The NorthSider and The SouthSider will be bringing you complete coverage of the March 5th local elections, including profiles of the candidates running for seats on the St. Louis Board…
Author: Joy Leopold
Joy Leopold is a visiting assistant professor in Webster University's School of Communication. She graduated from the University of Miami with a PhD in Journalism and Media Management.
City “should be embarrassed” about level of violence
HAMILTON HEIGHTS — James Clark, vice president of Better Family Life, shared his thoughts with The NorthSider on what it would take for the organization to ramp up its violence…
Battle for the Board
DOWNTOWN—The Jan. 4 filing deadline for the St. Louis aldermanic races ended with 42 candidates in the running for positions on the Board of Aldermen. Each of the even-numbered wards…
Heroin overdoses on the rise in Missouri, blacks die at higher rates
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, heroin use and deaths from heroin overdoses have been increasing in Missouri since at least 2013. Data reported in 2016 showed a…