Students from one St. Louis High School are joining students from the Metro East this weekend to learn about leadership skills and community service. The Metro East Leadership Weekend Saturday and Sunday will bring together around 45 young black men in 8th thru 12th grades from 8 Metro East Schools, and this year students from…
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services this week has transferred $13 million to the Missouri Veterans Commission. The money comes from the state’s medical marijuana program. It’s the 5th transfer since the program was formed after MO voters passed an amendment in 2018 requiring fees and taxes from medical marijuana be used for…
The National Park Service is inviting the public to celebrate the day in 1965 that construction of the Gateway Arch was completed. This Saturday marks the 58th anniversary that the final piece of the Arch on the STL riverfront was put into place. There was a fundraising event there Thursday night, but on Saturday the…
The St.Louis Circuit Court is distributing money to ensure that people show up in court. The Court says the money is meant to help people awaiting trial, by connecting them with housing, job training, and mental health services, and to improve their lives so that once their cases are settled, they don’t end up in…
The St.Louis Department of Health has issued a report on its first year operating it’s Behavioral Health Bureau. When the Department established the Behavioral Health Bureau, the goal was to connect those struggling with mental health or substance abuse to the care and resources that they need. Now, one year later they say they’ve been successful.…
This weekend is the kick-off of what’s billed as the “1st ever St.Louis Food Festival”. Ballpark Village in downtown St.Louis is hosting the event on Saturday and Sunday. Food from over 20 restaurants and food trucks will be on site, and to encourage you to sample a wide variety, all food items are priced at $5 or less. There will be food demonstrations and cooking challenges, but food is…
The Fall Season has begun, and there are an array of activities underway in the Metro area. Saturdays are the day for Farmers Markets, and there are dozens going on every weekend ,from Arnold to Alton…but there’s more,,, This Saturday, there’s the Historic Shaw Art fair at the MO Botanical Garden featuring the work of…
A recently retired Missouri Supreme Court Judge has now joined the St.Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. On Tuesday Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore announced that George W. Draper III will be joining his office as Chief Training Officer. Gore says it’s an honor to have a man of Drapers character and experience train his team. Draper worked in the Circuit Attorney’s office from 1984 until 1994 when he was appointed associate circuit…
Next week several libraries in the St.Louis region will be hosting events concerning controversial books. October 1st thru 7th is National Banned Book Week, and a just released report by a NY non-profit says the battle to restrict and remove certain books from public schools and libraries has spiked…33% in MO, making the state #3…
N-31 Schools A growing number of school districts are switching to four-day school weeks in efforts to cut costs and recruit and retain teachers. Shortened schedules have been more popular in rural districts, where families often have a stay-at-home parent or nearby grandparent. But they also have been adopted recently in a handful of larger…