2007

Following the retirement of executive director Kim Norman, Edmund Hennessey has been named the new head of Weed & Seed St. Louis. According to the Department of Justice’s website, the Weed & Seed initiative involves a…

This session of the Missouri Legislature wrapped up today at 6:00 in much the same way as it was conducted, with hard ball tactics by the majority and cries of foul from the minority. After…

The 21st Ward delivered more votes for Lewis Reed than any other ward in north St. Louis that did not have a contested aldermanic race. With nothing else on the ballot, the 21st Ward delivered…

UPDATE… Arguments are still being made by attorneys from both sides in Cole County Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan’s courtroom as opponents of the state takeover of St. Louis Public Schools push for a temporary…

St. Louis University Administrators have reached a compromise agreement with student staff and editors of the University News concerning the newspaper’s charter. Earlier this month, PubDef reported on efforts by the SLU administration to replace…

We’re happy to announce a couple of great new features! First, we now have continuous play on PubDef.TV, meaning you just go to the site and videos start playing automatically, one after the other —…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Of the more than 32,000 students that attend St. Louis Public Schools, only slightly more than 4,000 of them are white. Despite whites making up only 14% of the district population,…

Terrence J., the co-host of BET’s 106 & Park. Terrence with Dr. Ben Chavis, co-founder of the Hip-Hop Summit and former head of the NAACP.