This video escaped our notice earlier. It was produced and posted about four months ago by Grain Inc., a St. Louis creative marketing firm that has produced the "Here Is St. Louis" videos that have gotten attention for their loving look at our community. This video beautifully captures the #paintforpeace mural project on South Grand after the grand jury decision on Nov. 24 clearing Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting.

We were deeply honored to learn yesterday that "Painting for Peace in Ferguson" has been honored with a national gold-medal for being named one of only nine "Outstanding Books of the year for 2015" out of an application pool of 6,000 by the Independent Publisher, a journal dedicated to reviewing and recognizing the works of independent book houses around the country. Each year, the national organization releases the "IPPYs," honoring works in a variety of categories and Painting for Peace in Ferguson received the award in the Peacemaker category. What is really heartening about this national recognition is that it honors St. Louis and the Ferguson community for what its people came out and