• Karlie Baker, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Sunset Hills-Crestwood, MO

Karlie grew up in the woods of Starved Rock State Park. She learned to read with copies of Star and Globe magazines at her grandparents' house. Inspired, Karlie started her print career in grade school--contributing drawings and poetry to the kids' section of the local newspaper--and never stopped.

Karlie covered school events and waxed nostalgic about The Golden Girls as a high school journalist; then helmed the editing desk of her community college paper and churned out the school's press releases for two years. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Journalism, focusing on magazine and online coverage. Upon graduation, Karlie had contributed news stories to ChicagoTalks and the LaSalle Daily NewsTribune, and wrote a regular opinion column for The Times in Ottawa, IL. She has detailed cultural events for Flavorpill Chicago and A.V. Club Chicago. She is proud to have collaborated with fellow Columbia students on an investigative news package about the General Assembly Scholarships, which won awards from the Chicago Headline Club and Society of Professional Journalists.

Karlie joined Patch in June 2010 and helped build Lisle Patch from the ground up. She's making her first long-term leap out of state lines as the new editor for Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch.

In her spare time, Karlie still indulges in celebrity rags. She loves music, frequenting antique and resale shops, wandering the Arboretum and spending time with her kid sister.

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Police Beef Up Patrols, Enforcement For Back-to-School

As kids head back to class across St. Louis County, police are taking to the streets to keep students as safe as possible. Plus, parents are advised to check for sex offenders in the area and near the bus stop.

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Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser Starts This Weekend

The Route 66 Classic Car Cruise isn't the only thing happening this weekend! Here are some family-friendly activities going on around Sunset Hills and Crestwood this weekend.

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Did You Know? A Look At Missouri Education Requirements

What are students required to learn? What are instructors required teach? As the 2013-14 school year draws near check out Missouri's education requirements, which have recently come under the spotlight with student transfers.

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Be a Superhero for MDA

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt is encouraging customers to “suit up and use their power to make a difference” during the store’s Muscular Dystrophy Association Fundraiser through Sept. 3.

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