Podcast Description: In 2018, writer Robert Langellier and botanist Neal Humke cut down every tree across 19 acres in the Ozarks in Pioneer Forest. Their aim was to restore one of the Ozarks' rarest ecosystems: a glade. While it may seem counterintuitive to cut down trees in a time of climate change, restoring glades helps ensure biodiversity. Langellier discusses his opinion piece in the New York Times about the conservation effort. Humke, Land Stewardship Coordinator for the L-A-D Foundation — which privately owns the land in the Pioneer Forest — discusses the non-profits’ work there and the importance of glades.
Cinema St. Louis has curated films with a local connection since 2000. Now in its twenty-third iteration, the showcase has grown to include documentary and narrative shorts as well as feature-length films, experimental film and animations, and master classes for anyone interested in filmmaking in the region. Chris Clark, Cinema St. Louis' artistic director, breaks down the upcoming showcase, and discusses what he’s most looking forward to.
Officials could issue tax abatement and $117 million in bonds for the construction of Performance Food Group Inc.'s new facility at NorthPark business park.
Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated new movie, Oppenheimer, arrives in theaters Friday, July 21. But it turns out Nolan may have never had the idea to make a movie about "the father of…
Dubbed Project Voyager, and described as supporting “new aerospace programs,” plans call for construction of multiple buildings totaling one million square feet with a capital investment of $1.8 billion, according to documents released Friday. The investment would surpass that of the new NGA West headquarters, which is estimated to cost $1.7 billion.
Cardinal tight end J.V. Cain died of heart failure during a practice at Lindenwood College and died on his 28th birthday. The Cardinals retired his jersey number, 88.
The office lead for Cushman & Wakefield in St. Louis now also takes over as top executive with the firm's Kansas City office. She'll travel between both offices as her predecessor remains with Cushman as a full-time broker.
We are living in difficult times. Girls’ self-harm and suicide rates are spiraling; women are more burned out than ever taking the second shift. Boys are slipping behind in school and struggling to graduate; men are more and more often the victims of deaths of despair.
Roger Waters has rerecorded Pink Floyd’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon for a new release, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, dropping October 6. In a new a video posted to YouTube,…
Takeaway orders typically account for more than half of the Webster Groves restaurant's business each day, which is a notable change considering it didn't offer any type of to-go or third-party ordering system three years ago, when the pandemic started.
WOOD RIVER - Riverbend East Rotary Club recognized Rustic Roots as their 2023 Business of the Year on Thursday, July 20. For owner Missy Bell-Yates, this signifies everything her business stands for. “It’s exciting and humbling and makes me extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished here and what we’ve done,” Bell-Yates said. “I love my community and I love supporting local, so it really means a lot to me.” Rustic Roots, located at 200 West Ferguson Avenue in Wood River, offers a place for artists and crafters to sell their work. Hand-crafted jewelry, dishware, custom signs, bath bombs and candles are just a few of the products they regularly carry. The adjoining Rally Room Event Space is also available for rent as a banquet room. The Riverbend East Rotary Club connects local business owners and community leaders. They select a Business of the Year to showcase small businesses in the community. Mark Smith, a Rotary Club member and th
JERSEYVILLE - World-renowned educator and experienced paramedic Bob Page drew large crowds from a wide range of areas on Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21 for his lecture series with Jersey Community HealthCare. The event’s 80 attendees represented 11 different ambulance services and six area hospitals. Nathan Bishop, EMS & Training Center coordinator with Jersey Community HealthCare, said: “We knew when we decided to put this seminar on, Mr. Page brings people out of the woodwork. He’s world-renowned in this arena.” Hosted in the Jersey Community High School cafeteria, the series covered EKGs and heart function on Thursday, then capnography and lung function on Friday. Bishop said the two-day event went “absolutely amazingly.” “I knew it would be great - I didn’t know how great it would be,” Bishop said. “We had 80 attendees … I was very, very pleased with that, Mr. Page was very, very pleased with that.
A 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season that seemed lost as recently as last week now has new life. Riding a season-best six-game winning streak into the weekend, the Cardinals might have a small window of opportunity to crawl back into the postseason race.