Along with family and friends, the holiday season also goes great with tasty treats! Helen Fletcher is an author, blogger and chief pastry chef at Tony’s Restaurant in Clayton. And, at the age of 82, she shows no sign of slowing down. Especially right now, as the busiest cookie season of the year is here.
Aliska’s Amazing Pickles
Aliska's Amaging Pickles is a cafe like no other, foucsing on making unique flavored pickles and pickle-infused delicacies. Learn how School Teacher Aliska Walker was inspired to start her own business by an activity she would do with her students.
Natalie Schloss: River Views
Painter and Multimedia Artist Natalie Schloss is inspired by the beauty of nature in and around St. Louis. From her studio at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles she's spent the seasons creating beautiful images of the ever changing landscape along the Missouri River.
El Sueño Americano
Currently on show at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art is a thought-provoking exhibit by photographer Tom Kiefer. His work on display captures images of discarded item taken by Border Patrol from immigrants.
Family Food Traditions
Get to know Julie Troung, the owner of the popular Vietnamese restaurant DD Mau. She shares a little about her background and how she put her own take on family recipes to create the menu at her shop.
Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Life
Sled dogs have been part of human life for millennia, but what is the life of a musher like? In their new book, Blair Braverman and her husband Quince Mountain share their experiences leading sled dogs throughout all seasons.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode of Spotlight two musical brothers talk about their annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo; a local non-profit makes a big impact with a small park; a new website connecting the community to valuable resources for teachers, students and parents; a MoDOT Technology helping holiday travelers come rain, shine or snow; a look into the past of a St. Louis icon being honored in Paris; an extraordinary exhibit made up of ordinary objects; and an excerpt from last year's virtual Hanukkah Hullabaloo.
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.
HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."
