There is a part of Busch Stadium history that Proudie only recently learned about, a dark history linked to the building that was so dear to her. Historians say some of St. Louis’ most notorious slave prisons — known as the Lynch slave pens — sat near the intersection of South Broadway and Clark Avenue, where the new Busch Stadium, Ballpark Village and the InterPark Stadium East garage are now clustered.
For a system designed to provide rehabilitation, the juvenile justice framework has left many of the people who interact with it frustrated. Parents say they are left in limbo and often feel hopeless once their child is in the system.
The River City Journalism Fund has learned that the Cardinals owners hope to make significant renovations to Busch Stadium in the next five years — and will likely seek public funding for the project, which they say is necessary to keep the stadium viable.
Before the centennial commemoration of Charles A. Lindbergh’s flight, it’s time to step back and examine our relationship with Lindbergh, understand his attitudes about Jewish people and reconcile what it means today that we aren’t questioning his legacy of antisemitism.
The idea that a landlord could get federal funds to house tenants and then not only do nothing to improve living conditions, but also soon file to evict those tenants, may seem appalling. But it was all legal under Missouri’s administration of the SAFHR program.
The St. Louis Board of Education voted to cancel its participation in the College Kids Savings Account program — a signature program for Mayor Tishaura Jones during her time as city treasurer.
Eviction filings have always come fast and cheap in Missouri. Now eviction filings are happening faster than before the pandemic. And in many cases, the same landlords that benefited from federal payments designed to protect tenants are the ones kicking people out.
Service area cuts to St. Louis’ Call-A-Ride are just one of the issues encountered by users, who are people with disabilities for whom fixed-route transit isn’t always an option. They often find themselves struggling with an outdated, unreliable system that leaves them stranded.
“I was ashamed to be the son of a felon, but now I’m free.”
As citizens and activists sound the alarm about radioactive sites in north St. Louis County and St. Charles County and officeholders call for action, a group of city residents is asking: “What about us?”