A look at Zachary Linhares’ best photos of 2024
Zachary Linhares joined the Post-Dispatch as a visual journalist in June 2024. He was raised in Florissant and graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2023.
Fireworks illuminate the sky in Alton
Harley Stogsdill, 6, from Alton, stands near his sister, Paisley Stogsdill, 8, while their brother Grayson Stogsdill, 4, runs by during the Alton Fireworks Spectacular on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Liberty Bank Amphitheater in Alton. The family arrived early to the celebration and set up their chairs atop of the hill overlooking the small amphitheater.
Jenifer Lewis receives star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame
Jenifer Lewis kicks her leg into the air, demonstrating her full recovery from a near-death fall while vacationing in Africa in 2022, during the dedication of her star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Delmar Loop on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in St. Louis. Referring to her time growing up in Kinloch, Lewis said, “Ferguson had a movie theater and Kinloch didn’t. So I’d sneak over there every Saturday and get my popcorn for 25 cents. I’d sit there and imagine myself up on the silver (screen).”
Wow-worthy parks attract vistors from across the metro
Jaiden Blevins, 10, from California, is engulfed water at the end of a slide on Friday, July 19, 2024, at Collinsville Aqua Park in Collinsville. Blevins said him and his mother traveled from California to spend time with his family who live in Bellville.
Thousands of students from the St. Louis region attend back to school festival
Krickel Brown, 11, left, Ziyah Beledsoe, 5, Derricka Beledsoe, 3, and Jason Brown, 12, all from St. Louis, wait for their ride with their newly acquired backpacks on Saturday, July 20, 2024, America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. “It was fun and there was a lot of people having fun today,” Jason Brown said about the festival. “I got some candy and some books.”
Theatre group breaks down urban and rural divides through performance arts
Molly Stout, of Edwardsville, braids the hair of Marisol Rios-Kelley, 10, of Ferguson, before a rehearsal. Rios-Kelley plays Marta von Trapp in the theatrical production and makes routine trips to Hermann with her mother, Christina Rios, who is artistic director of the theatrical performance.
Campers learn what life was like on the homestead in rural Missouri
Campers gather bundles of flax in the garden on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home in Defiance. The Historic Daniel Boone Home Day Camp hosts children from around the St. Louis region to teach them about homesteading and life in the 1800s.
Workers repair the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
The Catholic flag flaps in the wind Tuesday, July 30, 2024, as restoration work is carried out on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. The Rev. Monsignor Henry Breier, who oversees the Cathedral, says workers are about 75% of the way of way through a yearlong process of tuckpointing the entire exterior of the building, which was built beginning in 1908 and consecrated in 1926. Breier says the last time a project like this one was undertaken was roughly 50 years ago.
Cement contractors repair city fountain
John Reinken, left, from Afton, wipes sweat off his forehead as John Beemer, from Jersyville Ill., walks through freshly poured concrete on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Aloe Park in St. Louis. The crew of cement workers poured concrete from the morning until the early afternoon to prepare "Meeting of the Waters" fountain for it’s proposed reopening on Friday.
Shooting in Wells-Goodfellow leaves one person injured
Precious Steen, from St. Louis, holds her dog Preston while she films the aftermath of a shooting in front of her apartment on the 5500 block of Martin Luther King Drive, in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in St. Louis. Police said one man was shot and was transported to the hospital.
Pink and Sheryl Crock rock The Dome at America’s Center
Thousands of Pink fans raise their hands in the air as the pop star performs on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Pink and Sheryl Crow headlined the packed concert.
Politicians attend Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair
Josh Hawley and Lucas Kunce square off with each other amongst a crowd of reporters on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The two are running against one another in November’s general election.
NTT Indycar Series arrives to World Wide Technology Raceway
The Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew moves driver Alex Palou’s car before qualifiers on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison. The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 race starts Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
First day of school for kids at SLPS
Amaya Lovings, 15, left, waits while her mother, Robin Lovings Brown, speaks with an operator for First Student Bus Company about when her daughter’s school bus would arrive on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in St. Louis. Lovings Brown eventually called an Uber to pick up her daughter, a student at Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, after waiting an hour for a school bus that was scheduled to arrive at 7:20 a.m. but hadn't yet shown up.
St. Louis teenagers blend art and activism
Apprentices with St. Louis Artworks laugh as they debate political issues while painting fists for an art exhibit memorializing people killed by police on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at St. Louis Art Works in St. Louis. The focus of the summer program at St. Louis Artworks highlighted political activism during the 1960’s Freedom Summer in Mississippi.
