The Omnimax Theater at the St. Louis Science Center reopened last week after a $3.5 million renovation. Chief among the changes is a switch from film to digital projection. While most theaters have made that transition, the complexities of the Imax format on a domed screen presented challenges.
By the mid-1960s, Conrad Hilton’s brief marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor was decades behind him.
The hotel magnate was worth an estimated $100 million. But he was also notoriously cheap — with both his ex-wives and his children. So how did a pair of St. Louis nuns persuade Hilton to give them more than $1.5 million? As Webster University professor emeritus Allen Carl Larson discovered, it took three years of correspondence, a shared faith and a deep mutual respect.
Michael Turley wasn’t always a farmer. In fact, before he started managing the 120 Holstein cows on his family’s dairy farm in Greenville, Illinois, he was managing workers at the St. Louis communications and marketing firm Osborn Barr as its CEO.
What does St. Louis’ Robison Park have in common with the Wild West Chimpanzee Show at the St. Louis Zoo? Both no longer exist — and both are depicted in a new book showing off historic photos from the Gateway City.
Host Sarah Fenske talks with Grannie Annie board member Martha Stegmaier and Karissa Hsu, who wrote a story about her grandmother’s journey to America after fleeing conflict in East Asia during WWII. Hsu is one of 38 students selected out of 536 submissions to be published in the 14th volume of the annual Grannie Annie book
Nov. 24 marks five years since the aftermath of the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Ferguson received a lot of attention during and after the unrest, but the town of Dellwood also experienced upheaval. After the grand jury decision, five of Dellwood’s stores were looted and 13 businesses were set on fire. In this segment, Dellwood Mayor Reggie Jones and business owner Kurtis Barks of Complete Auto Body and Repair discuss how the city recovered from the damage and where Dellwood is headed in the future.
“The Future of My City” project aims to connect students in the Ruhr area of Germany and the Rust Belt here in the United States. These areas have a lot in common; in many cases they’re trying to find their place in the post-industrial world. As part of the project, students from the University of Missouri–St. Louis traveled to Dortmund, Germany to see its revitalization efforts up close. The paper they wrote tied for first place in the “Future of My City” competition. In this discussion, UMSL graduate and doctoral students, Adam Brown and Liz Deichmann, talk about the findings of their study.
Host Sarah Fenske talks to American Cricket Academy and Club founder and president Ajay Jhamb about what the cricket sport is all about and how local kids can get involved. Also joining the discussion are cricket players Taine Dry, 15, and Pooja Ganesh, 11.
Sarah Fenske talks with Jennifer Smith Richards of the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica reporter Jodi Cohen about their reporting on the use of seclusion rooms in Illinois schools
The Chamber Project St. Louis is exploring the concept of beauty in its 12th season by digging beneath the surface and asking questions about what should be considered beautiful, who gets to decide and why it matters. Its executive director Dana Holte and St. Louis musician and composer Syrhea Conaway, also known as Syna So Pro, join host Sarah Fenske to discuss the topic.
The Great Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker made its local premiere at the Fabulous Fox this week. On stage with its star ballerinas? A bunch of local kids, being wowed by the experience. We’ll learn how they get chosen and what their preparation looks like. Host Sarah Fenske talks with Yuriy Kuzo, Moscow Ballet soloist and audition director, about the production.
Every year, one lucky group is the recipient of the Opus Prize. It’s given to an organization developing quote creative solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. And it comes with a one million prize courtesy of the Opus Prize Foundation. Host Sarah Fenske talks with a group of St. Louis University students who were charged with deciding who gets it.
The new artistic director for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Hana Sharif, makes her directorial debut at the Rep this December with an adaption of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” In this interview, Sarah Fenske talks with Sharif about the production and her background.
Kaiser Health News Midwest Correspondent Cara Anthony joins host Sarah Fenske to talk about her latest report examining problems that shoppers in East St. Louis encounter at local corner stores.
Jensen will joins host Sarah Fenske to discuss how his office handles everything from racketeering cases to civil forfeiture — and, under Jensen, has made violent crime in St. Louis a particular focus. Both a CPA and a former FBI agent, Jensen will share his thoughts on his office’s greatest triumphs and biggest frustrations — and what he hopes to accomplish in the next year.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson joined STLPR reporter Jason Rosenbaum in a wide-ranging interview. The topics included workforce development, abortion in light of controversy concerning Planned Parenthood, the Hyperloop initiative, regulating guns and more.
Each month, our partners at Sauce Magazine join us to hash out some of the top food and drink additions to the region. But 2019 has said its fair share of goodbyes to notable establishments in the St. Louis, from the tragic fire that shut down Goody Goody Diner to the closing of Piccione Pastry on the Delmar Loop after a seven-year run. Sauce’s managing editor Catherine Klene and artistic director Meera Nagarajan join the program to talk through some of the closings patrons miss most.
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