• One year ago this week, longtime St. Louis residents and music icons The Isley Brothers were blessed with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in front of the Pageant concert venue. Originally from Cincinnati, Ronald and Ernie Isley have lived in the St. Louis region for more than two decades.

  • The Red and Black Brass Band marches down Juniata Street on the afternoon of Sunday, April 5. The group became a viral sensation after a Twitter user uploaded a video online.

     

     

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped entrepreneur and longtime jewelry maker Kenya Ajuniku from selling his products – safely – near the corner of Delmar and Union boulevards in front of Walker’s Wash N’ Go, 5246 Delmar Blvd.  

  • Members of Christ’s Southern Mission Baptist Church stood in Page Boulevard on Friday, April 24 to pay final respects to retired St. Louis Police Col. Gregory Hawkins, who died from COVID-19 on April 9. A memorial processional stopped in front of the church where he was a lifelong member, deacon and treasurer. Because of public health precautions, mourning was restricted to a safe social distance.

  • Homeless encampment downtown

  • A man waited for a Metro bus after doing some shopping while talking on the phone through a protective mask at Page and Union boulevards on April 6, 2020 in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Riders must board from the rear of the bus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and buses are running limited routes. Passengers also should wash their hands after touching surfaces on buses or at bus stops, as the novel coronavirus can survive many hours on some surfaces.

     

  • Akeelah Jackson

  • We dug into the crates of Wiley Price’s archives for a photo of future King of Comedy Cedric The Entertainer just in time for Cedric’s birthday on Friday.

  • Randy ‘O’Jay’ Brooks
  • St. Louis County hiring contact tracers to help control COVID-19 pandemic
  • Congresswoman Alma Adams

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