Photographer traces slave footsteps
DeAnna Michele Anderson was looking for more than landscapes when she traveled to South Carolina to take photos. She shot black-and-white images of trees, streams, farm fields and skies. […]
Features
Bands, music fans find harmony at old city warehouse
The green brick building on Park Avenue housed a tobacco factory in the early 1900s, then it became a shop for McDonnell Douglas. […]
Kruger is progressive at heart
Many children idolize athletes. Humanities professor Mark Kruger idolized a lawyer who represented unions and championed civil rights. […]
Movies bring jazz vibe to the Tivoli
It seems to be the year of the trumpeter at the Tivoli Theatre. After concluding its run of “Born to be Blue,” starring Ethan Hawke as 1950s trumpeter Chet Baker, the University City venue is now screening “Miles Ahead,” which follows legendary jazz trumpeter and Alton, Ill., native Miles Davis. He is played by Don Cheadle, an Emmy Award-winning actor who directed and co-wrote the movie. […]
Housekeepers find strange items while cleaning
College housekeepers are unsung heroes, cleaning up messes that students leave behind and keeping classrooms and offices neat and safe. […]
English professor does his own thing
English professor Ron Hughes debated his outfit choice before his first day at Forest Park 23 years ago. He never liked wearing pants and decided to go with shorts instead. […]
Student shares college woes through musical
Most students understand the frustration of dealing with the college bureaucracy on a whole range of issues. Music major Kristian Houston, 29, decided to share her experiences with Forest Park students by writing and performing a play called “Kollege the Musikal.” […]
Pat Connolly’s is popular St. Pat’s Day destination
Ken White lives in San Francisco, but he came home to St. Louis recently for his father’s funeral and felt he had to stop by the Pat Connolly Tavern. […]
Exhibit reflects journey of black printmaker
Most pieces in the Leon Hicks exhibit at the Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art date back to the 1960s and ’70s, but they still appear raw and fresh to many students who have viewed them. […]
Ex-cop uses art to push activism
Terrell Carter has a resume that demands a double take: Police officer, author, artist, college professor and leader of a non-profit organization. […]