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Five Decade Anniversary

Chesterfield Regional Chamber Of Commerce Turns 50 While Helping Community Connect, Learn And Grow Article by Julie Brown Patton Founded during October 1976, Chesterfield Regional Chamber of Commerce members are celebrating the business group's 50th anniversary by implementing new ways of relationship-building and leadership development. "We're a working chamber with the main objectives being to bring our businesses together, networking, collaborating and building a sense of community,"...

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Her Future, Her Voice

Girl Scouts Of Eastern Missouri Empowers Girls To Discover Their Strengths And Shape Their Futures Article by Stacey Dixson | Photography by Don Maier For more than a century, the Girl Scouts organization has helped girls develop courage, confidence and character. Today, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri supporters extend that legacy with a forward-looking focus: preparing girls not only to navigate a changing world, but to help shape it. “Girl Scouts today is about preparing girls not simply...

Health + Wellness

Turning Heartbreak Into Hope

Shatterproof’s mission to end addiction stigma, support families and inspire change. Article by Kelley Lamm Addiction can shatter a life and touch an entire family. We know this heartbreak deeply. We lost our son-in-law, Dylan, the father of our grandboys, at only 37. I wish we could have saved him. Sharing Shatterproof’s mission honors his life and offers hope to another family. No one facing addiction, or loving someone who is, should feel ashamed or alone. We hope sharing this story might...

Food + Beverage

Thanksgiving Table

Design Tips And Pairing Picks From Across The Board 314 Article by Mel Boban For a Thanksgiving table that feels curated rather than staged, Chelsea Foulk, owner of Across the Board 314, builds her fall tablescapes around layering, texture and elevation. "Rather than a flat display, I build height using varying candle tapers, sculptural elements and lush floral arrangements that draw the eye up and down the table," Chelsea says. Texture does a lot of the heavy lifting, too, with soft...