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Back to SearchRaised in St. Louis, Lee Hendrix built a life steering boats on the Mississippi
Back in 1972, Lee Hendrix started a job as a deckhand on a towboat on the Mississippi River. It was the start of a more than 50-year career traversin…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. Meet the group working on it
Missouri's parole system governs the lives of some 52,000 people, more than twice the number locked up in the state’s prisons. But its rules haven’t …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Fried chicken lovers dish on favorite spots in St. Louis
Fried chicken is among the top five most popular foods in the U.S., according to recent YouGov data. With National Fried Chicken Day on the horizon, …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
A Netflix film went inside a Missouri prison — and sparked a wave of quilting donations
The Missouri Department of Corrections recently asked people to stop donating quilting supplies. The rush of donations followed the hit Netflix docum…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How Steve’s Hot Dogs began serving St. Louis’ official hot dog
Why doesn't St. Louis have its own hot dog, like the iconic Chicago dog? That question was on restauranter Steve Ewing's mind when he created a March…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How Art, Mimosas and Pancakes builds community and provides opportunities for emerging artists
Ten years ago, multidisciplinary artist Brock Seals was inspired to produce an event that gives emerging artists an opportunity to showcase their wor…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Marking the sizzling history of fried chicken, from KFC to Korea
Fried chicken ranks among the top five most popular foods in the U.S., beating out apple pie and even outranking hot dogs. This coming Sunday is Nati…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How a north St. Louis family is navigating displacement and recovery 6 weeks after the tornado
After an EF3 tornado tore the roof of Gloria Nolan’s home in north St. Louis near Fairground Park, she and her family remain displaced. They’re livin…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So Rolla activists are stepping up
Since March 19, more than 200 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees have been held at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Some a…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The St. Louis restaurants that opened and closed in June
June was packed with restaurant news across the region. Two food trucks — Bougie Bites and Fufu n’ Sauce — opened brick-and-mortar locations in Overl…
9 months, 3 weeks ago