Only one donor so far — Blackford "Beau" Brauer, president of Hunter Engineering — has donated to fund St. Louis police Chief Robert Tracy's side job at UMSL, but a pledge from Emerson may be on the way.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/article_ea389290-e181-43f1-aa28-17eeef51c4a3.html

#stl #stlouis #localnews #news #localjournalism #police #publicsafety

From the "Patterns in Nature: The Art Of HYBYCOZO" exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis #photograhy #stl

Excited to share this personal talk — given at the Tolkien Society's inaugural Westmoot conference in Kansas City — titled "Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

"Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American" (Josh Renaud, Westmoot 2025)

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It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

Blues vs. Mammoth
Referee: Trevor Hanson #14
Referee: Brian Pochmara #16
Lines: Joe Mahon #89
Lines: Ryan Gibbons #58
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/04/51776/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-16-26/
#STLBlues #TusksUp #STLvsUTA #NHL #Blues #Mammoth #UTA #STL