During Black History Month, St. Louis Public Radio is participating in the “Lift Every Voice” initiative, which highlights the lives and accomplishments of more than 50 Black Americans throughout history. The project was created by a familiar voice in St. Louis: Geri Mitchell, who hosted Morning Edition on STLPR from 2013 to 2017. Now the midday host at WAMU in Washington D.C., Mitchell joined St. Louis on the Air to discuss the project, and its goal to call attention to “the countless contributions of African Americans, many of whom were and are still obscured in history.”
The Regional St. Louis Workforce Development Boards are offering a program “Accommodation for Success” from 8:00AM to 3:00PM March 22 at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. The program, “Accommodation for Success,” strives to provide a connection between employers and quality job candidates with disabilities. The day’s programming begins with three workshops to increase […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led six of her colleagues on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate Jobs Task Force in a letter calling on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB) to develop a report including robust recommendations to strengthen and diversify the clean-energy workforce. Joining Congresswoman Budzinski in leading the letter were Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). “We hope to see the EWAB continue to address worker retraining and technical development in the clean energy sector, particularly in energy communities and communities impacted by industrial sector closures, relocations, and large scale layoffs,” wrote the Members. “Ensuring that the workforce has accessible training and development opportunities will help level the playing field for workers and continue to grow ou
A bakery and cafe in downtown Edwardsville will close its doors at the end of February.
222 Artisan Bakery and Café announced on social media it will close at the end of February at 222 N. Main St. in Edwardsville. The property is owned by John and Ellen Celuch, according to Madison County property records.
The post said the bakery signed a new lease at its current location, but the landlord "decided to go with a different business."
"We do understand," the bakery said in its post. "With rent…
To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]
Sammy Hagar is fighting to close down an unauthorized franchise of his Cabo Wabo Cantina restaurant in Hollywood, California. Lawyers for the former Van Halen frontman’s company, Red Head Inc., filed a lawsuit…
Over at National Review, Kayla Bartsch says shoplifting is rampant: The Left says retail crime is going down. The truth? Theft has become so pervasive — and ordinary — that retailers have simply stopped reporting it. The well-documented surge in shoplifting in the U.S. has.... Let's just stop right here. Bartsch specifically links "well-documented" to ...continue reading "Is shoplifting up or down?"
"It can be frustrating for council members when a department director does not always have the answer to the questions on the spot," Sam Page's spokesman in said a statement.
Film and TV award season means increased attention to diversity of talent in front of and behind the lens. Critiques about lack of diversity in media production apply to St. Louis, where Black people are the largest non-white population – yet less than 2% of staff in local commercial video production houses. Kyle Montgomery and Quinsonta Boyd of Continuity, a nonprofit that helps more St. Louis creatives from marginalized communities prepare for and start careers in media, share ways they make getting a foot in the door possible.
Two people have been arrested in connection with Monday's triple shooting in Oakville that left two people dead and a third person injured. A third suspect remains hospitalized and is expected to be arrested once they're discharged.
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