The Second Cup: September 21 Edition

Good morning, Lake Saint Louis!

Today, and for the next few days, I'm going to be on vacation. Associate Editor Joe Scott will be filling in for me while I'm gone.

Michelle Blodget's Food 101 column will be discussing truffles. I'm a big fan of fungus. I'd be so tempted to try them, but a journalist's salary runs more toward the burger-and-fries end of the culinary spectrum. Still, sounds decadently yummy!

Today will be the second part of a series about Therapeutic Horsemanship, the Wentzville nonprofit that provides services for the entire greater St. Louis area. Yesterday we ran a in Chesterfield. Today we'll be introducing you to their new director.

The Art Fair in the Meadows is this Saturday and Sunday, and we'll bring you more information about it today. We also have an article from Robin Seaton Jefferson about an outstanding physician at St. Joe's West.

Oh, and I almost forgot—lots of cute doggie photos from last weekend's Strut for Strays at Quail Ridge!

Today in history, courtesy of History.com: In 1780, an American general met with a British major to discuss handing over West Point to the British. The general was to receive a large sum of money and a high position in the British army but his plot failed, and his name became known to history as another word for "traitor." The general? Benedict Arnold.