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Adam Wainwright to play a concert to usher in eclipse

2 years ago
Cardinal Adam Wainwright will kick off Monday's eclipse festivities with a concert near Cape Girardeau, situated directly in the path of totality. Wainwright, accompanied by his band and other performers, will take the stage at the rock-n-roll Drive-In.
Liz Dowell

Is the plunge in teen reading because of smartphones?

2 years ago
Jean Twenge writes today about the decline in reading among high school students. She has no problem assigning blame: So where is the time once spent reading going? Screens are the inevitable conclusion...There appear to be two stages to the decline of reading: 1976-2002 and 2012-2022. Sure, except that Twenge offers as evidence chart after ...continue reading "Is the plunge in teen reading because of smartphones?"
Kevin Drum

All My Sons

2 years ago

This Tony and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award-winning play is one of Arthur Miller’s most searing dramas. Set following World War II, All My Sons is the story of […]

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Patrick

Activists Slam Jones’ Plan to Put Tiny Homes at the Workhouse Site

2 years ago
For the second week in a row, activists, members of the unhoused community and service providers packed City Hall to oppose St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ idea to build tiny homes for people who need housing on the site of the city’s former jail. The mayor has suggested the idea without officially settling on it — and it has drawn intense pushback from activists. Last week, the public was cut off and unable to speak on the plandue to a lack of overtime funding for STL TV.
Kallie Cox

Complete AAP Certification Through Contractor Portal by July 1, 2024

2 years ago
On Monday, April 1, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) opened the Contractor Portal for the 2024 Affirmative Action Program (AAP) certification period: April 1 – July 1, 2024. We urge covered federal contractors to begin certifying their AAP compliance through the portal today to meet the July 1, 2024, deadline. Covered federal […]
Dede Hance

How St. Louis neighborhoods are transforming – one grant at a time

2 years ago
The City of St. Louis has awarded $20 million in grants from the American Rescue Plan Act to individuals and nonprofit organizations. The goal is to help with things like home repairs and construction and even developing gardens or parks on vacant land. One such grant awardee seeks to rehab a home on North Kingshighway Blvd. into a four-family home. In this episode, we discuss what Neighborhood Transformation Grants seek to do and talk with people who are working to improve the quality of life in their communities.