A masked figure and a sweeping score began an extraordinary journey on Oct. 9, 1986, when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” premiered at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. The production would become Broadway’s longest-running show, demonstrating how a musical’s songs, characters and theatrical spectacle could sustain an international audience for decades. Forty years later, that opening stands among Oct. 9’s most consequential musical milestones.
This Day in History: October 9, 2026 On October 9, 1874, representatives of 22 countries signed the Treaty of Bern, creating the General Postal Union—the organization later renamed the Universal Postal Union. Before this agreement, sending a letter abroad often meant dealing with different fees and separate arrangements between countries. The treaty established a more coordinated international postal system, making communication across borders simpler and more predictable. That change
SPRINGFIELD — Melanie Stinnett and Betsy Fogle have more in common than their political affiliations might suggest. Both came to politics after careers helping Missourians navigate a complicated healthcare system. Both have made improving access to services for people with disabilities a priority. And both worked this year to restore proposed cuts to funding that […]
JENNINGS, Mo. - Authorities are responding after two people were killed in a crash Friday morning in Jennings. According to the St. Louis County Police department, the crash occurred at the intersection of Hord Ave & Lucas and Hunt Rd. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Details on the crash are unclear. An [...]
ST. LOUIS - City leaders are set to debate a proposed lease transfer for the Homer G. Phillips Senior Apartments in north St. Louis on Friday. Board Bill 80 was advanced by the city's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee after more than four hours of discussion. The committee vote was a recommendation and not [...]
Bill Murray stars in the official trailer for A Course Called Ireland. The six-part documentary series premieres on Paramount+ on Oct. 25. The show follows Murray and his friends as…
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is scheduled to discuss a bill Friday that would allow the city to issue up to $500 million in bonds for improvements and debt refinancing at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
I’ve explored how Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr has been working tirelessly to illegally destroy what’s left of already shaky U.S. media consolidation limits. He’s particularly interested in helping Trump-friendly local broadcasters like Sinclair, Tegna, and Nexstar merge and dominate what’s left of broadcast TV “news,” as a very obvious reward for their loyalty to […]
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were injured after an overnight crash Friday on Interstate 70 in Wentzville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on eastbound I-70 near the 205.4-mile marker. It involved a tractor-trailer truck and a Ford Edge. The crash happened while the tractor-trailer [...]
The Drury Hotels’ defunct 153-room Pear Tree Inn at 711 N. Broadway will be open to shoppers for the next few weeks as it liquidates hundreds of thousands of items that previously furnished the hotel's bedrooms, lobbies, ballrooms and restaurant.
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