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The event will allow people to register to vote, get fresh produce, get tested and vaccinated for COVID-19.

“She was the most amazing woman I’ve ever met,” said Frankie Boedeker. “She was kind, selfless, and I miss her laugh.”

St. Louis Magazine dining editor George Mahe discusses topical dining subjects.

Apparently, drowning puppies didn’t poll well enough. So, state Representative Cody Smith, R-Carthage, has settled for the next best evil pursuit he could find: taking away health care from poor people across Missouri at the next opportunity.…

On Sunday, November 27, 1960, the United Hebrew Congregation hosted the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he spoke on the future of integration. His speech took place at the United Hebrew Temple, then home to the oldest Jewish…

At 2,000 square feet, this Energy Star home features all the conveniences of modern living

Elevate your child's next jamboree with these insights from local party planner Laura Jordan.

Kansas and Missouri logged their warmest average December temperatures on record last month, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Average temperatures over the last half of 2021 were higher than they’ve ever been in either state — and across the country. Meanwhile, despite a devastating cold snap that forced power outages […]

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St. Charles County police identified the victim as 75-year-old Paul Hepperman.

Today’s post is a look at Martin Luther King Jr  Drive in the City of St. Louis — my 18th annual such post. As in the 17 times prior, I traveled the length in both directions looking for changes from the previous year. Not much has changed since MLK Day ...

In April of 1967, at the Riverside Church in New York City, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr spoke in profound grief about the way his position on the Vietnam War was interrogated even by some of his closest supporters. “I have called for radical departures from the destruction of Vietnam, many persons have […]

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Unpredictability of shipping, labor and the coronavirus leave business owners guessing about when products might arrive and how much they’ll cost.

Just days after Judas Priest announced that they would be moving forward as a four-piece live outfit without touring guitarist Andy Sneap, the heavy-metal legends apparently have changed their minds…

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John Mellencamp's latest studio album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, gets its release this Friday, January 21, and the lauded singer/songwriter shares some details about the project in a new interview…

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I have no memories of ever wanting to be a historian.*  Just happened. I have been interested in old houses for as long as I can remember.  Mostly I never gave a thought to who built them or the families that lived there. I toured a lot of historic buildings and listened to the guides’ […]

Only one in 10,000 active ingredients created by researchers in a lab is turned into a potential drug. But pharmaceutical research is not only expensive and time-consuming, it’s also a process liable to lead to a dead end. How do drugs make the long journey from lab to market? Even today, only a handful of vaccines against the coronavirus have been developed and made available to people in many countries around the globe, so the threat of Covid-19 remains. There is still no effective treatment…

The settlement money came through just before Christmas. It’s now sitting in a trust account until St. Louis-area leaders decide how to spend it.