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Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies

3 years 8 months ago

CLAYTON, Mo. — A group of nursing home workers have been on strike for days to protest unfair labor practices and what they say are dangerous violations and deficiencies at three understaffed St. Louis-area facilities.  On Monday, Blue Circle Rehab and Nursing workers and union members protested outside their employer’s corporate office, calling on St. Louis […]

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Sophie Hurwitz

See St. Louis Based Volpi Foods' New Mural That Honors The Hill

3 years 8 months ago

Daggett Avenue has a bit more color, thanks to Volpi Foods. After a successful summer search, local artist Jordan Bauer painted the deli and meat shop’s plain white wall and turned it into a colorful salute to St. Louis neighborhood The Hill, as well as celebrating Volpi Foods’ approaching 120th anniversary.

Volpi Foods (5256 Daggett Ave; 314-446-7950) first opened in 1902.…
Jenna Jones

Cori Bush (Nov. 2021)

3 years 8 months ago
Congresswoman Cori Bush talks with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about why she voted against a federal infrastructure bill — and what the future holds for a broader spending plan known as the Build Back Better proposal.

Jade Sinclair looks back at 25 years in drag

3 years 8 months ago
In our metro’s cutthroat drag scene, the prolific Jade Sinclair’s persona is akin to Glinda the Good Witch. The longtime show director and former Miss Gay Missouri America floats above the ubiquitous shade throwing, and rarely if ever seems bothered by life’s unpleasantries—like when she emerged from her dressing room to find the venue had just been robbed, then glided past the patrons rising from the floor to order her favorite shot, a Grape Bomb.
Chris Andoe