The Insider: 5.8.19

The Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI), a new middle and high school in Grand Center, is currently enrolling students and preparing to open this fall. It recently announced a merger with the Montessori Adolescent Program St. Louis. ATI (pictured at top) focuses on student accountability, autonomy, and disciplines like history, science, literature, economics, humanities and mathematics. Other campuses are in New York City, Austin and San Francisco.

Tania Beasley-Jolly and Susan Sherman launched their new retail concept, MERCH, by hosting a one-of-a-kind fashion event at The Ritz-Carlton. Shira Sue Carmi, president of Mansur Gavriel, spoke with guests at a cocktail party and flew in a sampling of the brand’s handbags, ready-to-wear pieces and shoes for a trunk show. MERCH will bring unique global brands to the StL through various pop-up events, each featuring a special guest. Find out more atthemerchstl.com. Pictured: Shira Sue Carmi, Tania Beasley-Jolly, Susan Sherman.
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The Loop Trolley is hoping to get new passengers on board with a recently released mobile ticketing app. Riders can use it to purchase tickets anytime, track trip histories and check out points of interest along the Delmar Boulevard trolley route. Two-hour passes are $2, all-day passes are $5, and seniors, children and riders with disabilities get reduced rates.

Kudos to custom clothier Savile Row for buttoning up an impressive 35 years in business. The Clayton company, owned by David Shockley (pictured here from the shop’s early years), offers men’s and women’s apparel, wardrobe consulting and wedding attire. Notables such as Lou Brock, Brett Hull and Wayne Gretzky have donned Savile Row threads over the years. (If you’ve ever spent time in central London, you may have noticed a street by the same name where tailors began plying their trade in the early 1800s.)