When I left the statehouse to cover business in St. Louis this spring, I worried I might be losing something. For all the chaos and cacophony one endures in Jefferson City, there is never a dull moment for the press corps. I didn't know if it would be the same here.Ìý
And then I started.
Here are my most memorable stories from 2021:
1. On my first day on the beat, I went to a job fair at the Chase Park Plaza looking for workers, and found a metaphor for the economy instead. Read the story.
2. The summer started with a dive into the history of the Veiled Prophet, one of St. Louis' most controversial institutions, as it faced a reckoning over its past — and its plans for the future. Read the story.
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3. Editors asked me to do some pinch-hitting on local politics. I won't soon forget my first St. Louis County Council meeting. Read story.
4. Then came what's likely the wildest administrative hearing on a liquor license St. Louis has seen in a while. Read the story.Ìý
5. And just recently, I wrote the latest in a series of stories about Goedeker's, the local appliances store known for its jingle about being closed on Sunday. It's a different company now. Read the story.
In this Series
News staffers’ most memorable St. Louis area stories of 2021
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Joel Currier's memorable stories from 2021: NFL/Rams settlement, gun-waving lawyers and dropped murder cases
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Michele Munz’s memorable stories from 2021: The fight against COVID and the price paid by health care workers
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Mark Schlinkmann's memorable stories from 2021: A new voting process and historic redistricting
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