Brandon Bosley

Former Alderman Brandon Bosley indicted on fraud charges

Rachel Lippmann

Former St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley is accused of working with a local businessman to defraud an insurance company. He is the fourth former alderman to face federal prosecution in less than a year.

Government, Politics & Issues

Outgoing St. Louis aldermen look back as transformed board moves forward

Rachel Lippmann

The 16 aldermen who said farewell on Monday marked a collective 90 years of experience at the board, although half had served less than five years.

An electric vehicle charging station in the 3100 block of S. Grand Boulevard as seen on January 14, 2021

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Wants To Make It Easier To Charge Electric Cars

Rachel Lippmann

Owners of electric vehicles who live in or travel to St. Louis may soon find more places where they can charge their cars. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen earlier this month gave first-round approval to requirements for installing electric vehicle charging stations. A final vote could come Friday, and Mayor Lyda Krewson is expected to sign the measure.

The top of the Grand Avenue Water Tower is looking a whole lot brighter all of a sudden.

Culture & History

For Brandon Bosley’s Ward, Grand Avenue Water Tower Makeover Is A Big Deal

Evie Hemphill

The Grand Avenue Water Tower has been a familiar sight for Brandon Bosley since he moved to St. Louis’ College Hill neighborhood at age 7 — until this past weekend, that is. Now the 3rd Ward alderman will need to get used to the tower’s bright new facade. On Saturday, a host of volunteers helped give the 149-year-old tower a long-overdue fresh coat of paint as part of the St. Louis community’s latest Operation Clean Sweep.

A vacant lot on Finney Avenue photographed on October 8, 2019. The Neighborhood Lot Maintenance pilot program aims to chip away at the issue of overgrown city-owned vacant land by hiring private contractors to maintain the land.

Black Entrepreneurs Plan To Purchase North St. Louis Land For Black-Owned Businesses

Chad Davis

A group of Black entrepreneurs has offered the Land Reutilization Authority $150,000 for vacant lots in north St. Louis. Black Wall Street STL aims to create the kind of business district that existed there years ago.

A group known as Better Together is proposing a plan to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County. They're planning to get the measure on the 2020 ballot.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis City-County Merger Debate To Restart With Board Of Freeholders Formation

Jason Rosenbaum

The St. Louis region is about to rekindle a debate over whether to potentially merge St. Louis and St. Louis County.The Municipal League of Metro St.…

Mary Norwood, the grandmother of 7-year-old Xavior Usanga, speaks to Alderman Brandon Bosley, D-3rd Ward and Maj. Mary Warnecke, the deputy commander of the Bureau of Investigations, on Aug. 13, 2019. Xavior was the 7th child killed in the city this year.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis Police Plead For Help To Solve Child Killings

Rachel Lippmann

St. Louis police say they are frustrated and angry that they are getting so little help in solving the murders of children.Xavier Usanga, 7, became the…

A Build-A-Bear employee sets out a display bear after dressing it in a new Blues uniform at at a store in the St. Louis Galleria. With the approval of a tax incentive package, the company is expected to move its headquarters to downtown St. Louis.

Economy & Business

Build-A-Bear Gets Incentives To Move Headquarters To Downtown St. Louis

Corinne Ruff

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved a tax incentive package Friday, sweetening a plan for Build-A-Bear to move its headquarters ⁠— and 200 employees…

Economy & Business

Not In My Ward: St. Louis Alderman Slams Possible Port Authority Expansion

Corinne Ruff

Brandon Bosley doesn’t want anything to do with the St. Louis Port Authority. He’s been vocal about that fact. Last week, the 3rd ward St. Louis alderman…

On April 22, 2019, St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel Erby, D-University City and other black political leaders announced their position on the NAACP's endorsement for the city-county merger. The same day they called for John Gaskin III to resign as pres

Government, Politics & Issues

Leaders Call For Resignation of St. Louis County NAACP President, Unite STL Criticizes Those Calls

Chad Davis

Updated 7:45 a.m., April 23, with comment from a Unite STL spokesperson — More than 30 African American political leaders from the St. Louis metro area…