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The 1904 World's Fair was a beacon of technological advancement in the United States, but the treatment of Filipino and Indigenous people has been long overlooked by mainstream society. One local artist is hoping to change that. -
In the years following the Civil War, a plan to move the nation's capital to St. Louis won significant support. Journalist Livia Gershon discussed her new piece in Smithsonian Magazine on St. Louis on the Air. -
An abolitionist, minister and newspaper editor, Elijah Lovejoy was the first American journalist slain for his work. Journalist Ken Ellingwood discusses his new biography, "First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery," on "St. Louis on the Air." -
Carolyn Cox discussed her book, “The Snatch Racket: The Kidnapping Epidemic That Terrorized 1930s America" and St. Louis' role as the "Kidnap Capital of America" on "St. Louis on the Air." -
For 15 years, the Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration has encouraged young people to discover, write and share stories about their family history. The St. Louis-based nonprofit’s co-founder, Connie McIntyre, would like people of all ages to seek out their family history this holiday season, whether they do so in person or on a video call. -
Author Nini Harris has identified the places and things that can make a case for being the oldest in the metro area. Her new book from Reedy Press, “Oldest St. Louis,” explores the history of everything from that Spanish soldier’s house in Florissant to the region’s oldest McDonald’s (9915 Watson Road dates back to 1958, she writes). -
Patrick Murphy’s new book, “Candy Men: The Story of Switzer’s Licorice," tells the story of a homegrown candy company, which his great-grandfather co-founded in 1881 St. Louis. Murphy discussed the book on Monday’s St. Louis on the Air. -
A small community of enthusiasts has been racing pigeons in St. Louis since the 1920s. Though membership has dwindled in recent years, the Mount Pleasant Homing Pigeon Club is trying its best to keep the sport alive and pass it along to the next generation. -
Walter Johnson’s new book reframes American history so that St. Louis sits at the center. No more looking at the nation as if it’s that New Yorker cartoon… -
In determining the best guidelines for government action during the COVID-19 outbreak, city leaders and officials are looking at how different metros…