The amateur entomologist behind the City Museum’s insect collection
George Diehl views an insect through a magnifying glass on Aug. 7 at his home in Crestwood. Diehl has collected insects for over 60 years and is the proprietor of the insect collection at the Insectorium at the City Museum.
The amateur entomologist behind the City Museum’s insect collection
Hundreds of artists flock to St. Louis for the annual Paint Louis festival
Kalani Smith, left, 9, dances in a cloud of bubbles with her sister Kyve Smith, 8, both from Bellville, after getting their faces painted on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at the Mississippi River flood wall in St. Louis. Paint Louis hosted hundreds of artists from around the world for a weekend long graffiti and music festival.
Ascension Charity Classic PGA Seniors Golf
Members of the Scott Air Force Base Color Guard hold flags for the national anthem and opening remarks for the Ascension Charity Classic on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Norwood Hills Country Club, in Jennings. Competitors in the the golf tournament will play at the country club through Sunday.
St. Louis Cardinals face off against the Seattle Mariners
Samuel Thackery, 7, from Flora, Ill., lays a jacket over his head to escape the sun during the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in before a game against the Seattle Mariners at Busch Stadium.
Y.E. Yang wins Ascension Charity Classic in playoff
Y.E. Yang chips a ball out of the sand trap on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, during the Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club, in Jennings. He won the tourney title in a playoff against Lander Bernhard.
Inside the tropical fruit native to Missouri
Jo Phillips, EarthDance Organic Farm School’s harvest and distribution coordinator, checks the ripeness of pawpaws growing at the farm on Sept. 6 in Ferguson. The farm school has about 45 pawpaw trees that are different cultivars of the native fruit.
Volunteers beautify veterans' headstones in remembrance of 9/11
US Army veteran Trevor Meyer, left, scrubs headstones alongside his two daughters Miriam Meyer, 12, and Meredith Meyer, 10, all from Maryland Heights, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The organization Carry the Load hosted an event that invited volunteers to participate in a national day of service in remembrance of veterans and victims of the attacks on 9/11.
St. Louis Cardinals face off against the Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals Matthew Liberatore, left, pulls up his eyelids to make a creepy face in an attempt to make Ryan Fernandez laugh in the bullpen on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, during a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals face off against the Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals infielder Thomas Saggese is doused by teammates, including Michael Siani, left, after getting his first big league hit and RBI on Thursday Sept. 12, 2024, in a game against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis City SC faces off against Minnesota United FC
Minnesota United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane celebrates after scoring a goal against St. Louis City SC goalie Roman Bürki in the first half on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at CityPark.
St. Louis City SC faces off against Minnesota United FC
St. Louis City SC players warm up on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, before a game against Minnesota United FC at CityPark.
Missouri judges read with kids at local head start school
Judge Mary Sheffield, from the Southern District Court of Appeals, plays with trains with Carlos, 4, as Judge Robert Clayton, background left, of the St. Louis Court of Appeals, reads with Dylan, 4, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at LifeWise Head Start in St. Louis. Judges attending the Missouri Bar convention made a visit to the school on Wednesday to visit with students.
Forest Park lights up for 52nd annual balloon glow
(Above) The Vitense family from St. Charles is illuminated by glowing hot air balloons during the Great Forest Park Balloon Glow on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Forest Park in St. Louis. Thousands of people gathered at the Emerson Central Fields to witness the 52nd annual event.
Missouri takes on Vanderbilt in first SEC game of the season
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Luther Burden III in the first half of the Tigers’ double overtime victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Sept. 21 2024, in Columbia, Mo.
Missouri takes on Vanderbilt in first SEC game of the season
Missouri Tigers safety Marvin Burks Jr. is kissed by his girlfriend, Charlye Moody, after the Tigers beat Vanderbilt 30-27 in double overtime on Saturday, Sept. 21 2024, in Columbia, Mo.
Anti-death penalty protesters at the prison on night of Marcellus Williams scheduled execution
Summer Hishmeh, center, and Sakura Hassan, both from St. Louis, hold hands and cry as they walk with another man away from a protest against the execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, outside of the Missouri Department of Corrections prison in Bonne Terre, Mo.
St. Louis youth mountain bike team
Emma Potter, 16, from St. Louis, participates in a practice lap through a makeshift course in Forest Park on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in St. Louis. Potter is a member of the South City Otters youth mountain biking team that formed in 2020.
St. Louis City SC face off against LA Galaxy
St. Louis City SC player Marcel Hartel is embraced by Jayden Reid after Hartel scored the go-ahead goal on Sunday Sept. 1, 2024, against LA Galaxy at CityPark Stadium.
