Camille Respess
Riverfront Times
United States
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Past articles by Camille:
I Left St. Louis for College, and That's When I Began to Love St. Louis
St. Louis is, well, St. Louis. It's a place we natives love to hate. → Read More
As St. Louis' School Desegregation Program Winds Down, No One Can Say What Comes Next
For the past five years, Cynthia Wren, 66, has applied to get her ten-year-old granddaughter, Ariel Gibson, into St. Louis' student desegregation program. The Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation, or VICC, oversees the student transfer program. → Read More
After Another Animal Dies in Wash U Lab, Activists Call for Maximum Fines
Washington University just received its third critical citation in two years from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA. All three are for the deaths of research animals in the St. Louis-based university's labs. → Read More
St. Louis Renters Desperately Want In-Unit Laundry, But Aren't Getting It
Apparently, St. Louisans want to do their laundry in the comfort of their own apartments. And, according to a new report from Apartment List, St. Louis just isn’t delivering. → Read More
'Right to Work' Would Harm Black Women, Says Campaign to Stop Prop A
If Missourians approve Missouri’s Proposition A in the state's August primary, Sierra Parker, a St. Louis-based African American janitor, says she will make $2,000 less each year. And she’s not the only one. → Read More
Citing Algae Buildup, City Closes Carondelet's Boathouse Lake
It started with a social media inquiry — two dead fish had been found in Boathouse Lake in south city's Carondelet Park (3900 Holly Hills Boulevard), and a neighbor was curious. From there, the city got curious, and on Monday, it called the state's Division of Natural Resources. → Read More
The Corner Street Food Is Now Serving Lunch and Late Night in Midtown
Husband-and-wife duo Cornell and Jamila Boone want to give customers options at their brand-new fast-casual restaurant, the Corner Street Food (2605 Washington Avenue). The menu is comprised of build-your-own burgers, with four protein options: beef, chicken, turkey and veggie. → Read More
Clayton Graduate Brings Big Sonia to Her Hometown After K.C. Success
Sonia Warshawski, 92, likes to keep busy. When she’s not working at the tailor shop she has owned for more than 30 years, she’s going into schools and prisons for speaking engagements or making gefilte fish from a family recipe. → Read More