Jim Salter, Associated Press Updated 9:58 am CDT, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Jeff Roberson, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Cori Bush speaks on a bullhorn to protesters outside the St. Louis Police Department headquarters in St. Louis. Few members of Congress are more entrenched than William Lacy Clay of St. Louis, but Bush, a once-homeless woman spurred to activism in Ferguson believes she could be the next Democrat to pull off a big primary upset. Bush watched in June as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the political establishment by beating 10-term Rep. Joseph Crowley in the New York Democratic … [Read more...] about St. Louis Democrat hopes to duplicate Ocasio-Cortez feat
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St. Louis’ Arch Is Finally Getting the Sam Barsky Knitted Sweater Treatment
click to enlarge Sam Barsky's trip to St. Louis was a long time coming. The 43-year-old Baltimore native has traveled the world, his work taking him to 33 different countries and every state in the U.S. except Hawaii and Oregon (he's quick to note that he'll get to those two eventually). He's highly in demand for his unique skill set, and most times the citizens of the places he visits foot the bill for all of his expenses. So what does the well-traveled Barsky do for a living? Surely he's some high-power consultant to the international corporations of the world, right? Maybe a crack pilot for the jet-setting glitterati? Wrong on both counts. Sam Barsky knits sweaters. "I started knitting back in 1999," Barsky tells RFT. "I had just dropped out of nursing school and I was looking for something else to do with my life. I had been interested in knitting for several years before that, and I had a chance meeting with the owners of a yarn shop. I asked them, 'Where can I learn to … [Read more...] about St. Louis’ Arch Is Finally Getting the Sam Barsky Knitted Sweater Treatment
St. Louis health director Melba Moore leaving for top health post in Cincinnati
The director of the St. Louis city health department of 15 years is leaving for Cincinnati. Melba Moore will head Cincinnati's health department by midsummer. The department's board voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Moore to its top post, a spokeswoman said.The board will offer Moore a contract of $180,000 a year, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The departing health director, Dr. Marilyn Crumpton, makes a reported $157,595 salary.The chairman of the board, Dr. Phil Lichtenstein, told the Enquirer he was impressed by Moore's career-long dedication to eradicating lead as a childhood hazard. “She has the ability to be a very powerful moral voice for getting projects done, for getting community buy-in,” he told the Enquirer. “She’s pretty battle-tested, and she knows how to be persuasive and respectful at the same time.While both cities’ populations are around 300,000, the Cincinnati health budget is twice as large as St. Louis’ at … [Read more...] about St. Louis health director Melba Moore leaving for top health post in Cincinnati
St. Louis health director Melba Moore looking to move to Cincinnati, reports say
Melba Moore, the director of the St. Louis city health department, is a finalist for the same position in Cincinnati, according to reports.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the city's board of health will vote April 24 on whether to hire Moore, the only remaining candidate for the position.A spokeswoman for the Cincinnati health department did not respond to a request for comment.While both cities' populations are around 300,000, the Cincinnati health budget is twice as large as St. Louis' at about $50 million. Unlike St. Louis, which relies on contracts with federally funded and nonprofit clinics to treat low-income residents, the health department in Cincinnati operates more than 20 primary care, dental, vision and school clinics that serve more than 40,000 patients each year. Cincinnati's health department has more than 450 employees, including doctors and nurses, compared to 114 full-time positions in St. Louis.The news of Moore's potential move comes after a string of … [Read more...] about St. Louis health director Melba Moore looking to move to Cincinnati, reports say
Arts and theater Curtain call: 5 St. Louis actors you should know right now
Introduction St. Louis actors know how fortunate they are, and they believe you are fortunate, too.So do St. Louis’ theater critics, who united in 2013 to honor the performers and productions they most admired in the previous year. Post-Dispatch critic Judith Newmark is one of the group’s founding members.“The St. Louis theater scene has grown and expanded impressively in the last 20 years,” says Mark Bretz, president of the St. Louis Theater Circle, which will hand out its sixth annual awards Monday night. Bretz reviews theater for the Ladue News. “More than three dozen professional companies are now presenting shows throughout the metropolitan area.”The Theater Circle Awards honor work both on the stage and behind the scenes and from theaters large and small.“In the first five years of our awards, there’s actually been pretty much of an even split between awards bestowed on larger companies such as the Muny and the Rep and those going … [Read more...] about Arts and theater Curtain call: 5 St. Louis actors you should know right now