GRAND CENTER – When Chris Clark became the artistic director of Cinema St. Louis, he said, he had “no earthly clue how to accomplish the job.” Twenty years later, Clark…
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Shane Cohn: St. Louis' lone LGBT elected voice is making a difference
Shane Cohn was never looking to be Harvey Milk. Milk was the legendary San Francisco politician who harnessed growing political power in his predominantly LGBT neighborhood in the 1970s and…
Charles Glenn on retirement, the St. Louis Blues, and African-Americans in hockey
DOWNTOWN – Charles Glenn is standing in a shopping plaza at mid-morning when two hockey fans approach him for a “selfie.” He’s been taking a lot of those these days.…
VIDEO: Spire packs up, leaving mess and angry residents
UPDATE: Spire workers returned to this street on May 13 to restart work on the project. They were accompanied by a private security officer. Our original story… O’FALLON PARK —…
Sells: Blues a big winner, St. Louisans win bigger
On a Tuesday night at the corner of 14th and Clark, we saw what it can look like when sports crosses beyond the borders of the sports pages and embeds…
1920s Paris in South St. Louis
TOWER GROVE – As spring began overtaking south St. Louis, local writer Dan Wright looked forward to the opportunity to throw a 1920s-themed party, so he put out a Facebook…
Alderman seeks dress code for meetings
DOWNTOWN – John Collins-Muhammad says it’s time for every alderman and alderwoman in the City of St. Louis to look sharp when they’re doing public business. Collins-Muhammad, an alderman who…
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…
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…
Support for surviving siblings
TOWER GROVE EAST – Losing a family member to gun violence without subsequent support and coping resources is quite prevalent in the black community. Cheeraz Gormon, who lost her younger…
Artist Bill Christman plans new sculpture garden
VISITATION PARK — At the City Museum, on Cherokee Street, and next to his home in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood, the artwork of Bill Christman has long made people turn…
Local non-profit helps women with trauma recovery
On the Top 20 list of most vulnerable cities for sex trafficking, St. Louis comes in eighteenth. For anyone who hasn’t experienced sex trafficking, that number might seem foreign or…