Culture

Thrifting: Save Money and Find Unique Treasures

Discover the benefits of thrifting to save money, reduce waste, find unique treasures, and create your own style with smart secondhand shopping.

Education

A Little Bit of Coding

The Little Bit Foundation was started to provide basic needs for students from low-income homes, but has evolved to include health, support and college readiness.

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Review of “Guys and Dolls” at Stages St. Louis

In an earlier review of “Guys and Dolls,” I commented on how the incongruous title of the first number, “Fugue for Tinhorns,” exemplifies the musical’s Runyonesque style. The fugue is an intricate classical form. Tinhorns are cheap and pretentious. The show’s gamblers speak in a language with the same mixture of high and low elements—polite, […]

Celebrating UsSpotlight

This Is What Community Looks Like

From coding opportunities to horse rescue and police mentoring kids, meet the people making our communities stronger on this episode of Celebrating Us.

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Culture

Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Help Reduce Chronic Inflammation

Learn how anti-inflammatory foods like salmon, berries, leafy greens, and turmeric may help reduce chronic inflammation and support better health.

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Review of “Tenn” at First Run Theatre

First Run Theatre’s current offering is “Tenn.” This is the first full production of Aaron Scully’s play, but it received a reading in March 2025 during the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s Confluence New Play Festival.

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Review of “Ain’t Too Proud” at The Muny

The current show at The Muny is “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations.” The Muny staging of the jukebox musical has brilliant performances of 31 wonderful songs from the Motown catalog, and it looks as great as it sounds.

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Review of “L’elisir d’amore” at Union Avenue Opera

I can think of no better introduction to opera than the “L’elisir d’amore” (“The Elixir of Love”) at Union Avenue Opera. The opera and the production are delightful. Patrons who enjoyed Union Avenue’s “Fiddler on the Roof” ought to give “L’elisir d’amore” a try even if they do not consider themselves opera fans.

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Review of “Sweeney Todd” at Fly North Theatricals

The Greenfinch Theatre & Dive has established itself as an important venue for St. Louis theater companies, but the small stage limits the possibilities for some shows. The Greenfinch was the obvious choice for Fly North Theatricals’ current production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” because the theater is owned by the same people who run […]

Spotlight

The Team That Made Millions Without Playing & Other Incredible Sports Stories

Forgotten sports legends, the birth of the forward pass, deadly motorcycle racing, and baseball’s biggest surprise—all in one unforgettable episode.

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