Jenny Simeone-Casas
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"Kids are curious": St. Louis group says free gun locks can save lives
Today is the first day of summer and that means it’s the start of the busy season for Lise Bernstein. As the president of Women’s Voices Raised for Social → Read More
From complaint to eviction, here's how the Maplewood nuisance ordinance works
Nuisance ordinances have been commonplace across the U.S. for at least a century. They are used to crack down on everything from overgrown grass to large → Read More
Getting mental health services in St. Louis can be tough — especially if you don’t speak English
Insurance coverage, transportation, child care and work schedules can all stand in the way of a person’s access to mental health services. For some St. → Read More
Both sides hold another round of debate at Confederate monument in Forest Park
Bill Hannegan’s grandfather was part of the committee that 103 years ago allowed the United Daughters of the Confederacy to put up the Confederate monument → Read More
St. Louis Urban League could lose $5 million under Trump’s budget proposal
When Sheila Beckham’s house was leaking heat last winter, she thought back to when her great-grandfather repaired his home. “I remembered that the Urban → Read More
3 months later: Snapshots of post-tornado recovery in Perryville
The sirens started a little before 8 p.m. on the last night of February. Residents of Perry County, in southeastern Missouri, retreated to their basements → Read More
#BlackMamaBailoutSTL raised $13K to get moms out of jail for Mother’s Day
Surrounded by a dozen or so protesters, Kennard Williams stood outside of St. Louis City Hall on Thursday staring skeptically at city officials who were → Read More
Many Latino business owners weigh Cinco de Mayo’s big profits and cultural emptiness
“It was the wildest Cinco de Mayo party I have ever experienced,” recalled Angel Jimenez-Gutierrez remembering his first May 5 in Missouri. It was 2002 and → Read More
'Portraying Humanity' exhibit shines light on St. Louis' immigrant communities
Advocates from the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project normally help St. Louis clients navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. But this → Read More
MICA exhibit highlights portraits from St. Louis' immigrant community
Advocates from the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project normally help St. Louis clients navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. But this → Read More
A look back at the 20th century boom and bust of Mexican immigration to St. Louis
Fewer than four percent of St. Louis city and county residents are Latino. While the Midwest as a whole has a reputation for very small Latino populations, → Read More
Curious Louis: What does the mayor of St. Louis actually do?
For the first time in 16 years, St. Louis is welcoming a new mayor into office. The shift in power from Francis Slay to Lyda Krewson led Curious Louis → Read More