Small businesses

Anchovy Book Co. on Cherokee Street is one of just around 15 cookbook-centered stores in the U.S. The tiny store opened last November and is owned and run by two friends.

Kavahn Mansouri joins St. Louis Public Radio from the NPR Midwest Newsroom, where he served as an investigative reporter covering Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for three and a half years.

The St. Louis Local Development Company says organizations can each receive up to $5,000. The deadline to submit an application is Aug. 29.

According to St. Louis city officials, over 780 businesses have reported damage from the May 16 tornado. Nearly one third of those businesses are in the 10th Ward.

What started with an unexpected travel delay has (eventually) taken off: a vending machine stocked with essentials for traveling with babies.

Ferguson residents will vote on who will serve the city's three wards April 8. Some residents have questioned if one candidate is living in the ward he’s representing.

Firaol Ahmed founded Moii Coffee from his dorm room to help fix a broken coffee supply chain and amplify the voices of Ethiopian coffee farmers.

The organization’s board of directors voted Thursday to approve the disbursement of $1,090,000 in operational expansion grants after a pause.

The nonprofit is hosting a pitch competition with a top prize of $6,000 and a holiday market with dozens of local vendors.

Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts.