The Old North Grocery Co-op opened in 2010 as a promising response to the food desert in pockets of St. Louis. Nearly three years later, the store is struggling to keep its doors open, unable to lure enough customers to break even.
With his victory over St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and former Alderman Jimmie Matthews, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is likely to make history by becoming the first chief executive to win four four-year terms in office. Here's how he did it.
A political cartoon distributed in the campaign for mayor of St. Louis has touched off a lot of discussion. The image likens the policies of Mayor Francis Slay, who is white and running for re-election, to "slayvery" and depicts a black supporter as a "slayve."
There's a noticeable rise in expressions of love for St. Louis online these days, telling a different story than what often makes the news. Take a look at such places as STL Curator, STLFTL, and on the fronts and backs of people who shop at STL Style.
Interest in the founding of the city is expected to grow over the next year as the city approaches its 250th birthday. Many organizations are planning seminars and special events; and historical societies are planning national meetings here.
The Obama administration is seeking to end controversy with some church-affiliated groups by exempting them from covering the cost of contraceptive services for workers, but still require that their health plans included such services.
Several dozen people, including retirees and union activists, braved Monday's cold to call for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., to oppose any proposed benefit cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security as part of the talks to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., is praising a decision by the federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that is temporarily blocking a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires employer-provided insurance to cover contraception. A St. Louis businessman filed the suit. Blunt had unsuccessfully fought the issue earlier this year.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay's Thanksgiving blessings include a lengthening list of supportive fellow Democrats, including Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, state Treasurer Clint Zweifel and Secretary of State-elect Jason Kander.
Historian Carl J. Ekberg (pictured) found maps in a French library that indicate a French fur trader settled in Hyde Park before 1764. The book he was researching is to be published in 2014, which is when the maps are expected to be released. He did show them recently, however, at the Center for French Colonial Studies.
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
The school, which was designed to help students who had dropped out come back to class to earn their degrees, started three years ago. But founder Stephanie Krauss said it was unable to overcome obstacles that had kept its target audience from succeeding in school.
When the first group of students who entered KIPP Inspire charter school in south St. Louis were ready to be promoted out to area high schools, seeing how they've done was a natural follow-up.
Hours before adjournment, a state Senate filibuster appears to have killed a tax credit package that had won approval from the House a couple hours earlier. The bill's death keeps in place higher limits for low-income and historic tax credits, but blocks new programs.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
The feeling is openness, with soaring, airy spaces planned for easy and logical circulation and planned to reveal art not only to its best advantage but also appropriately and respectfully. Still, the building is notable more for its architectural reticence than its audacity.
When a Chicago photographer found more than a thousand unidentified slides, he set out to discover the couple behind them -- with a little help from social media.
The first reunion came about after Tom Hall broke his collarbone and musicians came together for a fundraiser. Then came two more. Hall simply says, “We decided that it’s fun to pay. We make good music. And people want to hear it.”
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Eleven IT entrepreneurs vied for the attention of more than 70 investors at Capital Innovators' annual Demo Day. This year's crop of hopefuls wooed potential investors with eight-minute presentations on a wide variety of business ideas.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
St. Louis theater artist Andrea Purnell dramatizes mental health issues for a living. For her efforts and potential, she'll receive a Grand Center Visionary Award for Emerging Artist in May 13 event at The Sheldon.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
When the first group of students who entered KIPP Inspire charter school in south St. Louis were ready to be promoted out to area high schools, seeing how they've done was a natural follow-up.
Much as Americans may disagree over politics, we share a belief in the public's right to know. This week's controversies were a reminder that a healthy press is vital to a healthy democracy.
Hegel may explain the trajectory of politics: A thesis breeds its antithesis. The dissonance between these polar opposites results in a new state of affairs called a synthesis. That synthesis becomes the new thesis as the process repeats itself. Thus does history travel its tangled paths.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.