This has been an exciting year for me because it is my 30th year of covering sports for t. It has been a pleasure and an honor to cover these magnificent young athletes in the St. Louis metro area. To ...

Michael James Scott is perfect for the role of Albin in the Muny’s upcoming production of “La Cage aux Folles.” This became instantly and abundantly clear without hearing him deliver one line. A trail ...

Over the weekend, it was revealed that former NFL star-turned-media personality Shannon Sharpe would not be returning to ESPN after settling a $50 million sexual battery lawsuit filed by a former ...

Mayor Cara Spencer announced last week that the city has paused its certification programs for women- and minority-owned businesses “to assess next steps.” She also said city departments will not ...

In a cultural moment saturated with multiverses, CGI battles, and mythic origin stories, “Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II” dares to tell a different kind of superhero story—one that trades ...

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Interest in becoming a teacher has plummeted to historic lows over the past decade, and Missouri is feeling the impact. With the state ranking near the bottom nationally for teacher pay and grappling ...

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the fragility of our rights and democracy is clear, but if ever there was a time to do ...

(SLCL) and Operation Food Search (OFS) will partner to provide after school meals to children at four SLCL branches beginning ...

As much as Major League Baseball touts its diversity and modernization efforts, it lags the other major professional sports leagues in America. Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first ...

Who will try to blend communities of color during a time the administration would like to see it kept apart? A strong combined effort would turn politics and the economy on its head by creating a ...

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the fragility of our rights and democracy is clear, but if ever there was a time to do both defense and offense, that time is now. An untrue hierarchy of human value ...