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Technology has transformed the way we communicate, and social media has become a tool for entertainment and a place to discuss important topics. Today we have Instagram and Facebook. But for much of the 20th century and beyond, African Americans relied on Black newspapers as a conventional way to communicate with each other due to …

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Brett Woody of Wright City, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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If you want to make sure your gifts arrive on time, this is when they need to be in the mail.

Metro East authorities said T’Athony Brown, 26, led Pontoon Beach officers on a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle in April.

Two people, including a St. Louis County police officer, were killed on Wednesday afternoon in a car crash in north St. Louis County, police say. A second detective suffered minor injuries.

The crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. in Bellefontaine Neighbors.…

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Colleen McNicholas of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region believes patients will be left in the dark if a decision is overturned.

Police found him inside a vehicle Wednesday afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices, hearing the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, have indicated they will uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after …

LaunchCode is accepting applications for the January LC101 class through Dec. 5. The free, part-time training program launches in January and runs for twenty weeks.

The fire chief said the small explosion threw one of the employees about 10 feet into the air and into a brick wall. A second employee suffered burns.

In his first NHL game in St. Louis, the son of defenseman Jeff Brown scored in the Blues' big comeback win.

"This is not a moment, it's a movement"

What if plants, regenerative technology, and spaces for people comprised the structure of our urban environs? Envision It!

    

Artist and community-grower Jayvn Solomon does, in his big body of work, Loutopia. On view through May, 2022 at TechArtista, 4th and Pine, in downtown St. Louis, this energizing array of 50 image panels puts nature-for-people in the foreground of urban life. 

This Earthworms conversation hikes through sustainability, social justice, urban planning, arts-as-essential, resilience - and more. Join it, with Jean and Jayvn.

Thanks to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio engineer, and to Jon Valley and Andy Coco, KDHX Production mavens.

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VR Botany - Techno-Biologist Dr. Kyra Krakos brings nature waaaaaay in! (June 2020)

Urban Environments: STL Style with Randy and Jeff Vines (June 2018)

 

Ongoing GOP push against vaccinations comes as hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are rising in the St. Louis region.

Derk Brown walked Father Dickson Cemetery on Sappington Road and found broken headstones. The managers say their efforts to upkeep the site started in 1988.

An effort to do away with partisan primaries in Missouri and replace them with a “ranked choice” method got a big boost last week, receiving roughly $670,000 from a Virginia-based …

Some thoughts on our maiden voyage to RBG in Francis Park.

Eddie Vedder has announced a 2022 U.S. tour with his solo band, Earthlings. The outing will begin February 3-4 with a two-night stand in New York City, and will wrap…

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Last month, The Black Crowes played a special two-night Las Vegas engagement at the House of Blues, and now the veteran rockers have announced plans to return to the venue…

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Last year, Mariah Carey launched Mariah's Cookies, a virtual bakery concept that allows fans to order the sweet treats from third-party delivery apps like Grubhub, Postmates and UberEats.  The cookies…

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