• Rep. Mark Mattheisen, Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal and Rep. Justin Hill urge legislators to pass a bill to buy out residents near the West Lake landfill Superfund site.

    CREDIT KRISSY RECHTLICH | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO

  • Shirley Harrold posed with several of her 16 children and more than 60 grandchildren outside of the family home in Florissant on Saturday, May 6.

  • Shirley Harrold

  • Fifth graders from New City School visited the Confederate Monument in Forest Park on Friday, May 5 to learn about its history and discuss what the city should do with a public memorial to soldiers who defended slavery in the United States.

  • David Cunningham, a sociology professor at Washington University and (New City School parent) met Stephanie Teachout’s fifth grade class from New City at the Confederate Monument in Forest Park on Friday, May 5 to teach them about the monument and help them formulate proposals for removing it from the public park or contextualizing it.

  • Black Caucus elects outreach leaders

    African-American Aldermen elected Aldermen John Collins-Muhammad from the 21st Ward and Brandon Bosley from the 3rd Ward to as the coordinators to lead the African-American Aldermanic Caucus. The African-American Aldermanic Caucus includes 10 members of the Board of Aldermen representing the needs and interest of the city’s black communities, chaired by Alderman Terry Kennedy (18th Ward). Both were first elected in April. 

  • DJ Mannie Fresh
  • Trey Songz
  • Manny Fresh poses with fans
  • John Coltrane

  • Douglas S. Jones, chair of the board of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) with Dr. Frances Levine, president of the Missouri History Museum and Sarah Sims, the director of K-12 education programs at the Missouri History Museum as The Missouri History Museum was presented with the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) award May 8, 2017 at America’s Center Ferrara Theater. 

  • Pastor B.T. Rice is pastor of New Horizon Christian church and a faith-based consultant for Bridges to Care and Recovery, which seeks to mobilize churches in North St. Louis and North St. Louis County to support the behavioral health treatment and recovery of congregants.

  • James Jay Carafano, vice president of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, served on President-elect Trump’s transition team, helping with the State Department transition team from the Convention to the election and the Homeland Security Department transition

  • “St. Louis Blues” by Abigail DeVille
  • John Arensmeyer

  • Kassius Roberts is headed to Mizzou as a graduate-transfer from Canisius, where he led the team in scoring with 16.1 points per game.

  • The host and judges on Dancing with the Stars tried to come for Simone Biles and her smile, but the Olympic champion was having none of it.

  • Ray Lankford is the only Cardinal to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in more than one season – and he did it five times (1992, 1995 –1998). His 228 home runs, 250 stolen bases, 928 runs scored, 829 RBI and 780 walks all rank in the Cardinals all-time top 10.

  • Track and field

  • Activists from the Show Me $15 campaign, fighting for a $15 minimum wage, shut down a McDonald’s drive-through in April 2016 to call attention to their cause. As of Friday, May 5, St. Louis city employers must pay a $10 minimum wage, rather than the state’s minimum of $7.70.

  • Activists from the Show Me $15 campaign, fighting for a $15 minimum wage, shut down a McDonald’s drive-through in April 2016 to call attention to their cause. On May 5, St. Louis city  $10 minimum wage went into effect. A new Missouri law will go into effect August 28 that will override the city’s minimum wage and lower the hourly rate from $10 to $7.70

  • Literacy coaches with the Normandy Schools Collaborative discuss tactics and strategies during a recent training session. Pictured here are Sheila Williams, literacy coach and member of the Normandy Joint Executive Governing Board, and Janice Jones, director of Wrap Around Services with Wyman.

  • Kanye West
  • Lewis Reed and Megan Ellyia Green
  • Coupons

  • Then-Alderwoman Lyda Krewson on the floor of the Board of Aldermen in February 2015. Her 28th Ward seat was left open by her election as mayor.

    Photo by Wiley Price

  • ourtney Woods, Jillian Simons and Michael Huggins

  • Director of the FBI James Comey was fired by President Trump on May 9, 2017

  • Jittaun A. Dill
  • Rollo Dilworth
  • Dainielle J. Fox
  • Larry Johnson
  • Johnetta Randolph Haley
  • Aldermen John Collins-Muhammad from the 21st Ward and Brandon Bosley

  • Smiling Mature Woman Florist

  • “In the Event of a Race Riot” by Theaster Gates

  • “St. Louis Blues” by Abigail DeVille

  • Maureen E. Brinkley is director of the St. Louis District of the Small Business Administration.

  • File- President Barack Obama was irked and exasperated in response to his successor’s uncorroborated wiretapping accusation, sources close to the former president tell CNN, though these sources say Obama’s reaction stopped short of outright fury.

  • A New Jersey company recalled frozen Aunt Jemima pancakes, waffles, and french toast products due to fears of listeria contamination.

  • Former President Barack Obama called on Congress to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act at the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston. Obama was accepting the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

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