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Chocolate Toffee Matzo Bark

A variant of my family’s “Ritz Cracker Candy” given a delicious makeover for Passover with matzos, sweet heat, and desert fruits. For the bark: 4 to 6 sheets matzo (egg matzo adds a nice richness) 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 1 cup packed brown sugar A big pinch of sea salt 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups good quality semi- or bittersweet chocolate …

Why Digital Marketers Care about a Cookie

oreo

This article originally appeared on TOKY.com.  I’m willing to wager you never thought a humble chocolate sandwich cookie would be the catalyst that changed social media marketing overnight.  With one simple tweet, Oreo sent brand managers everywhere scrambling to figure out where they’d gotten kicked off of the “new media advertising” ride. Before 2013, social media marketing was typically a bunch of brands jockeying for attention. Heavy-handed …

World AIDS Day – St. Louis

World AIDS Day

Red ribbons on lapels around the globe signify World AIDS Day every December 1. If you don’t already know your status, today is a great reminder to get yourself tested – out of love for your partner and for yourself. If you’re in the St. Louis area, local writer and personality, Sean Collins, has collected a list of places offering free or reduced cost testing today. …

A Collection of Historical Halloween Reads

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The Great New England Vampire Panic Think vampires aren’t historically relevant? Think again. They caused a panic in New England not that long ago. St. Louis’ Importance in the Spiritualism Movement Considered by some as one of the top five most haunted cities in the United States, St. Louis plays an important role in the 19th century’s fascination with the occult. The Fox Sisters and …

Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch

Saarinen's arch

This week, St. Louis celebrated the 49th birthday of the architectural icon that’s come to define our city – the Gateway Arch. Completed in 1965, the Arch is the tallest memorial in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world. The Gateway Arch’s architect, Eero Saarinen took an abstract concept and created one of the most iconic monuments in the world. …