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The complicated, charitable life of Bryan Mullanphy, St. Louis’ 10th mayor

2 years 1 month ago
St. Louis streets transformed this weekend into a sea of green as thousands of revelers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. The city’s Irish community has a long history, which includes St. Louis’ 10th mayor, Bryan Mullanphy: Mullanphy’s contributions to the city go far beyond the street named for him. “Unseen St. Louis” writer and history buff Jackie Dana shares her findings from researching Mullaphy’s life, including his then-scandalous decision to leave one-third of his estate to the City of St. Louis, specifically to help poor immigrants and travelers.

Sub-freezing temperatures impacting blooming trees

2 years 1 month ago
It’s not abnormal for temperatures to dip to or below 32 F well into April. Although hard freezes get more uncommon toward the end of March, the problem this year is that many of our blooms are ahead of schedule.
Jaime Travers

To You, I Go

2 years 1 month ago

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 […]

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Rachel Huffman

Prosecutors wield vast power in St. Louis. A coalition is putting them under scrutiny

2 years 1 month ago
A coalition of racial justice groups has released the first of a slew of reports aimed at holding prosecutors in St. Louis and St. Louis County accountable. The group is tackling big questions: What should a prosecutor’s office be doing? What would it mean for those policies to be progressive — not just in name, but in reality? Mike Milton, founder and executive director of the Freedom Community Center in St. Louis, digs into the report and talks about the leadership of former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the promises of St. Louis’ new top prosecutor Gabe Gore, and the work of St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

Brianna Coppage Has Been Fired Again Over Her OnlyFans

2 years 1 month ago
Brianna Coppage was fired after her employer found out about her OnlyFans gig. If that sounds similar to headlines that made news all across the country last September, that's because it is. Six months ago, Coppage was a high school English teacher in St. Clair, Missouri, when school administrators let her go after discovering she was moonlighting as an OnlyFans performer.
Ryan Krull

New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease

2 years 1 month ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now a new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients with low incomes — and it could be a model to help states pay for other expensive therapies. The new sickle cell […]

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Nada Hassanein