Jessica Rogen
Jessica Rogen is the digital editor for St. Louis Public Radio. Previously, she served as editor at large for Big Lou Holdings, working with a trio of alt-weekly papers as well as St. Louis food magazine Sauce. Before that, she was managing editor at the Riverfront Times. Jessica did most of her growing up in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area but has been in St. Louis so long that she actually enjoys Imo’s Pizza.
Got a news tip? Send it to Jessica Rogen at jrogen@stlpr.org.
-
Cherokee Street got a coffee shop focused on “connection and irreverence,” St. Charles grew a mushroom farm and Olivette added a brewery at a time when many brew halls have shuttered. -
New owner and Editor Chris Andoe says the magazine will bring back its print issue in a few months. -
St. Louis’ celebration began as a house party, the riot of ‘99 made our Mardi Gras what it is today and why you shouldn’t pick beads up off the ground. -
Dr. Kanika Cunningham says she did not turn the proposal over in response to a Sunshine Law request because “it was a suggestion. It is not a plan.” -
The county has said it will not use the contingency plan it developed that included population control through widespread euthanasia. The Animal Protective Association stops operating the shelter at the end of the day Friday. -
Several schools — including Missouri S&T, SLU and UMKC — achieved R1 status for the first time. -
The national investigative outlet announced the opening of a St. Louis branch focused on uncovering problems in the criminal justice system in the bi-state area. -
The celebrated Mexican cafe closed in 2023 after alleging the space was contaminated with lead dust. -
Established St. Louis favorites SweetArt and La Pizza expanded while Delmar Loop offerings shrank. -
Owner Reine Keis will also be relocating her main restaurant from its longtime Shaw home to the Coronado building in Midtown in the spring. -
It's been a wild year rife with protests, innovation, petty scandals, insects, celestial happenings — and much more. -
A facilities worker discovered a tusk while digging on campus in 2023. This is the fourth archeological excavation on campus.
