Kirkwood, Dream Town, and STL Youth Sports Outreach
A Walk in Kirkwood
Take a stroll through Kirkwood's most important historical sites with Author Kathy Schrenk, who recently released a book featuring six walking tours that are sure to show you all the hot spots and hidden gems the city has to offer.
The First Forward Pass
Football has long been one of the most popular sports in America, but it hasn't always been the game we know today. Learn how the 1906 Saint Louis University football team performed a play that would change the game forever!
The Brick City
While there are many lovely aspects to St. Louis architecture, the most historic and iconic feature is almost certainly bold red bricks. Discover how a clay deposit helped to shape the city's look, industry, and population.
STL Youth Sports Outreach
St. Louis Youth Sports Outreach is a local non-profit organization with the mission to ensure that no child is denied the joy of playing sports because of the high cost of equipment.
Holiday Mishaps
Stores aren't the only places that get crowded on Thanksgiving. Emergency rooms are also busy. And even though Turkey Day is done, these tips can keep you safe for the rest of the holidays.
Dream Town
Washington Post National Education Reporter Laura Meckler discusses the important history of integration in Shaker Heights, Ohio that's recounted in her new book Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, a book with six suggested walking tours of Kirkwood to help you discover stories of the town, a local student learns to code and now competes around the world with team USA, how the infamous Dred Scott case came to be and what resulted from it, what experts have to say about protecting your skin from blue light exposure, an artist more interested in the process of his work than the result, and Danny Liston of the 70's STL band "Mama's Pride" has a new uplifting album.
St. Louis’ four time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of distance learning, HEC Media is the metropolitan area's leading producer of education, arts, and cultural programming. HEC can be seen on Spectrum 989, AT&T U-verse channel 99, over-the-air digital channel 2.2, and anytime on www.hecmedia.org.
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