You may not instantly recognize the name Jerry Herman, however it is quite likely that you are familiar with his work. As a composer and lyricist, he’s responsible for some of Broadway’s most memorable shows from the 1960s into the 80s. His biggest hits, Hello, Dolly!
A committee of aldermen considers two big issues on Wednesday, December 7. Alderman Joe Vaccarro has proposed making it a full-time job to be an alderman.
Multiple police departments in St. Louis County are joining forces to try and combat the car thefts and break-ins that have been plaguing the region for some time.
Thursday will be a big day for Missouri. It’s the day the constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana use goes into effect, allowing Missourians 21 or older to legally buy or possess up to three ounces of marijuana and grow up to six marijuana plants. It’s also the day Missouri’s Department of Corrections says 565 people […]
The Food and Drug Administration really wants you to believe that healthy is as healthy does. To that end, the FDA wants grocery shoppers to know with some degree of confidence that when they buy processed foods emblazoned with a “healthy” label, by golly, it’s healthy eating. Pinky swear. But as it turns out, trying to […]
Both Republicans and Democrats say they’re hopeful that legalization in Kansas may spur Missouri lawmakers to finally get wagering across the finish line.
Editor’s Note: When he was 19, Kevin Johnson committed a heinous crime killing police office Sgt. William McEntee. After he was incarcerated, Pam Stanfield, Kevin Johnson’s former elementary school principal, maintained a relationship with him in prison. For his crime, Johnson was executed, and he asked Stanfield to bear witness.
This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund as part of its series Shadow of Death, which considers St. Louis County’s use of the death penalty. On November 20, 2003, 45-year-old Beverly Guenther was abducted outside the office where she worked in Earth City, Missouri.
Our November 16 feature, "The Bricks that Bind," opens in 2002 with Geoff Story buying the LaSalle Park home that rehabber and former magazine publisher Barbara Clark had left a decade earlier, and the neighbors sharing the folklore of her legendary parties all those years later. Barbara had been the vacated district's solitary resident in 1976, and the tale of her and Story's eventual and unlikely friendship was originally pitched as the first of my new column, but was fleshed out as a cover story instead.
This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund as part of its series Shadow of Death, which considers St. Louis County’s use of the death penalty. When Missouri executioners injected Kevin Johnson with a lethal dose of pentobarbital on November 29, few people were there to see it.
Over the course of four hours Tuesday afternoon, three former city political leaders were sentenced to more than a combined decade in prison. Former President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad must each serve 45 months in prison. Former Alderman Jeffrey Boyd received a 36-month sentence.
The Beatles' Revolver track "Here, There and Everywhere" is getting a new video. The animated clip is set to premiere Wednesday, December 7, at 9 a.m. ET on YouTube. You…
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