Maida Coleman

You could say Maida Coleman has come full circle.The former state senator worked at the public service commission back in the 1980s. There, she was a…

On this week’s episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome former Missouri state Sen.…

Plans are moving forward to spruce up West Florissant Avenue, the site of intense protests that followed Michael Brown’s shooting death.Roughly $2.5…

After facing intense heat from some of his party’s African-American leaders, Gov. Jay Nixon is tapping a former St. Louis-area senator to serve as a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 8, 2009 - Like his predecessors, including the last three-term mayor, Francis Slay was largely…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 3, 2009 - The 1400 block of Desoto Avenue is a place where dreams die early. It is a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 30, 2009 - Crime and transportation, homelessness and vacant buildings, education and race…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 11, 2009 - About 25 people showed up for the second of four “meet and greet” sessions that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 6, 2009 - Independent St. Louis mayoral candidate Maida Coleman is blaming a smashed-up car…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 19, 2009 - Former state Sen. Maida Coleman, now an independent running for mayor, acknowledges…