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Back to SearchSt. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones wants to bank some of the Rams settlement
St. Louis is in an unusual position of having a lot of extra money — primarily from a settlement from the departure of the St. Louis Rams. City leade…
2 years ago
GOP state Sen. Jil Tracy of Quincy is unimpressed with Pritzker's budget proposal
Like most Illinois Republicans in Springfield, Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy, said she’s largely skeptical of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $52.7 billion proposed …
2 years ago
David Sanborn, jazz great from Kirkwood, says the St. Louis scene shaped his style
Jazz great David Sanborn, a Kirkwood native, got his start playing teen hangouts and clubs around St. Louis. Known for his warm sound on alto saxopho…
2 years ago
Is romance dead? How dating apps, societal norms and pandemic isolation changed relationships
Relationships look differently than they did 50, even 25 years ago. Millennials aren’t getting married at the same ages and rates compared to older …
2 years ago
WerQfest to honor the intersection of Blackness and queerness during Black History Month
What do Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, and Bayard Rustin have in common? They are all Black American trailblazers that have had their queerness un…
2 years ago
Missouri Children’s Division head sees progress on St. Louis abuse and neglect case backlog
Missouri Children's Division Director Darrell Missey talks about where the massive backlog of child abuse and neglect case investigations stands, and…
2 years ago
Missouri program teaching prosocial skills expands to more classrooms and states
A Missouri researcher’s study of “prosocial” behavior in classrooms is getting a big boost of federal money — but it’s already made a difference in h…
2 years ago
King of ‘Swagtime’ Royce Martin keeps Scott Joplin’s legacy alive
Ragtime evokes images of old-timey saloons and the beginning of the 20th century. The “King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin lived in St. Louis from 1900 to …
2 years ago
With 'HBCU Made,' NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe celebrates the Black college experience
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have long cemented their legacy in higher education across the country. A new book edited by NPR Weekend…
2 years ago
Hopeless romantics can still find love in St. Louis. All it takes is leaving the house
Dating is messy, nerve wrecking and oftentimes discouraging. Single St. Louisans have taken to social media to inquire — and vent — about how dating …
2 years ago