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Local Motion - Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010
*Pi in the Central West End is now open, but only for dinner. The Chicago-style pizzeria, which recently moved into the old Sapphire location at McPherson and Euclid, will begin serving lunch in early January.
*January will also bring the fifth anniversary for 6 North Coffee Company. The coffeehouse at Laclede and Sarah will celebrate five years on Jan. 5, with cookie tastings, a raffle and plenty of other festivities. Also, a portion of the day’s sales will be donated to the American Red Cross.
*Continuing in the food vein, Grand Center will soon have a new eatery. City Diner, a South Grand staple, is opening its second location in January, at 541 N. Grand next to the Fox Theatre.
*Also expanding — although still in the same building — is Miso on Meramec. The Clayton sushi bar has been hidden below street level for nine years, but in early 2010 it will double its seating space with street-level café-style seating and an outdoor patio.
*Crossroads College Prep is on a mission to save the Mighty Mississippi. The school has joined forces with the Audubon Society, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center and the Army Corps of Engineers to develop the Rivervision Leadership Project. The project is intended to help Crossroads students learn about river stewardship and hone their leadership skills in regards to environmental issues.
*The School District of Clayton is inviting the public to once again weigh in on what should be done with Wydown Middle School. Wydown Tomorrow, the district’s Wydown planning committee, will host an open house from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 6 at the school, 6500 Wydown Blvd. Wydown teachers and administrators will be on hand to gather input and answer questions.
*If Joe Edwards and Charlie Brennan have their way, a statue of Chuck Berry will grace the Delmar Loop by June. The Loop landlord and KMOX radio host are spearheading a campaign to raise money to erect a bronze statue of the rocker by artist Harry Weber; so far, they’ve pulled in $65,000. For more information about making a donation, visit www.chuckberrystatue.com.
*Volunteers from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis are taking their love of the game a few blocks south with a new program at the Siteman Cancer Center. Chess For Life lets cancer patients and caregivers play chess during visits to the center for treatment. The open play takes place in the seventh-floor reception area.
In other Chess Club news, the organization, run by Rex Sinquefield and Tony Rich, will receive the Central West End Association’s Renaissance Award at the CWEA’s annual meeting in January. And not to toot our own horn, but Word publisher Jeff Fister will also be honored at the meeting, receiving the William J. Polk Award for individual contribution to the CWE community. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar Blvd. For tickets visit www.thecwe.org.
*The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis has named University City resident Jorge Riopedre Jr. as its new executive director. Riopedre is the co-owner of CarisMedia, a University City-based firm that produces print, broadcast and web communications in English and Spanish. Currently the chamber’s president, he officially takes over as executive director Jan. 1.
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