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Steph Kukuljan's memorable stories from 2021: Natural disasters, obscure city boards and local wineries
Here are reporter Steph Kukuljan's five most memorable stories from 2021.
Does anywhere in STL have available COVID tests for today?
Missouri hunters harvest five elk in second year of state hunt
Elk were reintroduced into Missouri 10 years ago after being hunted to extinction.
Mariah Carey showered in confetti as kids celebrate her return to #1 on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100
Mariah Carey has much to celebrate after her 1994 holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, making it the first…
Going to garden glow tomorrow night, looking for dinner recommendations..
Metallica announces re-airings of 40th anniversary concert streams; beloved Cliff Burton shirt returned to family
Metallica is here to help make your holiday season a bit heavier. The metal legends have announced rebroadcasts of their recent 40th anniversary concert streams. You can watch both shows…
Is Madonna re-recording her 1998 hit?
Madonna is teasing new music...but it might just be a new version of her old music. On Instagram, the Queen of Pop wrote, "So great to be back in the…
St. Louis Art Place Initiative offers artists a place to call home
When the St. Louis City Planning Commission adopted the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan in 2017, it laid out the need for affordable housing stock for the artists who have long called the area home. Now, St. Louis Art Place Initiative, formed in 2019 by the Incarnate Word Foundation, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, and Regional Arts Commission to address that need, has completed the first of many planned homes in Gravois Park, and the first artist is finally home. We caught up with API director of operations Kaveh Razani to discuss the ins and outs of the project, and where it’s heading next.
City lands $50M in low-income housing tax credits. Here are the projects that will benefit.
Former Normandy mayor fined for campaign finance violations
Maurice Hunt ran for mayor of the north St. Louis County community in April, but lost.
Perspective: A Cancer Doctor's View of the Great Mask War
This winter was supposed to be better.
As a cancer doctor trying to navigate immunocompromised patients through a respiratory pandemic, I have seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 from the outset. And as a lifelong resident of a blood-red county, I have also witnessed the battles of The Great Mask War in grocery stores, businesses and schools in this divided community.
The introduction of mRNA vaccines last December offered hope for a truce in The Great Mask War.…
City Foundry to Open Toasted Ravioli Eatery in New Year
A love of toasted ravioli arguably runs in the blood of every St. Louisan and now, t-ravs will be honored with an eatery at City Foundry (3730 Foundry Way) dedicated to nothing but the unofficial official food of The Lou.
STL Toasted is the latest addition to the City Foundry’s bustling lineup, and it will feature a range of “artisan toasted ravioli with creative fillings,” according to a press release. Boasting flavors like a Lemon Blackberry Gooey Buttercake dessert filling and a savory buffalo chicken bite, the restaurant will make its debut some time in 2022.
“We chose to open our concept at City Foundry STL because we believe it represents everything we love about St. Louis,” founder Matthew Fuller says in a press release.…
Death of St. Louis man shot in September now classified as a homicide
Kent Hamm was shot in the head and crashed his vehicle into a building in the Kingsway East neighborhood.
St. Louis commission intervenes in police chief search amid clashes over finalists
The Civil Service Commission members requested more say in the city's police chief search Monday.
$50M will help build, renovate 600 low-incoming housing units in St. Louis
With low wages, Missouri disability service providers urge higher reimbursement rates
For most of the last year, Life Unlimited has been unable to accept new residents. At one point, the Liberty-based provider, which supports about 1,000 people with developmental disabilities through housing and other services like employment assistance, had 55 of its 330 positions open. Most were for direct support professionals that assist residents with their […]
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Watch Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder and other stars join Elton John on the “ultimate Zoom call”
Stevie Nicks and Eddie Vedder join Elton John and a whole lot of other big-name artists on the "ultimate Zoom call." The star-studded video chat, which has been posted on…
‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical to permanently close on Broadway amid new COVID-19 surge
The Broadway lights are permanently going dark for the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, based on her landmark 1995 album of the same name. Amid the new COVID-19 surge caused by the…
Watch Elton John conduct “the ultimate zoom call” with his Lockdown Sessions collaborators
Yes, we're all completely sick of Zoom calls, but maybe we wouldn't mind them so much if we were Zooming with Elton John. To collectively thank all the artists who…