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Tishaura O. Jones is sworn in as St. Louis’ next mayor
CITY HALL • In a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall at noon on Tuesday, Tishaura O. Jones officially took charge of…
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Cardiac event, not accident, killed Plager, medical examiner finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager probably died of a “cardiac event,” not injuries from…
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Blues legend Bobby Plager dies after crash on I-64/40
ST. LOUIS • Legendary hockey Blues player Bobby Plager was killed in a car accident on Wednesday afternoon. Several police sources…
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Heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali…
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President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and…
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Fauci is one of People magazine’s 2020 People of the Year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — People magazine has named Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez, Regina King and George Clooney as the…
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Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that…
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Sculptor to be first Black woman to represent U.S. at Biennale festival
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a…
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Kim Massie, St. Louis blues and soul singer, dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kim Massie, a St. Louis blues and soul singer who opened for stars ranging from Chuck…
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Ginsburg’s impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds
NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, there were the RBG bobbleheads, the Halloween getups, the lace collars, the workout videos. The…
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Cinema St. Louis’ leader celebrates 20 years in role
GRAND CENTER – When Chris Clark became the artistic director of Cinema St. Louis, he said, he had “no earthly…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ted Drewes celebrates 90 years
LINDENWOOD PARK – St. Louis’ favorite summer treat turned 90 this past Thursday. Ted Drewes on Chippewa celebrated 90 years…
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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…
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Support for surviving siblings
TOWER GROVE EAST – Losing a family member to gun violence without subsequent support and coping resources is quite prevalent…
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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,…
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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…
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Setback won’t stop entertainer/politician C-Sharp
Hip-hop artist Cedric Redmon thought getting out and explaining his message might give him a chance of being elected alderman…
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Restaurateur Vincent Bommarito dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vincent Bommarito Sr., owner of one of St. Louis’ most highly honored restaurants, has died. Bommarito…
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Arnowitz faces two newcomers in the 12th Ward
PRINCETON HEIGHTS – Incumbent Alderman Larry Arnowitz is facing opposition from two residents of his 12th Ward, Cassandra L. DeClue,…
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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…
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Educator to open new learning center in Bevo Mill
BEVO MILL – When educator and writer Andrea Scott was growing up in north St. Louis, the school of thought,…
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The Heroine Fighting Heroin
For 33 years, Daryl Tandy (not his real name) was decimated, debilitated and controlled by heroin. His struggle was exacerbated…
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Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels, feeding mouths and souls
ST. LOUIS— Four years after the death of Michael Brown Jr. and the Ferguson Uprising, community activist and chef Cathy…
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Kehinde Wiley at the STL Art Museum
Kehinde Wiley is one of just a few modern painters who register in American popular culture from New York to…
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