Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

More Black parents in the U.S. and Missouri are choosing to teach their kids on their own terms. This new podcast from St. Louis Public Radio explores why Black families in the St. Louis region are choosing to home-school, how they are managing to do it and what the kids think about it.

Refuse and recycling departments throughout the region have set up drop-off locations for holiday recyclables. Officials say this is an effort to reduce waste during the holidays.

Lime wants to make supporting Black-owned small businesses easier this month. The bike and scooter share company is teaming up with 12oh7 Herban Eatery! in St. Louis in an effort to give it and other Black-owned small businesses nationwide an economic boost, while ensuring accessibility to the businesses at a discounted rate.