Month: September 2023
WORTH THE HOUR? A bittersweet goodbye for ‘Madea’
Back in the good old days, when cable television was a luxury, and I was lucky enough to own a DVD player, I used to binge-watch Tyler Perry productions, specifically Madea plays and movies.
College drops plan for new building on campus
Much fanfare surrounded the announcement last spring that St. Louis Community College would build a new multi-million-dollar Hospitality and Enrollment Center on the Forest Park campus. Six months later, the project is dead. […]
Exhibit reflects life of artistic searching
Amanda Nutter is the art department secretary at Forest Park, but she’s also an avid artist and storyteller. Her work will be on display through Oct. 5 as part of an exhibit in the Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art. […]
SKY’S THE LIMIT: Transphobia’s escalation is alarming
The pursuit of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other non-conforming groups (LGBTQIA+) remains an ongoing endeavor. […]
New cafeteria serves pizza, sandwiches and breakfast
St. Louis Community College officials announced in 2020 that they were getting out of the cafeteria business for good. No more burgers on the grill. No more pizza slices. No more hot breakfasts. But now the Forest Park cafeteria is back, and many students, faculty and staff are happy about it. […]