The Commonspace > January 2005

Church and State:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Be It Resolved
A new year, a new crop of resolutions, including a few of our aldermanic types weighing in >>

Games:
By Brian McCown
Wild Cards
Texas Hold'em catches on in the Lou >>

Expatriates:
By Maria Hickey
Morning in St. Louis
This month, a twist: we got one! Impressions of a newcomer, an "in-patriate" to the Lou >>

Communities:
By Stephanie Parrish
Inside Out Loud
University museums exist to foster community dialogue >>

From the Source:
By Kathy Sprehe
The Hard Life of a Rehabber
When it comes to fixing up an old house in North City, being the change you wish to see takes time and money. A lot of time and money. >>

It's All Happening:
By Amanda E. Doyle and Brian H. Marston
Begin Again
What to do and where to be in 2005's first month >>

Young Minds:
By Ron Gubitz
Perception Deception
Since Teach for America brought me to Vashon, the reality in Room F241 hasn't matched what the hype might lead you to believe >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Patrick Horine
Chop Shop
Chop suey takeouts dot the city's north side with incarnations simultaneously similar and yet idiosyncratic enough to stand alone >>

Elsewhere:
By Amanda E. Doyle
State of the Union, Media Edition
A civic snapshot of what's on the minds of reporters Midwest, East and West >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Amanda E. Doyle and John Ginsburg
The Night Santa Saved the Schnitzel
December found us headed from the North Pole to Neuschwanstein and back >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Sue Zeilstra
Life, Underground
My own journey through the scene in St. Louis led me to make a documentary about all the cool people out there, just doing their own thing >>

A Day's Work:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Ten Questions with...Kathi Weilbacher
Trailnet's event and public relations guru would never point at a deer and tell you it's an eagle >>

From the Editor:
By Brian H. Marston
Rodney and Dominic
The senseless deaths of two youths show how far we have to go to make Mound City a city on a hill >>