The street I grew up on is in Spokane, Washington. I lived in Fontana, Calif., briefly too, and then ended up attending high school over the river in Edwardsville. I'm now a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Columbia studying international journalism and anthropology. During my first year at Mizzou, I worked for the student-run newspaper, "The Maneater," where I was a beat writer for the student government and for the Missouri state legislature. I joined the editorial board second semester as an assistant editor and will be returning in the fall as the forum editor.
One of this year's Build-a-Bear's Huggable Hero awards went to 17-year-old Madelyn McGlynn, of Belleville, for starting NETwork Against Malaria, a nonprofit aimed at preventing Malaria in Uganda. The effort, which she started with her sisters, has grown to 30 college and high school chapters.
For their third St. Louis exhibit, the Screwed Arts Collective will take over the World Chess Hall of Fame to produce the collaborative mural, "Screwed Moves," in September. The Hall of Fame will live stream the artists working at all hours.
The Convoy of Hope, an organization dedicated to helping those in need, is partnering with local churches and other community members to host a poverty-free day Saturday.
The St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a mass and dinner on Aug. 24. Its schools and services reach almost 500 children a year using such things as internet therapy, early intervention and pediatric audiology.
Working just ahead of the construction for the Mississippi River Bridge project, archaelogists have been excavating areas of East St. Louis for the past four years. The area was part of Greater Cahokia in ancient America, and the team has discovered about 5,000 features during the dig and expanded what is known about the civilization.
Volunteers for HeadCount will follow bands all summer, registering voters and promoting political awareness at each concert on the tour. This year, teams of volunteers are traveling with Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Phish and Furthur.
A secret family potato salad recipe? What is the key to perfect baken beans? How about mixing cheese with corn on the cob? The sides you serve with your barbecue can be as special as the entree. But no matter what you eat on the Fourth, keep it fresh.
North County Incorporated, a regional development organization for the North St. Louis County area, will be hosting its 35th Anniversary Fundraiser on July 22. The event will feature a dinner, wine pairing and a silent auction.
In an effort to arm at-risk youth with business skills, the Sweet Potato Project focuses on one product, sweet potatoes, and teaches students how to grow the vegetable, develop a product and then brand, market and distribute it. It aims to highlight community-based alternatives to illegal drugs and crime.
An untapped agricultural market is waiting just south of the United States, but because of political barriers American farmers rarely do business there. Some Illinois farmers would like to see that changed.
Tamara Nelsen · John Womick · Susan Barrett · Screwed Arts Collective
Public Insight Network · HeadCount · Dave Matthews Band · Illinois Department Of Transportation · Cahokia Mounds Museum Society · St. Joseph Institute For The Deaf · Convoy of Hope · World Chess Hall of Fame
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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 world seems eager to learn more about Pope Francis, so learning that he admires St. Philippine Duchesne and her spiritual daughters — Argentinean nuns who have been under Francis' spiritual direction as they live among the poor — adds to understanding.
The celebration in Sikeston will reunite residents of the community which was destroyed in May 2011 when the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway to alleviate flooding on the Mississippi. Residents are still hoping for a FEMA buyout so they can relocate their village.
The Newman Money Museum at Washington University has a quirky pseudo-robot Ben Franklin in the basement that is essentially a TV screen projected into a plastic shell head.
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.
"Lost Egypt," at the St. Louis Science Center, combines real images shot in Egypt with art and artifacts as well as interactive and family-friendly features and explanations of the science used to uncover the ancient world. The exhibit will run through Sept. 2.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
Organizers aren't trying to replace the rib fest, but music lovers will be able to find tangy sustenance as they listen to such greats as Mavis Staples (pictured), Big George Brock, Trombone Shorty, Kim Massie and Marquise Knox take the stage.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
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.
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.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
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.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
You have to know your audience: McDonald's regulars don't need free-range chicken or a certain breed of beef; a second-chance high school needs personally motivated students as opposed to people ordered to attend and low-income Democrats by and large don't want a cigarette tax.
Last week, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed his crown as the King of America. He faced an individual decision to play against the best in the nation or the best on the planet. Find out what happened at that world-level tournament.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.