Week of August 6, 2003
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Last-Minute Ideas to Celebrate Mother’s Day in St. Louis
It’s this Sunday, so probably time to get a plan together
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10 Events to Celebrate MLK Day in 2024 St. Louis
The three-day weekend is packed with ways to commemorate the holiday — and take action
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30 St. Louis New Year’s Eve Parties to Ring in 2024
New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and you know what that means — dinner, parties, bling and Champagne. (Let’s be honest, we’re all here to pop some bottles.) St. Louis is ready to ring in 2024, whether that’s with a midnight toasting at Ballpark Village, fireworks at Winterfest with the kids or the […]
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As St. Louis’ School Desegregation Program Winds Down, No One Can Say What Comes Next
For the past five years, Cynthia Wren, 66, has applied to get her ten-year-old granddaughter, Ariel Gibson, into St. Louis’ student desegregation program. The Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation, or VICC, oversees the student transfer program. It is a race-based transfer that allows black city children to attend county schools, even as white students in the […]
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St. Louis Philanthropist Des Lee Dies at 92
E. Desmond “Des” Lee, a lifelong Missourian and successful entrepreneur who leveraged his business success to fund arts and education, died today at St. John’s Hospital. He was 92. umsl.edu E. Desmond “Des” Lee (1917-2010) with his wife, Mary Ann. According to a press release from his family, Lee gave away in excess of […]
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Dirty Little Secrets
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department keeps a tight lid on internal affairs. Even if it means breaking the law.