The Colonel is Turning Over in His Grave

National

Ok, W+K, you've given this campaign plenty of time to find its footing. It's just not there. Time to move on to a new concept.

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Turrets, Compton Heights

Whether influenced by the Romanesque or Renaissance Revival styles, the grand homes of Compton Heights often features turrets, with conical roofs. A little nod to the fortresses these German immigrants saw in their youth?

Tree House, Revisited

Still there, but now it's been dead for years.

On The Prairie

Hay bales near Beattie, Kansas, several miles east of Marysville. The town styles itself the milo capital of the world. Don't know milo? I sure didn't when I first visited these parts. Click here.

Freelancers Are Owed $3,703,506.28

National

The freedom and creative opportunities of freelancing are, oftentimes, sadly offset by the downside of trying to collect money you're owed. The Freelancers Union has created a site where we can all commiserate over this ridiculous practice of overdue invoices. On the World's Longest Invoice, freelancers across the globe are invited to input payments that they're owed - adding to a stomach-churning sum on the website.

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This Is a Generic Presidential Campaign Ad - @Dissolve

National

Created entirely with stock footage from Dissolve.

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On The Scene At Saint Louis Fashion Funds Saturday Evening Social

On Saturday evening, a stylish community of St. Louis young professionals gathered at The BHive in the Central West End to toast the appointment of Eric Johnson as director of the Funds signature project, the Saint Louis Fashion Incubator. Saturday Evening Social was the first of a series of events hosted by Dawn Sturmon and Courtney Tharpe to bring together Friends of the Fund in a casual cocktail setting.

Photos by Suzy Gorman.

Stephanie Oliver, Deb Bass, Bernie Lee, Laura Kathleen Baker, Elizabeth Tucker

Zach Gzehoviak, Chris Holt

Lindsay Pattan, Kia Springer, Jessie Miller, Stephanie Oliver, Laura Kathleen Baker

Kate Pollmann, Retta Leritz

Dawn Sturmon, Eric Johnson, Courtney Tharpe

Kia Springer, Natalie Benjamin

Andy & Pam Schlicter, Liam Springer

Tania Beasley-Jolly, Shereen Fischer, Anna Spector

Todd & Jeni Deibel, Tanya Coventry-Strader, Annie Castellano, Dawn Sturmon

Kasper Lorene, Jill Firns

Eric Johnson, Anna Spector

Robby Baker, Sarah Stallmann

Powell & Danielle Kalish, Joanna Wolff