ST. LOUIS — Firefighters are battling a large fire that broke out early Friday morning, Nov. 28, 2025, in a cluster of warehouses just south of downtown St. Louis, consuming multiple structures and prompting a significant multi-agency response. The blaze was first reported around 3 a.m. at the historic Crundin Martin Warehouse facility, a century-old brick complex near 2nd Street and Gratiot, the St. Louis Fire Department reported. Flames quickly spread, engulfing about five vacant warehouse
“There's an old expression, ‘You put your bait in the water when the fish are biting,’” one local shop owner said. “We will be very busy on Black Friday.”
Friday will bring a cold day with intermittent clouds. Expect a high of 36 and a low of 30. Winds will come from the west-southwest around 6 mph, gusting up to 10 mph. It will feel colder, with a "feels like" temperature dropping to 16 in the morning and up to 39 during the day. There's a slight chance of snow late Friday night, with 1 to 3 inches accumulating before dawn. Morning hours will start with some sun but clouds will gradually increase through the afternoon. By evening, skies will become
When Makeesha Munro and her partner Travis Jones started their farm in Collins, Missouri, they didn’t expect to be traveling across the state to sell the culinary mushrooms they grow. Jones was semiretired and looking for a way to leverage their property for additional income. One night, they decided to dive into farming mushrooms. After […]
Firefighters are battling a large multi-warehouse fire that started early Friday morning in a cluster of warehouses just south of downtown St. Louis, burning through multiple structures and triggering a large multi-agency response.
November 28 stands as a date marked by pivotal moments that have shaped the course of history across continents and centuries. The date marks significant political events, such as the declaration of independence by Albania in 1912. On November 28, 1912, Albania proclaimed its sovereignty from the Ottoman Empire, a critical step in the nation's journey toward establishing its identity and governance in the modern era. In more recent times, November 28 has been a day of technological progress
A tintype of Samuel F. Silence from 1870. Samuel Fisher Silence was the father of Charles S. Silence who was featured in an earlier post. If you would like to read that post again, click on this sentence. Unless otherwise stated, all images and documents in this post are from the collection of Ryan Parnas. […]