FOREST PARK – A group of children from Puerto Rico are getting a crash course in circus performing in St. Louis. Circus Harmony has teamed up with the National Circus…
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Local author's new book, 'Alice's Musical Debut,' imagines childhood of Alice Coltrane
CENTRAL WEST END – Local author DuEwa Frazier stopped by Left Bank Books on Saturday for a reading from her latest book, “Alice’s Musical Debut.” Frazier has previously published two…
Exclusive: Behind-the-scenes preview of the new St. Louis Aquarium
DOWNTOWN – By now, every St. Louisan can recount the improbable tale of the Blues’ ride to glory, beating all odds to win the Stanley Cup last month. And many…
Children hip hop to music and stories at the library
DOWNTOWN – On Friday morning, parents brought their kids to St. Louis Public Library’s Central location for “Hip Hop Storytelling with MK Stallings,” one of their Hip Hop Appreciation Week…
The Central Library celebrates Hip Hop Appreciation Week
DOWNTOWN – This week the Central Library will host the 6th Annual Hip Hop Appreciation Week. Jam-packed with events Monday through Saturday, the celebration of hip hop has a little…
'Soil your underwear' and other fun ways to learn about science
FOREST PARK — If you’re not a farmer, you might never think about the intricacies of soil. But walk into the GROW Pavilion at the Saint Louis Science Center (SLSC),…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 16: Fighting to save child gunshot victims in St. Louis
There are only two places on earth where children are regularly wounded or killed by gunfire: war zones, and the United States of America. “He was just another 17 year…
Giving Kids a Shot at Success
FAIRGROUND—Mission: St. Louis’ goal is to empower the city’s most vulnerable residents and neighborhoods through education outreach, job placement, and community involvement. Located in the 3100 block of N. Grand,…
Appreciating What We Have This Holiday
Jariah Mosley, a 7th-grade student at Lyon Academy at Blow, says her favorite time of year is during the holidays in winter. While she loves her math and science classes,…
Students learn empathy through art after school
On a cold Tuesday night in the O’Fallon Park neighborhood, students are inside The Meghan A. Flannery Learning Center finishing dinner and getting ready for their nightly enrichment classes. A…
Groups Made Halloween Fun for North Side Kids
O’FALLON PARK — Costumed trick-or-treaters walked up and down the sidewalks of the 4400 and 4500 blocks on Athlone, Holly and Red Bud in the O’Fallon Park neighborhood Wednesday with…
Telling a Storyteller’s Story
Madelyn, a 9th grade student at Cleveland NJROTC, says her favorite class is English, not because it’s easy or that it’s taught by her favorite teacher, but because she loves…