‘Hair Love’ brings Oscar to St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis was represented two-fold at the Academy Awards this year with two nominations, with “Hair Love”…
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Poverty, racial divide contribute to high homicide rate
ST. LOUIS – In the past five years, St. Louis has averaged 192 homicides, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief…
Homeless man honored for trying to help accident victim
CITY HALL – In recent weeks, the Board of Aldermen has passed resolutions honoring such milestones, groups and events as…
Pan African flag is raised at City Hall, noting Black History Month
ST. LOUIS – The red, black and green Pan African (or African American Heritage) flag was raised Monday morning inside…
High school recruiters visit, vie for Yeatman students
PENROSE – “You look like you too bad to go to Soldan, maybe you need to go to Vashon or…
Don’t give up on Loop Trolley, mayor says
CITY HALL – In spite of a recent negative action by a joint committee of the Bi-State Development Agency’s Board…
Five downtown I-64 ramps closed
ST. LOUIS – As part of a project to reconfigure traffic patterns to accommodate the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and…
Mayor’s office working toward closing workhouse, eventually
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson’s office is pushing against a proposal to have the Board of Aldermen refuse to…
Neighbors question ‘HGP’ in bill for hospital to be named ‘Homer G. Phillips’
THE VILLE – What’s in a name? Apparently a lot when when it comes to the historic Ville’s eponymous, venerable Homer…
MoDOT’s safety plan for Natural Bridge includes medians, new crosswalks
HAMILTON HEIGHTS – Just on the heels of a new report flagging St. Louis as the 16th most dangerous city for…
Arkansas Fried Chicken is reopening as bar and grill
LEWIS PLACE – After being closed for nearly a year for remodeling, Arkansas Fried Chicken restaurant has crossed the road…
Resolution opposes state effort on residency
CITY HALL – There’s pushback in the Board of Aldermen over an effort to pass state legislation that would end…
Save Our Sons town hall uses ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to motivate youths
MIDTOWN – A keynote speaker at the Save Our Sons town hall meeting against violence Saturday used the childhood game…
Bi-State committees turn down Loop Trolley
DOWNTOWN – A vote taken Friday leaves greater doubt whether the Loop Trolley will ever ride again. A motion in…
New interactive kiosks provide extra information downtown, elsewhere
ST. LOUIS – At about eight feet tall, the new interactive digital kiosks downtown look like Paul Bunyan’s cellphone. In…
ESOP alleges lying, bias, lack of action by police union
ST. LOUIS – Black city residents are not the only ones with gripes about race relations with the St. Louis…