GRAND CENTER – The Close the Workhouse campaign convened last Thursday evening at the Deaconess Foundation for what they called a “People’s Budget Hearing” for constituents, whom they say probably…
Month: April 2019
Reset Africa Reset America
DOWNTOWN – In the coming weeks, City Aldermanic President Lewis Reed will be in talks with the Ugandan Parliament to help give birth to international trade between Africans and African-Americans.…
34-unit apartments building approved in Ellendale neighborhood
ELLENDALE – Some neighbors worried that putting a 34-unit loft apartment building in a former school building might clog parking on an adjacent street. But the neighborhood association said the…
Ted Drewes celebrates 90 years
LINDENWOOD PARK – St. Louis’ favorite summer treat turned 90 this past Thursday. Ted Drewes on Chippewa celebrated 90 years in business with music, balloons and a coloring contest in…
Krewson says city is on the move, despite census data
DOWNTOWN – Mayor Lyda Krewson celebrated the halfway point of her four-year term in office by bragging about all the positive national press and economic development the city has been…
Director of embattled city agency steps down
DOWNTOWN WEST – Caught up in a controversy over mismanagement of public funds, Dr. Alice Prince has resigned as director of the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment. “I…
New tattoo shop opens on Jefferson
BENTON PARK – If you’re on Jefferson with some free time, why not stop in for a tattoo? Arch Nemesis Tattoo at 2909 S Jefferson Ave had its Grand Opening…
County Executive Stenger resigns after being indicted
BREAKING NEWS — St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has resigned in the face of corruption charges. The U.S. attorney in St. Louis announced Monday that a federal grand jury…
Short film sparks conversations about race and 'Other People'
FOREST PARK – After the 2016 presidential election, Aisha Sultan felt a turmoil of emotions that she didn’t know how to process. So she made a film about it. Sultan…
South Side’s only new alderman celebrates his swearing-in day
DOWNTOWN – From now on, meeting days for new 24th Ward alderman Bret Narayan will be work, work, work. But his swearing-in meeting was a time to celebrate with family,…
Gent!: a pop-up shop just for men
THE GROVE – Fashion might be considered women’s territory, but the minds behind Gent! are working to change that. On Saturday afternoon, vendors invited by Gent! gathered at Urban Chestnut…
New rules limit access to Board of Aldermen, floor, gallery
DOWNTOWN – Supporters of new rules for the Board of Aldermen say limiting access to the board’s floor and gallery will keep pesky lobbyists off the floor when aldermen are…