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Big Decisions About Work Culture Face Employers — And Their Employees — In A Post-COVID Age Jun 07, 2021

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In this episode, managers and employees alike join SLU's David Kaplan and STLPR host Sarah Fenske for a wide-ranging conversation about navigating shifts from remote work back to on-site expectations — and finding the best path forward.

Forest Park’s New Nature Playscape Beckons The Curious Jun 04, 2021

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Over the past two years, an area of Forest Park the size of more than 15 football fields has been transformed into the Anne O’C. Albrecht Nature Playscape. It opened to the public earlier this week, sporting a colorful range of native and diverse plant species — and curiosity-sparking play elements made out of everything from limestone to willow branches.

GOP-Backed Law Targeting Public Unions Rejected By Missouri Supreme Court Jun 04, 2021

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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling this week and struck down a 2018 law that sought to impose new restrictions on collective bargaining for public sector unions — while exempting public safety unions from the requirements.

Marisa Silver On ‘The Mysteries’ Of Life And St. Louis In The ‘70s Jun 04, 2021

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The LA-based author discusses her new novel, "The Mysteries," which is set in 1973 St. Louis.

St. Louis Real Estate Boom Continues As Bidding Wars Persist Jun 03, 2021

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Homes in the St. Louis area continue to move quickly and they go under contract for more than what sellers ask. We talk about this trend with two real estate agents and hear home buying experiences.

'King Lear' Takes The Stage In St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's Return To Forest Park Jun 03, 2021

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St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's producing artistic director Tom Ridgely and Carl Cofield, who's directing "King Lear" with a cast and crew made up entirely of persons of color, join the show.

How A St. Louis School Made In-Person Learning Work, All Year Long Jun 02, 2021

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Jonathan Butterfield of Lutheran High School South shares his takeaways from an unusual school year. The Affton school was one of the few secondary schools in St. Louis to offer five-day-a-week in-person education to its students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

St. Louis Police Killing Of Cortez Bufford Probed In New Intercept Report Jun 02, 2021

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On Dec. 12, 2019, near the corner of Bates and Virginia in St. Louis’ Carondelet neighborhood, 24-year-old Cortez Bufford died after being shot multiple times by St. Louis police Officer Lucas Roethlisberger. The case, like that night, has remained shrouded in darkness, as investigative journalists Alison Flowers and Sam Stecklow detail in their newly published deep dive.

How One Of The Rarest Trees In The World Bloomed In St. Louis Jun 02, 2021

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Andrew Wyatt of the Missouri Botanical Garden discusses what garden researchers know about the Karomia gigas tree species, and the garden’s efforts to prevent its extinction.

Massive Livingston County Hog Operation Plan Highlights CAFO Growth in Missouri Jun 01, 2021

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Hundreds of Livingston County residents, alongside environmental and farming advocacy groups, recently voiced opposition to a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation coming to the county. The proposal was since rescinded, but some believe the debate over CAFOs in Missouri is just getting started.

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