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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
Travelers visiting Missouri State Parks have options when it comes to lodging, including accommodations and campgrounds within the parks and nearby RV parks, resorts, hotels, motels, and rental homes. For a little more comfort and amenities, you may want to opt for an off-site lodging option. Here’s what to know about lodging in Missouri’s three most-visited state parks.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
While podcasters and pundits continue to pontificate about the implications of artificial intelligence, it’s already having a significant impact for St. Louis–area health care providers. They’re leveraging AI to improve patient care with predictive modeling and making communication more efficient.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
Like any industry, there’s a certain level of competition in the medical field, but health care providers are united in a common goal. “When you look at community health and well-being, we’re not competitors,” says Christopher Nolan, director of community benefit and anchor initiatives at BJC HealthCare.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
The calls for help continue, even after the pandemic has subsided. In April, Missouri Department of Mental Health director Valerie Huhn told the State Board of Education, “Mental health is just like a broken arm for kids,” according to an article on Missourinet.com. “We would never let them walk around with a broken arm.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Cheryl Baehr |Katie Powers
Market Report
Tips from real estate experts for renters, buyers, and sellers
Despite recent decreases in mortgage interest rates, local experts say the inventory of homes in the St. Louis area still doesn’t come close to meeting the demand of prospective home buyers. “We’re seeing a few more [homes] hit the market than we did last year, but it’s still not at a level where it needs to be for the buyers to feel relief right now,” says Tina Siebert, the 2024 president of St. Louis Realtors.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
While AI is now a popular topic among podcasters and pundits, in many ways, financial services and fintech companies have long utilized it to automate backend engineering tasks and clean up data.
“It’s not that it’s coming—it’s here, and it’s been here for a while,” says Sultan Meghji, a former WashU professor and former chief innovation officer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who today is CEO/founder of data and AI company Frontier Foundry.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
stlmag.com | Cheryl Baehr |Araceli Cruz |Rosalind Early |Melissa Meinzer |Mike Miller |Katie Powers | +2 more
These extraordinary St. Louis women—many under the radar—are shaping the region’s many sectors, from businesses to nonprofits, education to the arts.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
There’s a new way to have fun in Oakville.
STL Virtual Reality (5626 Telegraph), a locally-owned entertainment center, opened its doors to guests of all ages on August 25. Here’s what to know before you go.
The Space
The virtual reality gaming arena is equipped with 10 Oculus Quest 2 headsets and controllers, full-body VR motion tracking, and enough space for players to move around and immerse themselves in the game they’re playing.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
When Grace Wolf found herself with extra time on her hands early in the COVID-19 pandemic, she wanted to do something positive. Wolf, now a Clayton High School senior, started learning about Deaf culture and American Sign Language—even earning a certification from the University of Pennsylvania. When she returned to in-person instruction, Wolf founded the school’s American Sign Language Club. And she wasn’t done there.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
stlmag.com | Katie Powers
This September, Maryville University’s Center for Access and Achievement (CA2) is opening an Interactive STEM Studio pop-up for students between the ages of 4–16 inside the Chesterfield Mall. The center has offered summer programs at Maryville for students in a similar age range for several years, but space on campus is more limited when the school year starts again.
