Antonio Brazelton's journey as a plant scientist has revealed a depth of knowledge often ignored or overlooked historically by “ivory tower” institutions. But then a few years ago, he realized his grandmother had been passing down wisdom about plants all along.
St. Louisans are mourning the closure of Chao Baan, a beloved Thai restaurant. Owner Shayn Prapaisilp explains why he decided to close its doors and expanding his family’s grocery business helps residents connect with their cultures through food.
From walking the halls of CVPA as a student to performing on stages in New York, recovering from a car accident and eventually returning to the school as its artistic director, Brianna Brown’s moments of truth have led her back to where her own artistic journey began.
While feeling burned out during the pandemic, St. Louis game designer Teo Otto found renewed creative inspiration while moving to care for their grandmother and other local elders. The experience has inspired Otto to launch their art studio in Fox Park where they use word games to help people connect and communicate in new ways.
Growing up disconnected from her Korean heritage, adoptee Jamie Currier struggled with her cultural identity. Years later, Currier would find an unexpected avenue that would help her embrace her Korean heritage — a battle with breast cancer.
Organizers of the third Counterpublic art exhibition placed sculptures, multi-media installations and other works of art in public spaces around St. Louis. The work will stay on view into December.
Curators organize the sprawling show every three years. They say it’s dedicated to reimagining the possibilities of art.
Lawmakers passed SB 1421 this year, a multifaceted public safety bill. Within the legislation was a statute that automated the expungement process for certain drug offenses. Here’s what to know about Missouri’s drug offense expungement, which begins in January.
Hoping to get relief from increasingly astronomical licensing fees, the professional theater company in Rolla is hoping a new work based on a classic character will attract an audience, be financially sustainable and lead to great performances.
As DNA mapping becomes more advanced and genetic research becomes more accessible, conversations about what it means to share genetic data become more important. But for Black people in the United States, sharing and studying genetic data comes with a lot of baggage. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports on a St. Louis art show that focuses on the intersection of race and genetics.
Missouri produces the third-most beef cattle in the country, and it also grows a lot of corn and soybeans. That diversity has traditionally been a buffer against a bad year in any one sector. But diesel prices have soared in recent weeks, and they affect all farming sectors.
Most school buses run on diesel fuel…which just hit another record price. In Illinois, it’s just one of several factors pushing school transportation costs to what some say is a crisis level.
As large-scale data center proposals pop up around St. Louis, one of the biggest concerns among residents is noise. St. Louis University Professor Kasey Fowler-Finn studies sound and especially low frequency noise like what comes from data centers. She sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke to talk about why these projects are so loud.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was a popular mid-century Catholic leader and televangelist from outside of Peoria. The Vatican has now certified a miracle in Sheen’s name – and his Beatification Ceremony is happening in St. Louis tomorrow. Why thousands are making the pilgrimage to The Dome for the event, and the influence Fulton Sheen’s had on modern Catholics.
Some Midwest states have little to no regulations of Flock Safety cameras or other automated license plate readers. As surveillance companies face bipartisan backlash, that is likely to change during the next legislative session.
As a Black teen joining the punk rock scene in a predominantly white Maryland suburb, G’Ra Asim was sometimes an outsider among the outsiders. His parents moved east from St. Louis when he was 9.
Asim is now a creative writing professor at Washington University, and plays guitar in two bands. In a new book of essays, he charts his path through 21st-century romance and pop culture.
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