Posts Tagged ‘Kim Slay’

The Urban League’s Jim Buford is one of 17 state and local elected officials, political activists and leading religious/community leaders heading for Israel to explore critical foreign policy and national security issues affecting both Israel and the U.S. Wrote Buford: “I’m looking forward to visiting Israel to meet with both Jewish and Palestinian leaders.  We will cover the entire  country in seven days and gather information in order to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the present issues facing the areas.”  The tour is sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation. Others from our town on the wing:  William Young; the Rev. E.G. Shields; the Rev. Emery Washington and the Rev. Earl Nance. . .Your eyes weren’t deceiving you if you caught a glimpse of Kim Slay, St. Louis’ First Lady, toiling at First Bank in Creve Coeur. She has become admin. asst. to regional prez Joe Ambrose.  Cornered there, she chuckled and said, “When we married, I thought we’d become millionaires”. . . It’s a short road from Mayor Slay’s office to the Oval Office in DC for US Marine Corps and Iraq War vet Tim Embree, who now works for a veterans service group. The former staffer in Slay”s office was among those eyeing President Obama sign the Caregivers & Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act into law. Embree is married to to Kristin Hinman, a former RFT scribe. . .It’s not just the news – EVERYTHING’S going online.  The latest: yoga.  Karen Jones has sold her popular seven year-old Marbles Yoga Studio in Lafayette Park and is now going world wide, offering classes via her new yoga video production company which features online streaming video/on demand yoga classes, “suitable for all levels and abilities.”  For more info, go to http//www.vesperyoga.com/. . .U.S.Rep. Roy Blunt, 7th Dist. will head to the Marilyn and Sam Fox manse on May 23 to raise funds for his run for Sen. Kit Bond’s seat. . .Mike Risk of  9th  Street  Deli, fame has acquired with his partners The Mack on Oakland Avenue. . .Viviano & Son on The Hill is now vending its own line of xtra virgin olive oil imported from Palermo.

A record 200 area volunteers, consisting of firefighters, civic and media celebrities joined Kim Slay, Robin Smith, Michelle and Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson and Mandy Murphey, and Charlie Dooley in hawking dough for energy assistance charity, Heat-Up St. Louis from both Rams and New Orlean Saints fans outside of the Edward Jones Domes, two hours before the game. They raised about $20,000 to help area needy with their heating bills. Allan Cohen, Donna and Dr. James Knight, Melanie DiLeo, Evening Whirl’s editor-in-chief Anthony Sanders and his lovely side-kick Nancy Sides were seen chatting up with the volunteers during a chilly mid-morning…