Live & Kern

Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week.

• Six months later: Ferguson as a community and a symbol
• Investigative reporter shares his favorite work
• Pediatrician weighs in on vaccine safety
• Following STL250 celebration, what’s ahead in year 251 and beyond?
• Science Center program helps teens learn STEM skills
• Pediatrician: Rumors of autism-vaccine link from CDC whistleblower are false
• “St. Louis on the Air” listeners share their STEM school memories
• White privilege seminar explores race
• Missouri GOP chairman reminisces as he heads to the Eagle Forum
• New symphony CEO discusses her role, goals
• Meet the man behind Lemony Snicket
• Six months after Ferguson: “St. Louis on the Air” listeners look ahead

Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week.

• Legal Roundtable previews Supreme Court session
• How accurate is memory? How accurate is eyewitness testimony?
• Professor: Childhood obesity rates high, but no longer climbing
• St. Louis employers seeking STEM talent
• Sherlock Holmes exhibit steps through time to solve crime
• UMSL chancellor discusses university’s role in the community
• STL250 celebration continues with musical tribute
• Sound Bites: A closer look at the modern butcher
• St. Louis Art Museum opens Polynesian sculpture exhibit

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 cakes, and so can you
• If the “Car Talk” guys played the harmonica, they might sound like this

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 can play them as a round.)

Violins, viola, cello

French horns

Bass and cello

Violin and viola

Bassoons

Oboe

Cellos

Violin

See all of the videos.

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

The Opera Theatre of St. Louis joined St. Louis’ birthday celebration Tuesday night.

The “surprise” Spring Sing chorus, which included dozens of singers from the St. Louis community, swarmed Kiener Plaza ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals game.

It's the big day! #Springsing tonight at 6:30. Make sure you stop by @KienerPlaza on the way to the @Cardinals game. http://t.co/G6JpizHVfM

— OperaTheatreStLouis (@OTSL) May 13, 2014

Getting ready for a random act of art in Kiener Plaza! #springsing #otsl @OTSL pic.twitter.com/xcRPTrfat1

— Teresa Lane (@teresaalane) May 13, 2014

The chorus sang “Anvil Chorus” from Verdi’s “Il trovatore”; “Hail Poetry” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”; “God Bless America”; “Happy Birthday St. Louis”; and “Meet Me in St. Louis.”