Bruce Franks to resign from MO House seat
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist who became a prominent urban voice in Missouri’s largely conservative…
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Muny updates its stage to ‘make the magic’
FOREST PARK – The Muny might feel a bit different when it opens for its 2019 season in June. That’s…
New apartments signify resurgence of Morgan Ford business district
TOWER GROVE SOUTH – Tenants are snapping up the 26 apartments and three first-floor retail spaces of a just-completed three-story…
Tennessee Williams’ legacy celebrated in local festival
GRAND CENTER – The fourth annual Tennessee Williams Festival opened this weekend in the Grand Center Arts District. A celebration…
Text-focused art show opens at Cherokee Street Gallery
BENTON PARK WEST – Saturday marked the opening of “TEXT CON TEXT,” a new art show at the Cherokee Street…
Neighbors band together for event that combines street clean-up, networking and beer
BENTON PARK WEST – A small but eager group gathered outside Earthbound Beer on Cherokee Street around 3PM on Thursday…
The Central Library celebrates Hip Hop Appreciation Week
DOWNTOWN – This week the Central Library will host the 6th Annual Hip Hop Appreciation Week. Jam-packed with events Monday…
MoDOT continues work on I-44 bridges in city
Relief is in sight for long suffering south side users of Interstate 44, but only if you judge relief in…
Crime concerns eclipse airport talk at ward meeting
DUTCHTOWN — Concerns over public safety trumped airport privatization at a south side ward meeting this past week, after a…
Tesseract Theatre premieres first annual Festival of New Plays
GRAND CENTER – In 2010, Taylor Gruenloh saw a production of Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit” at Steppenwolf in Chicago and knew…
Rebuild or relocate? Big decisions ahead for burnt-out museum
SHAW — The owners of the burned-out Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum want to reopen in St. Louis, but they cannot…
Alderwoman seeks citywide vote on residency requirement
By Jim Merkel The SouthSider A South Side alderwoman says it’s time to end the requirement that city employees live…
Better Together decides it better wait on St. Louis merger
DOWNTOWN – Better Together, the group working to merge St. Louis city and county governments, has pulled its plan…
Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street
BENTON PARK – Cinco de Mayo and the festival surrounding it is something business owners in the Cherokee Street district…
City treasurer changes banks, makes cash
By Jim Merkel The SouthSider By switching much of its business to two new banks, the St. Louis City Treasurer’s…
The future of comedy is female at The Heavy Anchor
BEVO MILL – Once a month at the Heavy Anchor in south St. Louis, women pack the lineup of a…