The request of Barnes-Jewish Hospital for an extension to its existing long-term lease (with 46 years remaining) on a portion of Forest Park adjacent to the hospital campus, has undergone extensive review by city officials as well as by citizens at a number of public meetings with the Forest Park Advisory Board and neighborhood and […]
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Annie Malone announces May Day dates
Annie Malone Children and Family Services recently received a generous donation from the Cox family. Pictured are Michael Cox, Corliss Cox and Richard King, CEO of Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In addition to the van, the Cox family, along with former Annie Malone board member Jesse Morrow, recently donated a desk, credenza, […]
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Innocent on death row?
Clay challenges Blunt to put moratorium on death penalty By Meliqueica Meadows Of the St. Louis American In 1995, the state of Missouri may have executed an innocent man. In 1980 Larry Griffin was sentenced to die for the murder of a 19-year-old drug dealer. Like many inmates, Griffin maintained his innocence until his death, […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
1. Name the last African-American pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a major league baseball game. 2. Who was the first pro athlete to participate in ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars? 3. What former heavyweight boxing champion sang in an old Miller Light Beer commerical? 4. What former National Football League lineman/ turned […]
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St. Louis American Athlete of the Week
Marcus Harris Kirkwood Football The senior quarterback sparkled last Friday night in the Pioneers 28-7 victory over top-ranked McCluer North in the Missouri Class 5 state semifinals at Kirkwood. Behind Harris’ performance, the Pioneers are going to their first state championship game. The 6’2”, 171-pound Harris completed 8 of 16 passes for 226 yards and […]
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Xzibit pimps Playstation
Xzibit will hit Playstation’s and Xbox 360 this holiday season as the main character in Activision’s newest game entitled Pimp My Ride. The game is based on the hit television show of the same name, which features the rapper/actor transforming old, beat-up cars into lavish, exotic, luxury vehicles. Users navigate through the fictional Pimp City, […]
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$6,000 wheels on a $500 car
We have these so-called reverends who come to town after the fact and run off at the mouth. Just because they have a handle on their name does not make them credible or valid. They use that just to hoodwink the black population into thinking that they have standing. If we fail to address the […]
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What a difference a superintendent makes
When St. Louis school board member Bill Purdy teamed up with school board President Veronica O’ Brien to orchestrate the forced resignation of Superintendent Creg Williams and firing of Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons last summer, he did not express any concern about O’Brien’s micromanagement of the St. Louis Public Schools. Purdy’s only apparent concern […]
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William Lavrrar
William Lavrrar of St. Louis has joined Kwame Building Group, a St. Louis-based construction and project management firm, as a project engineer. He is responsible for performing engineering studies and design for various civil engineering projects, including wastewater and water treatment.
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United Way makes 2006 campaign goal
Better than $66 million in ‘06 The St. Louis region has once again shown its generosity by contributing $66 million in a little more than two months to United Way. United Way of Greater St. Louis celebrated its victory at America’s Center on Wednesday, November 15 announcing its goal had been surpassed, raising: $66,0002,006 in […]