Pedestrians walk Gravois Avenue, closed to auto traffic, during the Mexican Independence Day Festival on in the Bevo Mill neighborhood fo St. Louis Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Hispanic businesses in the area hosted a festival with music, food stands and a mechanic bull to mark the start of the Mexican quest for independence from the Spanish in 1810.

Volunteers from Books for Newborns gather to prepare bags of books to provide to parents of newborn children at the groups work space in Midtown St. Louis Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. More about the organization can be found on the St. Louis Review website: https://bit.ly/2OLCGE6

St. Louis County Library hosted a "Paint with Bob Ross" event at the Grant's View branch in Concord Village, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Participants watch and paint along with the videos created by the late PBS host. More about the event can be found on the Post-Distpach website: https://bit.ly/2nywvHQ

St. Louis native Anthony Devoti recently opened J. Devoti Trattoria & Grocery at the intersection of Daggett Avenue and Hereford Street in The Hill neighborhood in St. Louis. The restaurant focuses on farm-to-table Italian cuisine, and is named for his great-grandfather Joseph Devoti, who ran the grocery Lume & Devoti Grocery Co. at the start of the 20th century. Photographed Friday, July 20, 2018. Photographed for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: https://bit.ly/2N8pD0w

Dog enthusiasts gathered with their pups for the 3rd annual All American Apple Pie Eating Contest, for pets, to help celebrate the July 4th holiday, at Treats Unleashed in Des Peres Saturday, June 30, 2018. The event benefitted the Bi-State Pet Food Pantry.

Beer enthusiasts from across the Midwest and beyond gathered at Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Mo., for the brewer's release of Raspe Red Raspberry Missouri Wild Ale Saturday, June 23, 2018. Fans of the brewery began gathering several hours before the release time, to share various brews and socialize. More about the event can be found on the Post-Dispatch website: https://bit.ly/2KfbOOW

The Oakville High School Band performed a special concert at St. Bernadette Parish in the Jefferson Barracks neighborhood of south St. Louis County Friday, June 1, 2018. The concert was to promote and help raise funds for the band's planned 2019 trip to France to participate in ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy for D-Day. More about the event can be found on the St. Louis Review website: https://bit.ly/2MaKGhl

St. Louis-area residents gathered for the 108th annual Annie Malone May Day Parade in downtown St. Louis Sunday, May 20, 2018. he parade benefits the Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center, which has been assisting families in St. Louis for 130 years. More about the parade can be found on the Post-Dispatch website: https://bit.ly/2x4Dy2A

St. Louis Crusaders Rugby Football Club players participate in practice at Forest Park in St. Louis Thursday, April 5, 2018. The club, an inclusive team affiliated with USA Rugby and International Gay Rugby, is sponsoring a Spring Fever tournament in St. Louis Saturday April 7 at the Cricket Field in Forest Park. More about the club and event can be found on the Post-Dispatch website: https://bit.ly/2TwmXgN

Chef Rob Connoley, known for creating meals from foraged and farm-to-table ingredients, runs Squatter's Cafe in the KDHX Larry J. Weir Center for Independent Media in the Grand Center neighborhood of St. Louis. More about Connoley and his food can be found on the Post-Dispatch website: https://bit.ly/3ebsgKs