When the Center for Plant-Based Living closes its doors in downtown Kirkwood on June 30, Britt’s Bakehouse will take over the space just one door away from its current location. The expansion gives the popular gluten-free bakery room to ramp up production and to offer customers a sit-down café experience. Caryn Dugan founded the Center […]
The final show of The Black Rep’s 47th season is King Hedley II, the ninth of playwright August Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle. The plays, all but one of which take place in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, examine Black life across the decades of the 20th century. King Hedley II is the 1980s installment, premiered in 1999. It centers on […]
This article first appeared in the Solutions newsletter. Click here to learn more about the newsletter and sign up. No one wants to live in a city where hot trash just piles up. That’s the kind of problem that affects more day-to-day lives—and the region’s reputation—than some of the dialogue we all heard four years ago in […]
Getting stranded on a desert island doesn’t seem so bad if you have good company—like the whimsical and wonderful performers of Circus Flora. This season’s show, “Marooned,” opens Saturday and runs through June 23 at The Big Top in Grand Center. “It’s a desert island story where a pirate is searching for an ancient treasure and comes […]
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When two new firehouses were built on Clayton Road in 2013 and 2017, Ladue mayor Nancy Spewak had strong opinions about the design. “The architectural firm had proposed using traditional firehouse colors for the interiors, like black and red, but I had a vision of more calming colors, like soft blues and warm whites,” she […]
What began as a weekend of board games hosted at one friend’s home in 2005 has grown to a days-long gaming convention that welcomes thousands of hobbyists to St. Charles each year. “When you’re really into board games, what you do is you say, ‘What if we just did this at a hotel and we […]
Whether you prefer bright, abstract works or intricate textiles, there’s plenty to take in this month at the city’s many museums and galleries. Here are a few must-see shows to catch this month Hugh Hayden: American Vernacular – Through May 12 Laumeier Sculpture Park’s spring exhibition is a 10-year survey of the work of American artist […]
A neighborhood pop-up toy store has outgrown its space—and, unlike when it’s that pair of shoes you just bought for your kiddo, that’s a good thing. The Little, the passion project of a group of moms, is moving into a larger permanent space at 8143 Big Bend in Webster Groves’ Old Orchard neighborhood. The grand opening […]
Lawrence Rothman often craves the peaceful days they spent in Missouri. “In our family, we had a small cabin in Lake of the Ozarks that we would go to three or four times a year actually,” Rothman says. “Whenever I think back to St. Louis, I always just see Lake of the Ozarks for some […]
Over the past decade, the St. Louis Community Foundation’s Give STL Day has raised more than $30 million for 1,000-plus local nonprofits. The day is geared toward celebrating and supporting the nonprofits that make our region a wonderful place to call home—and this year, it will be easier to give than ever before. “With Give […]
High schoolers are just a few years from adulthood, which means new freedoms and new responsibilities. Some will set off for college. Others will dive into their first full-time jobs. All of them will face challenges, and high schools are charged with preparing young people for that reality. Many area high schools are responding with […]