myths, includes an exclusive 100 square-inch painting (pictured) and individual lithographs of 10 mythical characters. Ronald Greenberg opened the gallery in 1972 (not far from the current location) as one of St. Louis’ first contemporary art galleries. After moving to the Central West End, he recently brought the gallery back to Clayton in a newly renovated space.
A new die-cut card that depicts the St. Louis skyline celebrates the city’s architectural history. Created by Mary Strauss and illustrated by Chris Kilcullen, the accordion card is more than 2 feet long when opened and features noteworthy landmarks like The Jewel Box, The Fabulous Fox Theatre and Busch Stadium. A portion of proceeds will benefit Landmarks Association of St. Louis, a nonprofit that promotes the city’s architectural heritage. The cards can be purchased online at landmarks-stl.org and at select local retailers.
St. Patrick Center CEO Tom Etling was chosen as one of only nine USA Eisenhower Fellows for 2015. Eisenhower Fellowships is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that works to bring together leaders from around the world to share ideas, bridge borders and discover ways to better their communities and professional fields.
Clayton-based Moneta Group is the recipient of two 2014 Wealth & Money Management Awards from Wealth & Finance International magazine. The company, which provides financial advisory services to businesses and families, was named Family Office of the Year-Missouri and Best for Family CFO Services-USA. Recipients are chosen from thousands of nominations from around the world.
