Why Eating Crickets is Good for You and the Environment
The Butterfly House hosts a tasting like no other! Not only can crickets be delicious, but they also have more complete protein than beef, more iron than spinach and more calcium than milk. Plus farming them uses less water and produces less carbon-monoxide than just about any other form of livestock.
Halloween Jokes!
Halloween is right around the corner and HEC Media has over 30 ghostly gags and creepy quips to keep the candy coming!
Halloween Jokes?
Why do you need jokes for Halloween? Maybe you're new to the city? For generations, trick-or-treaters in St. Louis have traded jokes for candy.
Digging Up Dessa at Metro Theater Comapny
Read Gerry Kowarsky's review of this ambitious play for young audiences that explores coping with loss and the importance of having relatable role models. It's currently showing at the Grandel Theatre through November 7th.
Dinoroarus at the Saint Louis Zoo Closes After Halloween
The Emerson Dinoroarus attraction brings ancient animals to life through animatronics and modern paleontological science! If you and your family haven't experienced it yet, you only have one week left before it closes for the year.
First in St. Louis, a Retirement Home for Dogs
Second Chance Ranch is the St. Louis area's first old dog retirement home and sanctuary, located in Valley Park, Missouri. Learn how this volunteer ran organization came to be and how they're providing old dogs with a new home.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode of Spotlight meet The Baylor Project, the 3x Grammy-nominated husband and wife duo with roots in St. Louis; learn why eating crickets is good for you and the environment; discover how the University of Missouri is working to reduce plastic waste by putting it to work; tips for parents of young kids on how to get better rest from the The Sleep Lady; and The Baylor Project performs.
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