From Flint to Standing Rock - indeed, world-wide - communities keep resisting corporate and government actions that threaten water quality and access. One heroic story from El Salvador embodies the most resourceful courage and painful struggle of "ordinary people" who know water is more precious than gold.
John Cavanagh and activist/author partner and wife Robin Broad lived support for this saga. Their new book The Water Defenders (Beacon Press, March 2021) draws on over a decade of research and their own roles as international allies of the Salvadoran champions who took on Big Gold and the World Bank - and saved their country's water from corporate greed.
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Most of what mankind knows about Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth’s moon sits on servers in St. Louis thanks to researchers at Washington University. Earth and planetary sciences professor Raymond Arvidson discusses his department's latest $11.8 million contract renewal with NASA.
Former Missouri Appellate Court Judge Booker Shaw discusses the latest Hail Mary attempt by Stan Kroenke and the NFL — and why even a loss may not be enough to stop their efforts to move the trial from St. Louis
Cherokee Street is no stranger to thrift shops, and this newest addition brings a unique mix of must-haves for your closet & your home. Meet Your Friend’s Apartment, a new vintage store owned by St. Louis native and first-time store owner Megan McCalla.
The federal government says Missouri will receive nearly $1 billion for expanding Medicaid to individuals making roughly $17,800 a year. U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chaquita Brooks-LaSure says the money helps the state cover more people and encourage more individuals to enroll.
When we think of gargoyles, our minds often go to places like the iconic Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. But if you look closely, these stone statues are lurking all over St. Louis. Everywhere from cathedrals to colleges to cemeteries, our city is full of gargoyles. The term gargoyle comes from an old French word, gargouille, which means throat or pipe. …
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure talks with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about what Medicaid expansion could mean for the state's people and budget. This interview was conduct on October 4, 2021.
The Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood Association is scheduled to host its second planned meeting about Lux Living's proposed development on the former Drury properties along Kingshighway on Tuesday, October 19 at 6:30pm. Meeting #1 At our first meeting in September, we hosted a community forum in which we requested Lux Living to present to [...]
The September 2021 meeting of the Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood Association took place at Hot Java Bar in FPSE in order to hold an in-person community engagement session for LuxLiving's Kingshighway development proposal. Representatives from LuxLiving outlined renderings and other impacts for the community to view and the FPSE NA will be holding a [...]
"Summer in St. Louis'' recently won Best Super Short Drama at the Berlin Flash Film Festival. Director Câmi Thomas shares how the film reflects her love for her community and the “constant narrow avoidance of danger” in St. Louis.
Meet LA (Louise Anne) Marler — American photo artist and third generation typewriter collector. Louise creates mixed-media images from original photography, graphics, illustrations, and paintings, often featuring her vintage machine collections. With a studio in Santa Monica, CA and St. Louis roots, Louise began work on setting up a studio & gallery in St. Louis […]
Ahead of the “Indigenous Knowledge & Sustainability” conference kicking off in St. Louis, two Native American scholars discuss how some solutions to climate change can cause great harm to indigenous communities.
A large crowd and energetic choir came together at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Saturday night for Requiem of Light, a public memorial honoring the thousands of St. Louisans lost to COVID-19. In this episode, we share reflections and musical highlights.
Thank you for your interest in the 2021 Ride the Rivers Century presented by Streets of St. Charles. Whether you’re riding the metric century, or the full century, here are …
A community improvement district (CID) is proposed for the newest phase of the burgeoning Steelcote development northeast of Grand and Chouteau in the Midtown neighborhood. The Steelcote Square CID, if Board Bill 110, introduced by Alderwoman Davis, is approved by the Board of Aldermen, signed by the Mayor, and approved by property owners in the […]
The first Missouri gas tax hike in more than 20 years took effect last week. The money will address crumbling roads and bridges. State officials are trying to figure out how much money will come in and which projects the increase will fund.
The Joplin Republican talks about a committee that could produce proposals affecting Planned Parenthood in Missouri. He also talked with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about acrimony in the Missouri Senate.
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