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Appetite for Action
De Nichols and the FoodSpark team bring social change to the potluck table.
Keys to the Community
Kayia Baker and Pianos for People are changing lives one note at a time.
Finding the Spirit
SLU professors Pauline Lee and Rachel Lindsey are exploring what religion in unexpected places means to St. Louis’s future.
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Shared Solutions
Through Odd Couples Housing, John Levis is tackling local lodging issues by pairing senior and millennial roommates.
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Connections
Through Human Spaces, Lisa Rokusek is exploring how people can learn from each other with empathy and purpose.
Sweet Dreams
La Patisserie Chouquette co-owner and executive pastry chef Simone Faure has become the maven of macarons in St. Louis.
