Article Archives: Boomerang

Victoria’s Life

July 25, 2013 | by Weekly View

by John Jones, Contributor If you’re a Baby Boomer (or slightly older), you will definitely remember Victoria’s Ladies Apparel/Petko Furs that used to be at East 10th St. and Shadeland Ave. Or maybe you remember the impeccably dressed lady wearing one of her many jet black wigs and bright red … Read More

Ayres Advertising Reunion

June 27, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

L.S. Ayres Department store closed the doors downtown in January of 1992 — over 20 years ago! May Company had purchased the chain and moved all the management, buying, and advertising departments to St. Louis (over 1,200 employees lost their jobs with that merger). I had joined the Ayres Advertising … Read More

Door Gunner

May 30, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“Door gunning. They’re losing helicopters and they need door gunners.” — Philip Roth, The Human Stain I am a pool player who has played in organized leagues for years. I know little about the players with whom I shoot because we seldom have conversations that branch outside of the playing … Read More

The Light of Inspiration

April 25, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

For the most part, I’m pretty much on top of what I am going to write about for the articles that are printed, but there are times, dear reader, that I sit before the computer screen with my fingers on the keyboard and I haven’t got the first clue as … Read More

Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up

March 28, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

Do any of you Boomers remember the Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up program the city schools had back in the 50’s? I just remember this time of year the teacher sent home a form with all kinds of household chores listed from cleaning windows, to raking the yard, and … Read More