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Operation Food Search (OFS) will receive a large serving of funding for its Healthy Food, Healthy Community renovation project, the largest renovation the nonprofit has undertaken since its founding in 1981.

Clean Up, Build Up, an initiative of the Regional Business Council (RBC) and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, has introduced a bi-monthly component called Block Builders in partnership with major regional utility companies to target micro locations, specific…

The Delta Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority recently contributed diapers, training pants and diaper wipes to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) program.

The importance of voting, not just in presidential elections but also local ones, was emphasized to young women during an informative Voter Education Program at Girls Inc. on Saturday April 27, 2024.

The legal fight to protect the iconic name of Home G. Phillips Hospital continues, with members of the Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni staging a rally on Saturday April 27 outside a three-bed privately owned medical facility at 1320 N.…

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Gen Z and those born afterward probably won’t remember the time when there were no major grocery stores in north St. Louis. In fact, in the early nineties, Blacks resorted to launching protests just to persuade major grocers and pharmacies…

On April 15, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists at 16 Black and LGBTQ+ serving news…

St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO) in partnership with the Creative Exchange Lab (CEL), a local design nonprofit, is launching a project to revitalize Dr. Martin Luther King Drive from downtown to Kienlen Avenue.

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment, which consists of Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, Comptroller Darlene Green, and President of the Board of Aldermen Megan Green, has unanimously approved the recommendation of Mayor Jones’s FY2025Budget to the Board of Aldermen. The…

St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO) in partnership with the Creative Exchange Lab (CEL), a local design nonprofit, is launching a project to revitalize Dr. Martin Luther King Drive from downtown to Kienlen Avenue.

The St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) has been awarded over $1.6 million in funding through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. It will support SLHA’s redevelopment of the historic Clinton-Peabody Apartments.

The “legacy of the late Michael Neidorff” continues to have a historic impact on the region, according to Michael McMillan, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis president and CEO.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) Club members are enjoying the new AT&T Connected Learning Center (CLC) at BGC Herbert Hoover Club, 2901 N. Grand Blvd.

While many Missouri residents can secure financing and a down payment to purchase a vehicle, the burden of paying the accompanying sales tax can lead to a temporary license tag expiring.

There is something heartening and encouraging about a mayor, born and raised in North St. Louis, addressing opportunities for progress in that section of the city. This was on full display Tuesday during Mayor Tishaura Jones’ press conference held at…

The McDonald’s on Parker Road and its owner/operator Jimmy Williams is stepping up to support injured employee Aryiah Lynch, whose beating on April 7, 2024 by 25-year-old Johnny Ricks was captured on video.