My stories: Week ending Aug. 8

Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Local authors examine the Civil War in Missouri, St. Louis St. Louisans share their voting experiences Panera’s cutting artificial sweeteners — should you? First WGU Missouri commencement is Saturday Political panel analyzes Tuesday’s primary results Amy Page found all 251… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Aug. 8

Cake and music? It’s an SLSO party

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. The St. Louis Symphony’s Youth Orchestra’s last performance of the season will be June 1. In the meantime, the student musicians can be spotted at giant cakes around St. Louis, playing “Happy Birthday.” Here are eight of our favorite stops so far. (If you’re quick with the mouse, you… Continue reading Cake and music? It’s an SLSO party

Find all the STL250 cakes here

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL. A Reddit user has published a map with the locations of 250 “Cakeway to the West” sculptures. Using Google Fusion Tables and data from STL250, the map pinpoints the locations of each giant fiberglass cake. Click on a red point to learn more about each cake’s location. The map… Continue reading Find all the STL250 cakes here