One Missouri representative is speaking out against the state’s scholarship system, alleging it is inequitable and does not adequately serve the students who need the financial help the most.
STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley has been recognized as a 2020-2021 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished High School. It is one of 204 American high schools to receive this recognition, just 1.7% of all schools.
On the morning of Saturday, October 23rd, neighborhood volunteers and soccer fans from all over the region will be tackling trash in Dutchtown. Afterward, fans will be treated to friendly pick-up games on the soccer field and futsal court at Marquette Park.
Linda Dickerson-Bell was on the jury that sent Michael Politte to prison for life. She discusses her deep regrets about the verdict — and the guilt she’s lived with ever since.
Joy Grdnic Christensen went from radio fame to opening the Fountain on Locust. She explains why she’s moving on, what she’ll do next and how a long marriage is like St. Louis.
Fall is here, the leaves are turning and Cherokee Street is here for it. Head to the street this weekend to soak up the weather while enjoying a curbside concert. Celebrate Filipino American History Month with delicious Filipino bbq from The Fattened Caf. Get your laugh on at Apotheosis's weekly comedy show open mic!
The city’s new corrections commissioner, Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah, has been on the job now for just over a month. As she works to understand the issues facing the city’s jails, she told The St. Louis American she doesn’t have just one…
As the search for the next police chief gets underway, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is inviting the public to submit input on what they’re looking for in the city’s top cop.
The picture is becoming clearer for the next phase of the burgeoning Steelcote Square development by Pier Property Group northeast of Grand and Chouteau in the Midtown neighborhood. As reported last Saturday by NextSTL (h/t to Urbanitas in the urbanstl.com forum), the tenant is indeed expected to be the rumored and hoped for Target. The […]
East St. Louis School District 189 was in a state of chaos in 2011 when Arthur R. Culver was appointed superintendent. The district, with about 7,300 students at the time, had failed to meet state standards for nine years under…
The Grammy Award-winning band plays a fusion of Gospel, blues and music from the Gullah culture of enslaved Africans who lived in South Carolina. A member of the band what it means to interpret the music for a contemporary audience.
Metro Theater Company’s new play is aimed at young girls interested in math and science. It involves grief, dinosaurs and a groundbreaking paleontologist. Director Julia Flood delves into what it took to put on the company’s first in-person show since the pandemic began.
St. Louis lactation consultant and La Leche League leader Erin O’Reilly discusses the impediments to breastfeeding among American women — and calls for policy changes to support them.
Washington University is as of October 2021 adopting a need-blind admissions policy. The university, which as of a 2017 report had the greatest percentage of students from the top 1% of any school in the country, has come a long…
Undeterred I’ve not made a beef stew for awhile, but I remember that cutting all the meat and vegetables was labor intensive. I’m convinced I could bake and ice a three-layer wedding cake in the time it takes to get everything in my Crockpot. Even so I was on a mission to make beef stew....
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