The Commonspace > September 2005

Church and State:
By Kent D. Shaw
What Are Same-Sex Couples Doing in Church?
At one local UCC church, they're worshipping — and welcomed — just like any other couple would be >>

Games:
By Ed Reggi
Bringing Yesand to the Heartland
This year's St. Louis Fringe Festival provides a focal point for improv and other artists >>

Expatriates:
By Aaron Shumaker
The Reach of Home
I wasn't a St. Louisan until I hit Japan >>

Communities:
By Jen Stephens
On Fire for Ferguson
How one group of fun-loving neighbors met decline with determination... and a side of frozen custard >>

From the Source:
By Trish Grim
Putting Down New Roots
There are places in St. Louis where residents can't buy a banana for miles, but a new urban farm in north city aims to change that for their neighbors >>

It's All Happening:
By Amanda E. Doyle
September Shuffle
We're 'round the Labor Day bend now, folks, and headed into a fall of fun >>

Young Minds:
By Chris Cyr
Building Massive Brain Power
Lift for Life Academy started with pumping iron, but soon the charter school was bulking up its students' dreams, too >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Joshua Groboski
Take the Next Detour
Gandhi said, "There is more to life than increasing its speed." What I saw when I slowed down >>

Elsewhere:
By Hesse McGraw
Photos by Mike Sinclair
Mega-Life in the Midwest
What's the matter with Kansas? Pull up La-Z-Boy's largest recliner and let's discuss. >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Amanda E. Doyle and John Ginsburg
Those Hot Summer Nights
Sex talk with Mayor Slay and a constitutional crisis for Dinner Club — yikes! >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Amanda E. Doyle
News About the News
A roundup of media tidbits, since last we spoke >>

A Day's Work:
By Caroline C. Hackmeyer
A Rabbi Walks into a Bar...
In which a young, female rabbi ponders the meaning of life and Victoria's Secret >>

From the Editor:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Selling STL
In which we are reminded that it's not the Arch, stupid >>