Bob and Kathy O'Loughlin

STEPPING UP FOR MARCH OF DIMES: Jerry Clinton, former head of Grey Eagle Distributors, stepped out of his gleaming black Bentley Rolls-Royce looking fit and dapper, a cane being his only concession to the rare form of…

AFTER DERBY HIGHLIGHTS: While we haven’t seen him out and about, a friend tips that longtime St. Louis favorite, Maestro Leonard Slatkin, is in town with his son, Daniel. Slatkin, 64, was head of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1979…

MAKING THE A-LIST: More than 1,000 people packed Maryland Plaza last night for St. Louis magazine’s 5th annual A-List party, making it the mag’s largest such event yet. Of course, since the ‘06 and ‘07 events were outdoors and got…

Joe Buck

KNOWING THEIR ABC’S: Look for Joe Buck to emcee this year’s Kidsmart-Tools for Learning celebrity spelling bee on May 7 at the Pageant on Delmar Boulevard.

Other celebs who will participate include Shimmy Gray-Miller, SLU Women’s Basketball coach; musician Ralph Butler; NFL…

Hi there blog readers! I’m back from furlough and brimming with news and info about what’s been happening around the Lou. Here’s my first appetizer.

Howard Mallott

HOWARD HEADS ON: You had to know somebody to get reservations last Thursday at Schneithorst’s…