Many a parent, especially those with more than one child, feel as if they’re the ringleader of their own personal circus. Well, now’s your chance to take your brood to experience a circus of the more traditional sort. Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey’s ZING ZANG ZOOM is coming to St. Louis from Oct. 15-18 at Scottrade Center.

You might not be familiar with these links pertaining to “the lou.” That’s why I’m here to write about ‘em!

It’s hard out there for a kid. Especially those kids living in “at risk” areas of our fair city. That’s where Discovering Options comes in. The organization provides children with a supportive and enriching after school program that can help them discover a whole new world outside of a current living situation (poverty, family conflict, a lack of commitment to school, and neighborhoods where drugs are easily accessible.)