The St.Louis Circuit Court is distributing money to ensure that people show up in court. The Court says the money is meant to help people awaiting trial, by connecting them with housing, job training, and mental health services, and to improve their lives so that once their cases are settled, they don’t end up in…
The St.Louis Department of Health has issued a report on its first year operating it’s Behavioral Health Bureau. When the Department established the Behavioral Health Bureau, the goal was to connect those struggling with mental health or substance abuse to the care and resources that they need. Now, one year later they say they’ve been successful.…
This weekend is the kick-off of what’s billed as the “1st ever St.Louis Food Festival”. Ballpark Village in downtown St.Louis is hosting the event on Saturday and Sunday. Food from over 20 restaurants and food trucks will be on site, and to encourage you to sample a wide variety, all food items are priced at $5 or less. There will be food demonstrations and cooking challenges, but food is…
The Fall Season has begun, and there are an array of activities underway in the Metro area. Saturdays are the day for Farmers Markets, and there are dozens going on every weekend ,from Arnold to Alton…but there’s more,,, This Saturday, there’s the Historic Shaw Art fair at the MO Botanical Garden featuring the work of…
A recently retired Missouri Supreme Court Judge has now joined the St.Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. On Tuesday Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore announced that George W. Draper III will be joining his office as Chief Training Officer. Gore says it’s an honor to have a man of Drapers character and experience train his team. Draper worked in the Circuit Attorney’s office from 1984 until 1994 when he was appointed associate circuit…
Next week several libraries in the St.Louis region will be hosting events concerning controversial books. October 1st thru 7th is National Banned Book Week, and a just released report by a NY non-profit says the battle to restrict and remove certain books from public schools and libraries has spiked…33% in MO, making the state #3…
N-31 Schools A growing number of school districts are switching to four-day school weeks in efforts to cut costs and recruit and retain teachers. Shortened schedules have been more popular in rural districts, where families often have a stay-at-home parent or nearby grandparent. But they also have been adopted recently in a handful of larger…
Organizers of this year’s Tower Grove Pride Festival are expecting thousands to attend this weekend. This is the 10th year for the LGBTQ celebration in STL’s Tower Grove Park and back this year will be The Peoples Joy Parade, a community art and costume parade best known for it’s annual Cinco de Mayo procession on…
Greater St.Louis Inc. Is set to host it’s first Inclusive Economic Growth Summit. This weeks event is bringing leaders from across the region together to develop ways to foster collaboration between business and civic organizations in the 15 counties that make up the Metro area. Greater St.Louis CEO Jason Hall says the summitt will launch…
The Missouri National Guard has announced it’s 2023 Hall of Fame inductees and one of the 4 was a St.Louis area resident. Lt. Col. Robert Madden of University City was as a fighter pilot in World War II, and later served in the MO Air National Guard. Then in 1952 he was recalled to active…