Florissant-based novelist Lyndsey Ellis discusses the 16-year journey to bring her novel to publication, and the St. Louis history that provides a backdrop to its plot.
For nearly a decade, the local band FIRE DOG has been writing songs about endangered species. It even released a concept album. Now band leader Mark Pagano has enlisted area elementary school kids to help the band in its fixation — and the kids have crafted some great lyrics. We play some highlights.
A Florida-based real estate investor with Missouri roots is leading a company that is snapping up wineries in St. Charles County. He wants to convert the Augusta area into the nation's next big region for wine-related tourism.
Fifty-four years ago this month, three boys went missing in Hannibal, Missouri, and were never seen again. The cold case, situated as it is in the boyhood home of Mark Twain and beloved fictional characters like Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher, has been the subject of attention and speculation by everyone from authors to armchair detectives in the decades since.
In this episode, we discuss the science behind Missouri’s many sinkholes and learn how the city of St. Louis was developed upon porous and uncertain terrain.
Missouri's secretary of state explains why he wants a special session for election-related issues — including a requirement for a government-issued photo identification to vote.
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum is poised to reopen this year after being shut down since 2019 for a nearly $40 million renovation. The 3,000-square-foot addition will help make the story of Truman and his presidency relevant to what's happening today.
Sylvester Brown grapples with race and humanity in his new story collection. In this episode, we listen back to his January 2021 conversation about it with host Sarah Fenske.
LynnMarie Alexander’s new book, “The Hill: St. Louis’s Italian American Neighborhood,” is a coffee table-ready compilation of the neighborhood’s history and highlights. We listen back to our conversation with her in this encore episode.
St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum, Jonathan Ahl and Rachel Lippmann provide their takeaways of the 2021 legislative session, which was saw dramatic success and a lot of frustrations among lawmakers.
Chesterfield based tech company, Fybr, has installed 275 wireless parking sensors in downtown Kirkwood. Starting this week, residents and visitors will be able to access real time parking availability via the mobile app, Park Kirkwood.
As vice president of sustainability and electrification for Ameren Missouri, Gwen Mizell is juggling more than one big challenge. Climate pledges are great, but how does a major utility company make the shift to clean energy while maintaining reliable and affordable services — and also reckon with the reality that the technology needed to become totally green does not yet exist?
Missouri lawmakers wrapped their special session Friday with some surprising moves — and serious frustration on both sides of the aisle. Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent gets us up to speed on the bills that made it through — and the surprising alliances that shaped the session.
Tensions among lawmakers and measures that did not pass are overshadowing accomplishments of the just-completed Missouri legislative session. Those achievements could have a far-reaching impact.
An Ohio state senator went viral last week after he was caught on camera driving during a Zoom debate on penalties for — you guessed it — distracted driving. But Andrew Brenner is hardly an outlier: Numerous elected officials, including St. Louis aldermen, have been spotted driving while participating in virtual public meetings.
Attorney Bevis Schock discusses how police citing and arresting his client has led to a six-figure bill for St. Louis County -- and changes to county ordinances
St. Louis-based band Drangus has been making music for five years. The three-person group creates synth-pop music. Frontman Tom Pini started the group after splitting with successful emo-indie rock band, Foxing.
4-14-21 meeting starting at 6:40 pm Attendees: Chris Saracino, Dan Burghoff, Brian Winkler, Jennifer Gianino, Cathy Buckingham, Lynn Marie Alexander, Matt Devoti, Liz Pulliam, Jim Barnthouse, Joe Aromando Minutes of last meeting motion to accept by Barnthouse, second by Buckingham, approved unanimously Treasurer March cash balance sitting at $31,780, anticipating the return as fundraising opportunities
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