a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Missouri plans food benefit restrictions, but grocers say details remain unclear

4 months 3 weeks ago
As Missouri prepares to limit what low-income families can purchase with public food benefits this fall, grocers say they need to know which items to block at the register. The changes, planned for Oct. 1, would prohibit purchases of candy, prepared desserts and sugary drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Next summer, […]
Steph Quinn

Wak’a Garden

4 months 3 weeks ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

The post Wak’a Garden appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Myranda Levins

Firefighters battle fire in south St. Louis, no injuries reported

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Firefighters responded after a vacant house caught fire overnight Thursday in south St. Louis. The fire occurred around 1 a.m. on Sulphur Avenue near Hampton and Manchester Ave. in the city's Cheltenham neighborhood. An investigation into the fire is ongoing. No injuries were reported.
Nick Gladney

The power grid doesn’t work in pieces, and we shouldn’t plan it that way

4 months 3 weeks ago
Most of the systems we rely on every day receive attention only when something breaks. We don’t talk about roads when traffic flows, or water systems when the tap turns on. These systems fade into the background because they work. But behind that reliability is something we rarely think about: careful, coordinated planning. Our electric […]
Scott Rupp

Thursday, May 28 - Hope in asylum, against the odds

4 months 3 weeks ago
Millions of immigrants apply for asylum in the United States every year, which protects them from deportation. But judges in a Missouri immigration court deny the majority of asylum claims they consider. A story of the obstacles facing asylum seekers from The Midwest Newsroom.

Man shot, killed outside biker bar in north St. Louis

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed overnight Thursday in north St. Louis. The shooting occurred around 1:45 a.m. outside "Bikers Corner" bar at the corner of N. Market St. and Vandeventer Ave. Officials on the scene said the victim was a man in his 30s. Officials at the [...]
Nick Gladney

Rain chances shift south and west, temperatures stay mild

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A cold front dropping in from the northeast is helping to shift the chance for rain showers to the south and west. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with high temperatures in the mid-80s. Most will stay dry, but scattered rain showers will still be possible south of Rolla and Salem, [...]
Angela Hutti