Elevate/Elevar, We Power’s Power Building Accelerator
We Power’s Elevate/Elevar Accelerator aims to help Black and Latinx communities realize their power to bridge the racial and wealth gap. Learn how this 6-month entrepreneurship development program assists Black and Latinx entrepreneurs through curriculum, connections, community, and access to capital through grants.
A Culinary History of Missouri
Authors Suzanne Corbett and Deborah Reinhardt discuss their new book that details the history and recipes for some of the Show Me State's most iconic foods, like gooey butter cake, burnt ends, and cashew chicken.
Telephone Museum
Join us for a private tour through the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum and witness the evolution of this world changing invention, from it's earliest iterations all the way up to the modern smartphone.
Cousin Paul's Tattoo Co.
This local business owner is making a mark in more ways than one! Learn how Artist and Entrepreneur Laura Bonfanti's "custom only" tattoo shop is different from others in town,
St. Louis' Old Fire Houses
Check out this new book exploring the rich history of firehouses in St. Louis, some of which are still standing today and others that only live on through photographs.
Profit and Punishment
Author and St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger dives into the topics of his new book Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice. In this conversation he explores systemic issues in the American criminal justice system that target and exploit the most economically vulnerable members of society.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode go behind the scenes of "The Voice" with 2021 contestant Shadale; learn about Elevate/Elevar, We Power’s power building accelerator; discover why Mercy Hospital St. Louis is the first and only Missouri center accredited for both bariatric surgery and Obesity Medicine; join the dogs on the trail with this new book about mushing; explore the wild things going on at the Houska Gallery; and step inside the telephone museum at Jefferson Barracks.
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