Colleen Schrappen

Although the homeless encampment outside City Hall started around July, it wasn’t until September that the amount of tents quickly grew. After the mayor’s office announced the camp would be cleared on October 2, there was uncertainty of how much longer the encampment would be allowed to stay. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com

Stacey and John Cline, who run New Earth Farm, talk about community compost and how to do it at their site in Old North St. Louis on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Video by Vanessa Abbitt, vabbitt@post-dispatch.com

View the Post-Dispatch photographers’ photos from December 2023.

St. Louis consistently lands on lists of most dangerous cities, but readers need to carefully look at how such lists are prepared.

Meet 99-year-old musical maestro Cao Peng, and his daughter, the duo has for the past 15 years, been on a mission to use music as a beacon for children with autism. Back in 2005, Cao Peng orchestrated the birth of the Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra, which became a cultural gem. But that’s not all! Buzz60’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.

Volunteers gathered Saturday, April 13, 2024, to build the first singletrack trail in the city of St. Louis. Video by Christine Tannous

Boeing’s 737 MAX program head, Ed Clark, was replaced following an incident where a panel detached from an Alaska Airlines flight.

Normandy High School senior Anandra Chaney hopes through mentoring students and introducing people to golf they will also love it and be encouraged by the diversity within the sport. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com

View life in St. Louis through the Post-Dispatch photographers’ lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones.

The St. Louis scouting council has the highest number of Black youngsters and fourth-biggest group of girls in the country.