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A $16 million investment is coming to the old Schnucks Plaza in Dellwood Oct 18, 2021

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R&R Marketplace is a $16 million investment coming to the Dellwood/Ferguson area. Pastors Ken and Beverly Jenkins discuss their vision for the area which has long been subject to disinvestment.

Pete Souza reflects on presidential photography career ahead of Hall of Fame induction Oct 18, 2021

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Pete Souza gives us a brief inside look at what it was like to be a presidential photographer during President Obama’s and President Reagan’s administrations. Millions of photos later, he’ll be inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame in St. Louis on Oct. 29.

America’s Center expansion hits a major snag: an impasse over a north county rec center Oct 18, 2021

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Convention center backers planned on a $210 million expansion. But the funds are being blocked in St. Louis County over a two-year-old promise the council chair says wasn’t kept. Jacob Kirn of the St. Louis Business Journal explains the impasse.

T-Rex’s GeoSeed Grant Program awards $20,000 to 5 geospatial intelligence initiatives Oct 15, 2021

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Researchers at Lindenwood University and the St. Louis Zoo are developing virtual reality lessons that can teleport students to a desert across the world — or even just to the city’s zoo. T-Rex’s GeoSeed Grant Program is giving them $20,000 to start.

In ‘Harrow,’ Joy Williams wants us to ponder our culpability Oct 15, 2021

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Acclaimed author Joy Williams discusses her new novel “Harrow,” guilt, typewriters, and the new exhibition at Washington University looking at her life and work.

How Mike Parson mangled the idea of HTML source code — and set off a furor Oct 15, 2021

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In light of Gov. Mike Parson accusing the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of hacking a state website, we discuss HTML source code, encoding vs. encryption — and the ramifications for future security flaws.

Juror in Michael Politte trial: ‘Michael is innocent’ Oct 14, 2021

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Linda Dickerson-Bell was on the jury that sent Michael Politte to prison for life. She discusses her deep regrets about the verdict — and the guilt she’s lived with ever since.

‘Joy in the Morning’ found joy at the Fountain on Locust. She’s ready for a new chapter Oct 14, 2021

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Joy Grdnic Christensen went from radio fame to opening the Fountain on Locust. She explains why she’s moving on, what she’ll do next and how a long marriage is like St. Louis.

Missouri farmers harvesting chestnuts can make $6,000 an acre Oct 13, 2021

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Missourians seeking to move from row crop production to small-scale farming see chestnuts as the path to get there. Jonathan Ahl explains why.

‘Digging Up Dessa’ encourages girls to follow their science dreams Oct 13, 2021

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Metro Theater Company’s new play is aimed at young girls interested in math and science. It involves grief, dinosaurs and a groundbreaking paleontologist. Director Julia Flood delves into what it took to put on the company’s first in-person show since the pandemic began.

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