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Local Motion - March 3-16, 2010
*On March 5 and 6, Downtown St. Louis will be offering a twist on winter sports. At 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, the district will host its spin on the Iditarod, the time-honored Alaskan dog sled race. The downtown version will replace dogs with people and sleds with shopping carts, and will throw in checkpoints to boot. For more info call 436-6500, ext. 241.
*St. Patrick’s Day is on the way, and the Cathedral Basilica, 4430 Maryland Ave., is ready to get in the Irish spirit. The Cathedral will host a traditional Irish dinner with corned beef and cabbage from 5 to 7 p.m. March 13. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children. The event will also feature Irish dancing and an Irish-themed boutique and quilt raffle.
*In honor of Women’s History Month, Maplewood will honor its 175 woman-owned businesses by hosting the fourth annual Women Making History networking event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 4. The free event will take place at the St. Louis Closet Co., 2626 S. Big Bend Blvd.
*It’s well known that people love their dogs, and the CWE is no exception. During operating hours, the dog park at 4597 Olive St. is the place to be, and now it has a comprehensive website — complete with news, tips and a dog of the month feature — to keep canines and their families happy during off hours. Check it out at www.cwedogparks.com.
*Volunteers are needed for the Go! St. Louis Marathon and Family Fitness Weekend on April 10 and 11. Opportunities are available for individuals, groups and companies, including packet stuffing, course monitors and course entertainers. For information call 727-0800.
*In other volunteering news, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Metro St. Louis will host volunteer informational sessions and tours at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. March 9 at 4381 West Pine Blvd. Specifically, the house is on the lookout for volunteers with handyman skills and those interested in helping with day-to-day operations. To RSVP call 773-1100, ext. 1415.
*Keith Manzer has joined Laura McCarthy Real Estate’s Clayton office as a sales agent. He has more than 27 years of experience in residential real estate and more than 10 years of experience in new construction. Keith’s career sales exceed $150 million. He was most recently vice president of marketing and sales for Cornerstone Realty and before that was vice president of sales and marketing for The Plaza in Clayton.
*While he was in town for the St. Louis French Festival, Ambassador of France Pierre Vimont stopped by Soldan International Studies High School to speak with students and shake hands with Wilfried Segue, a French foreign exchange teacher at Soldan. Vimont also endorsed a partnership between St. Louis Public Schools and the Academie de Lyon to further develop cultural exchanges, including electronic correspondence between the schools and joint teaching projects.
*Speaking of Vimont, in an article in the Feb. 17 issue (“The French connection”), it was incorrectly written that Vimont had never been to St. Louis. In fact, Vimont has visited the city before.
It also seems that writer Kara Krekeler mixed up her French kings, stating that St. Louis’ founders named the city after King Louis XIV. As astute reader Richard Mueller pointed out, “Louis XIV was no saint,” but Louis IX, the true namesake of St. Louis, was.
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