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How St. Louis Got Into the Tea Business

Recently, I remembered meeting Ron Rubin who is the owner and now Executive Chairman of The Republic of Tea in St. Louis and decided to see if he is still involved in the business. As luck would have it, Ron is still one of the owners while his son Todd B. Rubin, 42, runs the company which is still privately owned with a significant presence in St. Louis, as well as southern Illinois, and their marketing and sales headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Residents Rule

For months, I drove past Clarendale Clayton at the corner of Hanley and Clayton Roads, impressed by the neighborhood, building and amenities, and carved out the better part of a day to tour the property, meet with residents, sample the food, and ask probing questions only someone with a parent in a similar community would know to ask.

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Change Begins with Us

The new and expanded 36,000 square foot St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum - with its new permanent Holocaust exhibition, classrooms, a performance auditorium, archives, and a special exhibit space - opened on November 2nd on the campus of The Jewish Federation at Lindbergh and Schuetz Roads. In addition to its many exhibits, it also includes a new Impact Lab, which will challenge all visitors to reject hatred, promote understanding, and inspire change. In this highly interactive space, visitors will be empowered to consider contemporary issues and challenges through the lens of the Holocaust.  

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Jim Butler Auto Hosts Good Taste Event

On December 8th, Jim Butler Auto Group and Neiman Marcus hosted Good Taste, an evening of food and fashion to benefit Operation Food Outreach and The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri. Local chefs Chris Bolyard of Bolyard's Meat & Provisions, Darren and Charlene Young of The Fattened Caf, Kitt Villasis-Corbin of La Patisserie, Loryn Nalic of Balkan Treat Box, Heidi Skye Hamamura of Taberu, and Neil Strasser of The Mariposa at Neiman Marcus served Maserati-inspired dishes to an enthusiastic crowd of donors. The event brought in more than $25,000 toward Jim Butler Auto Group’s $100,000 fundraising goal, including a $10,000 donation from Brad and Michelle Sowers and $2,000 from Neiman Marcus. 

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