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Breast Cancer Virtual Event Thursday afternoon, April 9 (5: 00 p. m. Central)
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (100+ words) New data from Word In Black's Insights & Research Division reveals what's standing in the way of early detection and treatment of Breast Cancer: fear of mammograms, deep mistrust of the healthcare system, and barriers that too often go unaddressed. Join…...
Mariah Richardson honored by Metro Theater
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (162+ words) Mariah L. Richardson, assistant professor of mass communications at St. Louis Community College'Florissant Valley, will be honored during Metro Theater Company's2026 Jubilee Gala on May 19 at the theater. Richardson will receive the St. Louis Champion for Theater for Young Audiences honor…...
City earnings tax easily wins reapproval
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (743+ words) St. Louis voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported renewal of the 1% earnings tax, a major source of city funding which currently accounts for almost 36% of St. Louis" general revenue. "Proposition E"s renewal garnered 22, 772 votes (85%), with 4, 903 residents (15%) voting no." Only 26, 876 (13. 7%) of…...
This Week's Photos: April 9th, 2026
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (88+ words) This week's photo gallery highlights STEM leadership and community impact through Miranda Steele's work advancing therapeutics and inspiring greater visibility in science, celebrates Raven Whitener's birthday bash with a lively night at Second Story, and captures election day in St....
The pageantry started days before Easter
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (957+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Nettie Kelley's new spot. If you know me, you know I've been rocking with Nettie Kelley since I had a flip phone and Facebook was a figment of Mark Zuckerberg's imagination....
Live at the Pulitzer closes season with delightful throwback concert
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (861+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Live at the Pulitzer series features modern chamber music curated in response to the current exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. The current exhibition, Dialogues & Conversations,…...
Mercedes Crayton named LFCS clinical supervisor
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (64+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Mercedes Crayton has joined Lutheran Family and Children's Services as a behavioral health clinical supervisor. Crayton previously served as a clinical director with Methodist Family Health. Lutheran Family and Children's Services…...
Flipping futures
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (850+ words) Before he was a WWE showstopper or a globe-trotting acrobat with Cirque du Soleil and the Flying Wallendas, Sidney "Iking" Bateman was a St. Louis kid learning to defy gravity with the St. Louis Arches. This Saturday, he comes home…...
Women's sassitude should match our voting power
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (417+ words) As Women's History Month came to a close, I began pinching myself to see if I am awake. In 2026, with all the struggles and accomplishments of women, we still have women in positions of authority cowering to men for no…...
Dipset's "First Lady' Jha Jha dies at 40
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (155+ words) St. Louis American Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Natoya Handy " known to hip hop fans as Jha Jha " has died at age 40. The news was shared by fellow Diplomats affiliate J. R. Writer, who posted the cover of her 2007 "Git It…...