Sarah Fenske

St. Louis

Executive Editor at St. Louis Magazine

Executive editor at @stlmag, STLPR Legal Roundtable host, Donnybrook combatant. RIP, RFT. Seeker of truth, maker of mischief. Email [email protected]

Articles

St. Louis ICE agents are using texts to bring in and detain immigrants

2 days ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

Desperate to meet record-setting arrest and deportation quotas set by the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has launched a new strategy to boost numbers: Send text messages to undocumented immigrants who are in the U.S. lawfully under an order of supervision and request they show up for a “case review” at their local ICE field offices.
The UFL is again banking on its hottest market for the playoffs: St. Louis

2 days ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

This Sunday, when the Battlehawks compete in their conference championship at The Dome, it won’t just be St. Louis fans hoping they win. It will also be the United Football League. St. Louis has been by far the most successful market for the UFL, which is in the midst of its second season after a post-COVID reboot. That’s one reason the league championship, slated for the following weekend, is happening at The Dome for the second year in a row.
Spencer endorses Antwi for the 8th ward aldermanic seat she vacated

5 days ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

Jami Cox Antwi has picked up several big endorsements in the five-way race to replace Mayor Cara Spencer on the Board of Alderman—with the biggest coming from Spencer herself. Dan Guenther, who is the liaison to the Board for the Spencer administration, confirms the mayor is supporting Antwi. In the wake of Spencer’s victory, Guenther says he got calls from more than 20 people interested in his current boss’ seat at the Board of Alderman.
Rebuilding St. Louis’ tree canopy will take time—and TLC | St. Louis Magazine

5 days ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

Last week, 34 staffers from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Great Rivers Greenway, and Forest ReLeaf convened to clear out the trees uprooted and broken by the May 16 tornado in two North City parks. It’s a tough job that’s even harder when you really love trees.
Former St. Louis musician’s family shines a spotlight on E.B.

5 days ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

This month, the Holler family will be headed to the Tribeca Film Festival—which would normally be pretty heady stuff for a family with young kids. But for the Hollers, it’s only the most recent remarkable event in a few years that have been full of them. They’ve been hanging out with rock stars. Getting flown to concerts. Being filmed for a documentary. It’s all been pretty exciting, Jason Holler admits.
Stinky Callery pear trees and other invasive species set for Missouri ban

2 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

Those nasty trees that smell like rotting fish can no longer be bought, sold, or distributed by Missouri plant nurseries under a bill recently passed by the Missouri legislature. The legislation, now awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike Kehoe, would ban nurseries from dealing in the Callery pear, as well as climbing euonymus, Japanese honeysuckle, sericea lespedeza, perilla mint, and burning bush, beginning in 2029.
Friends reunite for "Die Fledermaus," 10 years after first bonding in St. Louis

2 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

In 2015, a group of talented young opera singers came together in St. Louis and had a magical summer. The four—baritone Johnathan McCullough, mezzo-soprano Kelsey Lauritano, tenor Joshua Blue, and baritone Robert Mellon—had been chosen for the Gerdine Young Artists Program at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. For Lauritano, Blue, and McCullough, it was their first professional job in opera. For Mellon, then 30, it was one of his final seasons as a young artist before graduating to bigger things.
Forest ReLeaf gets national attention—and a check—on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” | St. Louis Magazine

2 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

A St. Louis-based nonprofit got its 15 minutes of fame on The Kelly Clarkson Show last week—and a healthy check, too. Forest ReLeaf executive director Meridith MacAvoy Perkins joined Clarkson last Wednesday before a live audience in New York City to share about the agency’s mission, as well as make a few ReLeaf/relief puns. The segment aired Friday. Subscribe to the St. Louis Daily newsletter for a smart, succinct guide to local news from award-winning journalists Sarah Fenske and Ryan Krull.
Tornadoes rip through St. Louis, killing 5 and causing major damage

3 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Sarah Fenske

High winds ripped out trees and rooftops across a broad swath of the city of St. Louis and neighboring Clayton on Friday, leaving a wide path of devastation in their wake. Two tornadoes have been confirmed in the area, with the worst of the storm just before 3 p.m. Less than an hour after the storm, the sun was again shining brightly—only adding to the surreal quality of utter destruction sitting flush against streets that seemed largely untouched.
Arch Eats: Best Bagels in St. Louis

3 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Melissa Meinzer |Ryan Krull |George Mahe |Sarah Fenske

Just a few years ago, St. Louis felt like a bagel wasteland as boiled bread enthusiasts mourned the loss of the beloved Bagel Factory, and with it their access to respectable versions of the form. Today, we suffer through this bagel-shaped-bread era no more thanks to a bagel renaissance that, over the past few years, has brought excellent options to the metro area.