Evelyn Cheung·6 days agoSaint Louis in meThis is not the city that I would choose to live because fancy Hollywood movies only show off Times Square in colorful night lights. or rolling valleys of San Francisco or emerald Michigan lake of Chicago. Where I can find any Asian food stores, swamped with the hectic motions of…Saint Louis2 min read
Bill Burkett·Oct 12, 2021Chapter 32: Intermezzo: fucking and duck huntingIntermezzo: noun; a movement coming between the major sections of an extended musical work (such as an opera) I carried out my mother’s assignment to report her pending death to my father and uncles from a hotel room in St. Louis. After the Goodwill Games, she wouldn’t let me blow…Saint Louis6 min read
Matthew Rauschenbach·Jun 5, 2021Cold Brew Chronicles: Coffee, College, Confusion. Introduction.There’s only one promise that I’m able to make to you right now: if you are not a fan of the alliterative quality of the title of this “blog”, have no fear. I promise to refrain from using alliterations frequently. As if reciting a universally known play for the…Coffee4 min read
Tishaura Jones·Feb 23, 2021It’s time to get real about public safety.At the core of my campaign for Mayor, my career in public service, and the programs that I have begun as Treasurer of the City of Saint Louis is this: you should be able to succeed here, in our city — regardless of where you live, the color of your…Saint Louis3 min read
Todd Smith·Jan 19, 2021Bird Watching at World Bird Sanctuary — thatawaydad.comA zoo for birds can be found at World Bird Sanctuary in western St. Louis County just off Interstate 44. Here you can see North American birds such as eagles to Australian birds such as a kookaburra. History of World Bird Sanctuary Walter Crawford who grew up in Venezuela among the exotic birds in the…Birds6 min read
Jennifer Mittler-LeeinILLUMINATION·Dec 27, 2020Exposing St. Louis’ Food SecretsPlease share these hidden gem recipes with the world — They say you don’t really know a place until you leave it. It wasn’t until I moved out of St. Louis, Missouri in my thirties that I came to realize what great food the city had to offer. Now I’m not talking about that great hamburger joint on the corner…Food5 min read
Yasser Louati·Dec 28, 2020#LeBreakdown « BLM, Movement For Black Lives , Biden & the American Left » #PodcastSaint Louis based organizer Tory Russell returns to “Le Breakdown with Yasser Louati” podcast for a discussion around the ongoing evolutions of the Black Lives Matter Movement and what explains the split between “Black Lives Matter” and “Movement For Black Lives”. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN TO LE BREAKDOWN on: iTunes…Black Lives Matter28 min read
Simon Yost·Jul 5, 2020Some Dang BootsThis afternoon I drove through North St. Louis City. North on Sarah and east on Saint Louis Ave. I continued east on Natural Bridge to Lambert, the Saint Louis airport. I wonder if it would help us to visit the homes and business places of our fellow citizens more often…MLK1 min read
