GLEN CARBON - Jean Sommer remembers the day she got home from the hospital, the first time she was told she would need an organ transplant. There were 14 stairs leading to her bedroom. Her husband held her arms and lifted her up. Her son had wrapped a belt around her chest to keep her upright. Her daughter knelt at her feet, lifting each foot up the stairs, step by step. Two months before, she had become septic through complications of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and polycystic liver disease (PLD). She would go on to receive a liver transplant in August 2016. Now in 2023, Sommer is once again facing a transplant list. PKD has affected her kidneys, and she has a seven- to nine-year wait before she could receive a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. Hoping to avoid dialysis, Sommer is searching for a living donor who would be willing to donate a kidney now. “I knew this day was coming,” Sommer said. “But it always surprises people
Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy […]
On This Day, September 21, 1985... Dire Straits hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Money for Nothing,” the band’s first and only chart topper. It spent three weeks in the top…
The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century presents a sweeping art history of hip-hop culture and its myriad expressions across the globe. The multidisciplinary and multimedia […]
St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]
Starting today, September 21, Cave Springs Road in St. Charles County is going to have some scheduled closures. Crews will be placing girders over I-70 from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
State Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, joins STLPR's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about veto session, a committee examining the earnings tax, and what to expect during the 2024 legislative session.
Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange? It's fall! And you know what that means – haunted houses! Are you ready to get your spook on? Check out these haunted houses with opening dates in September that will continue to thrill throughout the spooky season.
Hosted by Political Editor Mark Maxwell, “The Record” features top political newsmakers in Missouri and Illinois to discuss the biggest stories of the week.
Jamie Corley founded the Missouri Women and Family Research Fund in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision, which led to Missouri’s ban on most abortions. Corley, a Republican who has worked for several high-profile GOP lawmakers, has put forth six ballot initiative petitions that would chip away at the state’s ban. She shares the details of her proposals and makes the case that the current abortion law is too extreme for most Missouri conservatives.
I still remember stumbling in late to a press screening of Stop Making Sense, arriving right when David Byrne was stumbling around the stage his damn self. It was 1999, and the beloved Talking Heads concert film, directed by Oscar winner Jonathan Demme, was getting a 15th-anniversary re-release.
Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22. The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project […]
The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]
St. Louis Building Commissioner Frank Oswald peered in through a hole in a board at the Railway Exchange Building that his department was supposed to repair Wednesday and was instantly brought back in time.
“This door led into the men’s department,” he said, recalling the high school and college days he spent working at the Famous Barr that was once inside the massive historic structure in the middle of downtown St. Louis.
It takes up an entire city block.
And now, Oswald says it also takes…
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