ST.LOUIS – Area entrepreneurs are trying to help put local black businesses in the black on Black Friday. Thanks to Sarita Moody, Anni Jones and Jennifer Black, African-American businesses are…
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Bill Beene was born and raised in north St. Louis. He has been a journalist for 12 years. He enjoys cooking and roller skating. He lives in the historic Ville neighborhood.
AmVets Post 67 has proud history of military, neighborly service
ST. LOUIS – On Veterans Day, Donna Harrell-Saddler made her way to Denny’s to be served up a free appreciation meal for her service to her country. In her heart,…
Covenant House enlists executives to sleep out in cold, help homeless youths
KINGSWAY WEST – Don’t be surprised next weekend if you happen to be in the Kingsway West neighborhood and see about 60 executives sleeping outdoors instead of in their homes. You…
S.T.E.A.M Fair powers up youths' career aspirations
JEFF-VANDER-LOU – It was full steam ahead for about 300 youths Saturday as the local chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women assembled its third annual S.T.E.A.M. Fair at…
Some find snow and ice nice
ST. LOUIS – The winter storm that slammed the area on Monday brought numbing cold, ice and snow that caused the usual traffic jams, accidents and worry – but it…
Sumner students plant flower garden against crime
THE VILLE – Students at Sumner High School are planting seeds they hope will germinate into a drop in youth homicides. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, students will plant a flower…
City, county team up to fight lead poisoning, other home health risks
ST. LOUIS – Black youths in St. Louis are 2.4 times more likely than their white counterparts to have an elevated blood lead level and also account for 70 percent…
Committeeman, boxing coach wants to help those who carjacked him
WEST END — The very group of people whose lives and livelihoods public servant Joseph Palm is most concerned about making better, almost took his life in a violent carjacking…
Bereaved mother 'Looking for an Angel' shares her journey
ST. LOUIS — Losing a child – no matter the cause or method – is horrific. Maintaining sanity can be an arduous challenge, and getting back to any kind of normal…
North side groups pitch their projects to banks through Fed program
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – Organizations in north St. Louis that are perceived to be doing good in the neighborhood got a chance recently to pitch ideas to financial institutions interested in…
Group promotes after-school programs to ease gun violence
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – The return of a robust number of after-school programs is the latest course of action being pushed as an answer to gun violence in St. Louis. …
Sav A Lot grocery brings new life to food desert
HAMILTON HEIGHTS – When Pete’s Shur Save grocery store packed its bags and moved to University City in December 2016, it left a void beyond another vacant lot at Page and…