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Back to SearchNew Missouri Children’s Services chief wants to improve abuse investigations
For years, the agency that oversees Missouri’s foster care system and investigates instances of child abuse and neglect has struggled with high turno…
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What years of entering Tiny Desk Contest taught two St. Louis musicians
Tiny Desk Contest launched in 2014 to give unsigned artists a chance to compete for their very own concert at NPR headquarters — and some musicians h…
1 year, 4 months ago
STLPR’s Local Favorites from the NPR Tiny Desk Contest
The 2025 NPR’S Tiny Desk Contest had 51 entries from musicians in the St. Louis area. Producer Miya Norfleet and STLPR’s Visuals Editor Brian Munoz d…
1 year, 4 months ago
A new exhibit spotlights Missouri artifacts. Budget cuts make preserving them harder
The Missouri Historical Society has flung open a vault of artifacts it’s been collecting since the 1860s. A new rotating exhibition at the Missouri H…
1 year, 4 months ago
In north St. Louis, Black parents learn to swim as kids learn to race
Historical, and cultural barriers have contributed to a disproportionate number of Black Americans’ not knowing how to swim. A 2024 report from the C…
1 year, 4 months ago
‘Make the River Present’ exhibit encourages St. Louisans to connect with local waterways
When Michelle Dezember moved to St. Louis five years ago, she assumed that the region would have a significant affinity with the Missouri and Mississ…
1 year, 4 months ago
How a baker in Fenton creates cupcake bouquets that look like floral arrangements
Amie Lepsky has always loved baking, but her passion for creating cupcake bouquets is what inspired her to start her own business. She shares the ins…
1 year, 4 months ago
How ranking the top 100 restaurants became a local food critics’ 10-year mission
Ten years ago, an intrepid restaurant critic at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided to put a hefty meal on his food-writing plate: Listing, and ranki…
1 year, 4 months ago
How downtown St. Louis can get its groove back
St. Louis’ downtown has its share of well-documented challenges: large-scale vacancies, companies moving their offices and streets that can feel devo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Physicist Ray Vandiver ready to lead the St. Louis Science Center
The St. Louis Science Center is nationally recognized among museums and STEM institutions. Its new President and CEO physicist Ray Vandiver shared wh…
1 year, 4 months ago