Author / Eric Kim
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Interviewing Michael Burns on the Sara Lou Cafe
A popular local gathering site and former cultural anchor in what was once a bustling economic center for the Ville neighborhood, the Sara Lou Cafe tragically closed in 2002. After 96 years of continuous operation between several business owners, the death of the most recent owner, James Owen Jr., in 2011 led to the Land…
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To Restore the Sara Lou
Eric Kim, Design Director Emeritus & Evan Trabitz, Features Editor Neatly bound in a rectangular section of North St. Louis, The Ville neighborhood is emblematic of the city’s long and ongoing struggle with racial segregation, disinvestment, and vacancy. Historically a center of Black culture which hosted significant activity throughout most of the 20th century, the…
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