Chase Park Plaza, Cardinals in the 80s, and the Saint Louis Science Center
What's the Buzz at the Chase?
This summer the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza has welcomed 20,000 new tenants! On top of the landmark hotel are two honeybee colonies, and the honey they’re making will be used in recipes in The Chase’s restaurants.
The Cardinals in the 80s
The 1980s were a riveting time to be a baseball fan in St. Louis thanks to the team lead by Whitey Herzog. Relive the magic of those days in this interview with Sports Writer Dan O’Neill.
Graduation Gifts
As students across the region take the next big steps in their lives it can be difficult to decide how celebrate these milestones. Here are some sensible graduation gift ideas.
Mother of St. Louis
Meet Madame Chouteau, who played an influential role in the founding and development the City of St. Louis, earning her the nickname the Mother of St. Louis!
Saint Louis Science Center
In the Saint Louis Science Center’s revamped Life Science Lab you can explore how medicine has and continues to be impacted by living things in the natural world.
Early Diagnosis and Treatment for Alzheimer’s
George T. Grossberg, M.D. of Saint Louis University advocates for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, stating that "we can prevent the brain cell death that’s going to occur if we catch it very early.” And a recent policy change at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could make this early detection easier for patients and doctors alike.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, the story behind the "Alton Flyaway" and who the mural is a tribute to, what the Chase Park Plaza hopes their new twenty thousand new tenants will contribute, why the Post Dispatch offered a cash prize to the first pilot to fly through the Eads Bride's arches, a book explains how Whitey Herzog helped the 1980s Cardinals become the best team in the National League, an updated lab at the Science Center explores medicine and the natural world, and meet the only living botanist responsible for naming 500 new plant species.
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