Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Want to blog on Patch? Here's how to do it in five easy steps.
Want to blog on Patch? We hope you do! Here's how to start: 1. Create an account. Click “Join” in the upper right corner, and you’ll enter your name, an email address and a password. You can also join with your Facebook account. 2. Fill out your profile. Upload a profile picture and describe yourself so readers know a little about you. (No really - Don't forget to upload a profile picture.) 3. Post your first blog! Log in to Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch's blog central, or click the "Want to start a blog" button on the Patch homepage. Write your post, attach photos and hit 'publish.' Your post will publish instantly. It's that easy! If you can't wait to share your stories, remember you can always submit a photo,video, announcement or event…
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to answer your questions about planning your big day in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro.
It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week we're talking about wedding planning. Patch wants to help you get your questions answered, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts: Have a question? Ask in the comment section below!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Your local Patch site will go dark during the national observance for the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Patch sites around America, including yours, will take part in a National Moment of Silence at 8:30 a.m. Central time on Friday. At that hour, the website will go blank for 5 minutes. The page will be replaced by a message noting the National Moment of Silence, and a link will direct viewers to a website that explains ways you can join the campaign to help the people of Sandy Hook. After 5 minutes, the website operation will return to normal. The Moment of Silence coincides with one across social media sites. Over 100,000 people have pledged not to tweet or post to Facebook, reports TechCrunch, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Britney Spears, Suze Orman, Tyler Florence, Goldie Hawn, and Joe Montana. Also, Missouri Governor Jay …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Find out how you can help the nursery, or send your own ideas of places for Patchers to volunteer.
Patch editors in the St. Louis area cleaned, organized, sorted, wiped, hugged and played at the St. Charles location for the St. Louis Crisis Nursery. The Crisis Nursery's mission is to prevent child abuse by providing temporary housing and care for young children in order to give their parents and caretakers the space and time needed to resolve crisis. Patch editors organized and sanitized toys, cleaned high chairs and walls, put away summer clothes, put babies to sleep and played with the little ones. See previous story: Patch Volunteers Today at Crisis Nursery We volunteer as part of our coverage with a program called "Give 5," through which we donate advertising space to charitable organizations and contribute our own time as …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Check out the 10 most read stories on Missouri Patch sites for the month of October.
1. Lawsuit Claims Baby Was Decapitated During Delivery at Mercy Sometimes, the news can be tragic. That was certainly the case in this report from Creve Coeur Patch. According to a 10-count complaint filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, a local couple claimed that doctors involved with the delivery of their baby coerced them into a vaginal delivery against their wishes and then hid the fact that their baby had been decapitated during the delivery process. The same story, posted on Florissant Patch (Florissant Couple Files Lawsuit, Claims Baby Was Decapitated in Delivery), also ranked among the most read stories in Missouri Patch. - - - - - 2. What Time is Tonight’s Obama v. Romney Presidential Debate? Patch has gone all-in this …
Monday, October 1, 2012
While we may not be able to get them to your door, we can help you save some money.
Patch is all about making your life ridiculously easy and if there's one thing that most people have to worry about every week, it's grocery shopping. What to get, where to get it, how to get it for the best price... In our new 'Grocery Specials' section, you can browse local grocery coupons and weekly specials. Similar to the weekly circulars found in print newspapers by each local retailer, the Grocery Special section has hundreds of retailers’ specials in one place. You can search all local stores or you can narrow down your search to your local grocer of choice. You can also browse the specials by category, search by item and view your grocery list. In addition to viewing the weekly specials, you can: And how do you get to the …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Several of you are checking out the Patch newsletter for the first time. Find out how you can take advantage of several tools to help get your information out to the community.
I was thrilled to see so many participants in our recent fishbowl giveaway at Wired Coffee! We've sent a notification to the winner and will let y'all know who the lucky person is very soon! In the meantime, thank you to all of our new newsletter subscribers! But on Patch you can do more than read the news. We offer several tools to assist residents in sharing information, events, and photos. Add an event to the calendar. Throwing a neighborhood garage sale? Promoting a local performance? Is your organization hosting an event? Add it to our calendar. We might feature it on the front page, Tweet it, post it to our Facebook page! Create an announcement. What can you 'announce' to the rest of your Patch? There are categories for birth, …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Are you a Mizzou fan? College Colors Day is an annual day where people across the country show their support for their favorite college by wearing its colors.
Mizzou? SLU? Lindenwood? Which college or university lays claim to having the most fans in St. Louis? Today is College Colors Day, an annual celebration, according to its website, dedicated to promoting the traditions and spirit that make the college experience great by encouraging people across America to wear apparel of their favorite college or university throughout the day. Here at Patch, we're using the day to find out which higher education establishment has the most support in the St. Louis-community. I, myself, am a proud graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale—go Salukis!—but am also a huge fan of Mizzou. What about you? Upload a photo of you, your family, your dog—whatever—displaying your college colors. When …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
The following mug shots were taken from various Patch crime reports between Aug. 11-17.
Information for Mugs in the News is provided by the St. Charles County and St. Louis County law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The following mug shots were taken from various Patch crime reports in St. Charles County and St. Louis County between Aug. 4-10.
Information for Mugs in the News is provided by the St. Charles County and St. Louis County law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
Jordan Lanham
12:10 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Thanks for sharing this information Jeff! more ›