In 2014, video of police violence in New York and of protests in Ferguson changed what we see in mainstream media. Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and media analyst, discusses the effects footage of the Ferguson Uprising had on what makes the news, and people’s expectations — as consumers, contributors and creators — of various media forms.
The acquired company's platform will serve as the foundation for a service Latch plans to launch next month that will allow users to search for and book local contractors, such as dog walkers and cleaners.
Finish zero schoolwork, expect zero for a grade. Not anymore in Kansas City Public Schools. The district launched a different grading system during the most recent school year. The minimum grade on any given assignment is now 40%, even if the student didn’t do a single bit of it. The district started to discuss changes […]
Creve Coeur Police are investigating the terrifying moments for families enjoying a movie at an AMC Theatre over the weekend when a juvenile began firing gel beads into the crowd.
The Church of God in Christ's International "AIM" Convention is returning to downtown St. Louis this week, bringing with it an economic impact of $30-45 million and a variety of worship, learning, and entertainment opportunities.
When Wil Pinkney took the helm of the newly formed Office of Violence Prevention for the City of St. Louis, he recognized that addressing crime requires a holistic, community-based approach. By fostering relationships with neighborhoods and community organizations that are already connected to young people, Pinkney believes the city can better address the root causes of violence. He shares the summer programming his office has been able to support and lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Oh, you'd like a prediction about Thursday's debate? Happy to oblige. I predict that it will go normally. Trump will blather and lie while Biden will answer questions coherently with occasional enunciation problems. It will not swing voting intent by more than 1% or so. Also, the moderators will ask at least one question about ...continue reading "My prediction for Thursday"
Gibson is celebrating Jeff Beck on what would have been the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 80th birthday.The guitar company just debuted the new Jeff Beck “Yardburst” 1959 Les…
(The Center Square) – Missouri declined in all four areas measured by the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it dropped from 28th to 32nd in the 50-state ranking.
Timeleft, a dining and friend-finding app, has launched in St. Louis to fight big-city loneliness, with five strangers assigned a restaurant and partaking in a meal together every Wednesday night.
The Missouri Department of Transportation said KCI Construction Co. will replace several dozen steel girders on a northbound I-55 span south of Loughborough Avenue on the city's south side
A case about First Amendment retaliation reached the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court last March. It involved Sylvia Gonzalez, a recently elected city council member who was unhappy with her current representation — that being mainly city manager Ryan Rapelye. Her first act as an elected official was to create a petition calling for Rapelye’s removal […]
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