Month: April 2019

GRAND CENTER – The Close the Workhouse campaign convened last Thursday evening at the Deaconess Foundation for what they called…

DOWNTOWN – In the coming weeks, City Aldermanic President Lewis Reed will be in talks with the Ugandan Parliament to…

ELLENDALE – Some neighbors worried that putting a 34-unit loft apartment building in a former school building might clog parking…

LINDENWOOD PARK – St. Louis’ favorite summer treat turned 90 this past Thursday. Ted Drewes on Chippewa celebrated 90 years…

DOWNTOWN – Mayor Lyda Krewson celebrated the halfway point of her four-year term in office by bragging about all the…

DOWNTOWN WEST – Caught up in a controversy over mismanagement of public funds, Dr. Alice Prince has resigned as director…

BENTON PARK – If you’re on Jefferson with some free time, why not stop in for a tattoo? Arch Nemesis…

BREAKING NEWS — St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has resigned in the face of corruption charges. The U.S. attorney…

FOREST PARK – After the 2016 presidential election, Aisha Sultan felt a turmoil of emotions that she didn’t know how…

DOWNTOWN – From now on, meeting days for new 24th Ward alderman Bret Narayan will be work, work, work. But…

THE GROVE – Fashion might be considered women’s territory, but the minds behind Gent! are working to change that. On…

DOWNTOWN – Supporters of new rules for the Board of Aldermen say limiting access to the board’s floor and gallery…

HAMILTON HEIGHTS – While tears, grimaces, rage, sad stories and photos of murder victims permeated the Move March for mourners…

TOWER GROVE EAST – Losing a family member to gun violence without subsequent support and coping resources is quite prevalent…

SKINKER-DEBALIVIERE – The president says the country’s “FULL!” and tells immigrants to go away. But two political science professors at…

OLD NORTH—A Saturday night art show turned UrbArts into a shrine to the 90’s. The show featured artists known as…

FOREST PARK — If you’re not a farmer, you might never think about the intricacies of soil. But walk into…

A kitchen-area fire Tuesday night several hours after the Goody Goody eatery and St. Louis landmark closed earlier kept it…

There are only two places on earth where children are regularly wounded or killed by gunfire: war zones, and the…

It was an emotional day Tuesday at City Hall as newly-elected aldermen were sworn in. Two north side newcomers, both…

Game of Thrones has returned. The epic HBO show began its final season last week after a two-year hiatus. Eager…

Missouri’s legislature is run by conservative extremists and rural racists because St. Louis has become too small to stop them.…

Supporters of new rules at the Board of Aldermen say limiting access to the board’s floor and gallery will keep…

A complicated and confusing spat over a resolution is calling into question the validity of an effort to develop recommendations…

The city’s new poet laureate assumed office last week with a promise to shine a spotlight on other aspiring poets.…

VISITATION PARK — At the City Museum, on Cherokee Street, and next to his home in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood,…

CITY HALL — With a multitude of accolades, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen said goodbye this week to two…

CARONDELET — Antoinette and Raymond Frame knew their roof was leaking, but it suddenly got much worse recently when a…

When Dr. Kelvin Adams was hired by the appointed Special Administrative Board in 2008, the St. Louis Public Schools had…

After almost a dozen years of state control that have seen increased stability, rising attendance rates, climbing test scores, and…