Ryan Martin started pursuing a career in journalism because he loves writing, but he stayed with it because he loves people. He grew up in Goreville, Ill., a town with a population of 800 people southeast of St. Louis.
After earning his associate's degree from a local community college, Ryan continued his coursework at the University of Missouri. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in converged media in May 2010. He's currently pursuing an MBA at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ryan started working for Patch in August 2010, when he began the process of launching Maplewood-Brentwood Patch, the first St. Louis-area Patch site. That site went live in October 2010.
Ryan also has experience working as a multimedia intern for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and as a city and county government reporter for the Columbia Missourian.
Ryan loves to read fantasy novels, play Ultimate Frisbee and watch sports. He lives in Maplewood with his girlfriend Gwen and their two dogs.
The following information was supplied by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Arrests or charges mentioned in this report do not indicate convictions.
A Brentwood runner was registered to run the Boston Marathon.
At least two runners from Fenton were registered to run the Boston Marathon.
At least three runners from University City were registered to run the Boston Marathon.
At least seven runners from Clayton and Richmond Heights were registered to run the Boston Marathon.
The incident was among those supplied by the St. Louis County Police Department's South County Precinct for the period ending April 10. Arrests or charges mentioned in this report do not indicate convictions.
With up to five lanes of traffic, elevated plazas and narrow sidewalks, Alex Ihnen of nextSTL.com says downtown Clayton offers "a bad pedestrian experience."
Police believe he may have been seeking shelter as an EF2 tornado landed on Hazelwood on Wednesday night, and strong winds swept him.
Chelsea Clinton, who spoke during the Clinton Global Initiative University at Washington University in St. Louis, wrote a piece on TIME about her experience.
Jonathan Jones, who grew up in Crestwood, is the subject of an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch reader suggests the dish, saying he craved green chile enchiladas and "found an excellent version at Southwest Diner."
The downtown Maplewood restaurant was named in the Riverfront Times as a place where vegetarians "can order good grub that ain't got no meat."
It's the sole business remaining in Crestwood Court, the giant mall with a rocky past and an uncertain future.
That's according to The Daily Meal website, which ranked Schlafly Bottleworks as one of the top 10 American destinations for brewery tours.
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