Posts Tagged ‘Joe Ambrose’

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.

In a lobby of the Siteman Cancer Center, a woman challenged the columnist, “I’ll bet you don’t know my name” and I replied, “I’ll bet you go around winning that bet all day.” …Francesca Clark Corcoran made her debut into our world at more than seven pounds on Bruce Springsteen‘s 60th natal day and a day before her dad, J.C. Corcoran‘s (K-HITS, 96) birthday. Mom Clarissa is reportedly doing very well. And yes, the baby’s initials are FCC as in Federal Communications Commission. . .Flanked by his ever-loving wife and daughters, the outgoing prez of the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis, Jim Cloar, was feted by a bevy of downtown heavy-hitters at the Top of the Met. Among those singing Cloar’s praises were newly-annointed chiarman of the PDSTL, Mark Montovani, RCGA’s Dick Fleming, Ald. Phyllis Young, Richard Ward, HOK’s Clark Davis and Dennis Flatness. On hand were Tom Reeves, Christy Fox and First Bank’s Joe Ambrose. Cloar heads to his new home in Tampa, but don’t expect a full retirement just yet. . . A first-ever ad on Craigslist from someone in St. Charles offers an antique condom tin cannister for $3,500..