St. Louis’ new mayor, Lyda Krewson, will pick up where Francis Slay left off – both in what he started and what he left undone after 16 years in office.

March 31, 2016: The "best phone call" of all

Apr 10th, 2017 22m 58s

Was Mayor Francis Slay a visionary or merely a reactionary in his approach to development in St. Louis?

June 25, 2014: Tying the knot with LGBTQ community

Apr 10th, 2017 26m 15s

St. Louis’ LGBTQ community had an ally in Mayor Francis Slay, but some critics say he could have done more on issues like transgender rights and homelessness.

August 31, 2013: Controlling crime, and the police who fight it

Apr 10th, 2017 21m 25s

St. Louis has struggled to reduce crime, but did regaining control of its police department in 2013 make any difference?

January 21, 2008: The day Slay got booed

Apr 10th, 2017 26m 41s

St. Louis has a reputation as racially divided city. What Mayor Francis Slay did about those tensions is highly debated.

April 8, 2003: The dawn of school board chaos

Apr 10th, 2017 19m 53s

Despite warnings to steer clear of St. Louis’ education issues, Mayor Francis Slay got involved in a local school board election.

April 17, 2001: Meet the Millennium Mayor

Apr 10th, 2017 16m 56s

At the start of his unprecedented, 16-year tenure, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay saw a city with big ambitions – and major population and business losses.