Chad Davis

Mar 17, 2025 | kcur.org | Chad Davis

Hundreds of veterans and their supporters gathered outside the John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital on Friday to protest the Trump administration’s planned cuts to veterans services. The demonstrators carried signs calling on the administration to protect veterans. They also criticized Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has pushed to eliminate positions throughout the federal government.

Oct 6, 2024 | missouribusinessalert.com | Chad Davis

Development of a St. Louis Negro Leagues baseball museum in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis took a big step forward on Friday. The Board of Aldermen approved a redevelopment plan and blighting study for the $17.6 million project that includes the construction of 34 senior housing units and retail development. In a September aldermanic committee meeting, developer Guyton Harvey said the project would be a boon for the community.

Sep 30, 2024 | kcur.org | Chad Davis

Family members of Marcellus Williams say they have received death threats since the State of Missouri executed him on Tuesday. People made threats via phone calls, emails and anonymous social media messages on Wednesday, when the family held a Janazah, a memorial service, for him, said Shai Kaye, a representative for his son, Sadir Marcellus Williams. She said the Islamic Foundation of St. Louis, which handled the service, instituted a lockdown after also receiving threats.

Apr 25, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

Members of the St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board met with a detainee at the St. Louis City Justice Center Thursday after more than two years of seeking access to inmates. The board’s members used the meeting to explain the role they have in scrutinizing conditions at the jail. The detainee told them that detainees want better food, medical care and cleaner conditions.

Apr 21, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

Restauranteur William Porter spent years thinking about how to transform two vacant Cherokee Street lots into a recreational public space for the neighborhood. In 2015, he started heading across the street from his restaurant, Master Pieza, to Cherokee Street and Nebraska Avenue to clean the lots. When the first basketball hoop was installed that year, he wrote the words “Love Bank” on the backboard. “I saw empty space that had a bunch of trees and debris and stuff like that,” Porter said.