Funeral service for Officer David Lee, who was killed Sept. 22, is Saturday
Tonya Lee, Officer David Lee’s wife, is surrounded by family as she cries during a balloon release for her husband on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at the North Patrol Division in St. Louis. Officer Lee was killed on Sept. 22 after he was hit by a car while responding to a separate crash on Interstate 70 near North Grand Avenue. The funeral service for Lee will be Saturday.
Fallen officer laid to rest
Michael Palmer, from St. Louis, removes his cap as the casket of St. Louis Officer David Lee is escorted along Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Northern Lights illuminate the night sky
The band of the Milky Way faintly glows as the northern lights cover the night sky on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Bowling Green, Mo. The Northern lights are a result from a coronal mass ejection that erupted from the Sun on Oct. 8.
Boo at the Zoo
Felix Carson, 1, from St. Louis, chews on a sucker as he extends his arm to hold his mom's hand during the Boo at the Zoo event on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis.
FleishmanHillard announces departure from downtown St. Louis after 70 years
A person enters the building at 200 N. Broadway in downtown St. Louis on Oct. 1, 2024. Global public relations firm FleishmanHillard is leaving its longtime headquarters at 200 N. Broadway in St. Louis for smaller offices in Clayton. The downtown location is seen on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Firefighters battle fire in vacant building
Firefighters with the St. Louis Fire Department monitor a fire emerging from a six-story vacant cold storage warehouse on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, on North Broadway and Brooklyn Street in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood. The fire at the building is the second this year.
New National Anthem singer takes the ice at Enterprise Center
Pershard Owens waits to take the ice before singing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at Enterprise Center. He has been chosen as the Blues’ in-house national anthem singer, something the team had not had since Charles Glenn retired in 2019.
Blues take on Islanders
Islanders forward Bo Horvat takes a fist to the face from Blues defenseman Ryan Suter during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at Enterprise Center.
Once-in-a-lifetime comet soars through night sky
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) glows in the night sky on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. The distant comet is viewable once every 80,000 years and will become increasingly difficult to see as it travels farther from the Sun.
Fall colors arrive along the Al Foster Trail
Camille O'Dwyer, left, has her hair braided by Ava Barnoski while Landen Knackstedt watches Oct. 9 at a lookout above the Al Foster Trail at Sherman Beach Park in Wildwood. The Al Foster Trail is 4.7 mile long and is suitable for biking, mountain biking, hiking and walking.
Falls colors transform St. Louis
The changing colors of maple trees are reflected in a window of the St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.
St. Louis gets its own Monopoly board
The Mr. Monopoly character helps reveal the St. Louis version of the Monopoly board game on Thursday at City Museum in St. Louis.
St. Louis native J-Kwon's rap legacy finds a resurgence in popular country music song
Rapper J-Kwon poses at Caldwell Package Liquor in St. Louis on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. He filmed the music video for his 2004 song “Hood Hop” in the same location.
House fire kills three in Belleville
A Belleville firefighter carries a cadaver dog after it discovered the body of one of three victims who died in a house fire on South 13th Street in Belleville on Oct. 28, 2024. A woman and a boy got out on their own, according to audio of the fire dispatch.
Roxxanne and Jamie Reed
Roxxanne Reed rocks her son to sleep while her other children get ready for bed on Thursday, Oct. 24, 20024 at her home in St. Louis County.
Missouri GOP makes campaign stop in Chesterfield
State Treasurer of Missouri Vivek Malek speaks during the Missouri GOP Get out to Vote tour stop on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield.
Evening voters wait to cast ballots on election night in St. Charles
Levi Zoltowski, center, from St. Charles, waits in line to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at St. Charles Christian Church in the New Town area of St. Charles. At 5:45 pm, the line to vote at the church stretched one city block and Zoltowski said he and other voters had been waiting in line for approximately 30 minutes.
Waxing Gibbous Moon rises over Union Station
A waxing gibbous moon rises over the Union Station clock tower (whose clock is incorrect) on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Union Station in St. Louis.
'The smell attacks you' Cardinal View Apartments are a disaster for some residents
“The smell attacks you,” said Mari Sombright, right, as she stands next to her mother, Tormeeka Sombright, in their kitchen on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at Cardinal View Apartments (formerly Hillvale Apartments) in northwest St. Louis. Sewage backs up and standing water in the basement overwhelms residents with a putrid stench. Their building was recently refurbished with the help of taxpayer dollars.
The East St. Louis trumpeter
Anthony Wiggins plays his trumpet in front of the doors to the old band room at Lincoln High School in East St. Louis.
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