WelcomingWeek
Nerds with Heart
In St. Peters, PokéNerds store owners Brian and Valeria Trull have built a community for Pokémon fans, who are in…
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Beyond the Bag
Through her luxury handbag line Lux & Nyx, Lisa Hu seeks to empower women through functional, sustainable bags that marry…
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Princess Dreams
At Racine and Rafael Martir’s boutique, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, teenage Latinas can find the dress of their dreams to…
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Hive Mind – Part Two
A team of local scientists work together on how to improve produce yields in urban orchards and community gardens.
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Hive Mind – Part One
With the goal of helping community gardens produce more fresh food, scientists from six different St. Louis institutions are collaborating…
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Making Art History
Newly at the helm of the St. Louis Art Museum, Min Jung Kim brings a fresh perspective to the institution’s…
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A Wider Net
St. Louis’ storied soccer tradition will take a leap forward in 2023 with an MLS team of its own, St.…
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Nothing Little About It
From rural China to Fox Park, Lona Luo has come a long way in her journey to become one of…
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Tastes of St. Louis
Bringing together more than a dozen kitchens with varied cuisines, City Foundry STL’s Food Hall draws St. Louisans to Midtown.
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Exploring the Final Frontiers
At Impossible Sensing in St. Louis, Pablo Sobron leads a team of scientists and engineers in building sensors to explore…
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The Power of Plants
Mónica Carlsen, a Venezuelan immigrant and plant biologist with the Missouri Botanical Garden, is inspiring the next generation of budding…
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A Conscious Cup of Joe
Inspired by the coffee they grew up drinking in their native Honduras, Patrick and Spencer Clapp are elevating the St.…
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A Hearty Dish
Welcome Neighbor STL's drive-thru supper clubs are a lifeline for refugees.
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Mapping Inequities
Kemba Noel-London used geospatial data in her doctoral research to discover disparities in access to youth sports throughout the St.…
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Smooth Moves
Angela Zeng didn’t listen to critics who told her to start her line of superfood drinks, Karviva Beverages, elsewhere; after…
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Breaking Barriers
The Tran family risked everything to emigrate from Vietnam to the United States four decades ago. Forged through sacrifice and sweat…
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Sewing Hope
The Collective Thread's small-batch manufacturing company was hard-hit by the pandemic, but once they pivoted to making and selling cloth…
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Translating Support
Lourdes Bailón and Gabriela Ramírez-Arellano created STLJuntos, a Facebook page and website that has become an essential resource for Spanish-speaking…
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Creating Through Crisis
Mee Jey, an immigrant artist from India, tells community stories through her art in St. Louis and abroad.
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A World of Knowledge
Attorney Nalini Mahadevan is helping St. Louis corporations attract and retain top international talent for the region's growing industries.
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A Global Community
As the St. Louis region recruits top international talent to its companies, Susan Gobbo is building a support system for…
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Spilling the Beans
Estie Cruz-Curoe’s Cuban-style black beans at del Carmen Foods are filling a delicious niche in the St. Louis food scene.
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Road Trip
Brothers Nick and Irfan Sinanovic are innovating the trucking industry through their rapidly growing, St. Louis-based company Vega Transport.
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Worldwide Pride
Julio Zegarra-Ballon’s colorful fair trade merchandise supports artisans around the globe with a living wage.
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