Citing it as "one of the most difficult decisions we have ever made," the owners of Nick & Elena's are putting their restaurant up for sale. The news was announced on August 1st on the Pizza Connoisseurs of St. Louis Facebook page. "We are in search of a buyer that will take over the place with the love and tradition," the post reads.
In the summer of 1963 a series of protests erupted against Jefferson Bank in St. Louis. Black activists and political leaders called for the bank and major companies in St. Louis to employ more people of color during a year of civil unrest in the U.S. Several protestors were arrested as demonstrations in front of the bank continued for over a month. One of those arrested activists was William “Bill” Clay Sr., a St. Louis alderman at the time.
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Valentine bested the field with 43.1 percent of the vote. Lucas Kunce finished second, claiming 38 percent, while Spencer Toder finished a distant third with less than 5 percent of the vote. Original story follows....
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Sam Page ended the night with 63.47 percent of the vote while Jane Dueker only received 36.53 percent of the vote. In the Republican race for county executive, Katherine Pinner pulled out a surprise victory with 56.1 percent of the vote to Shamed Dogan's 43.9 percent. Original story follows....
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Gunby took 85 percent of the vote, while Reed took 14.7 percent. Original story follows. Missouri Rep. Trish Gunby (R-Ballwin) has defeated Ray Reed in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District, according to preliminary, unofficial results from the St. Louis County Board of Elections.
Update: According to final, unofficial results, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush took 69 percent of the vote to Steve Roberts' 26.6 percent. Original story follows. Two years ago heading into the Democratic primary, Cori Bush was considered the underdog, an activist who was a longshot in her quest to take down longtime Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr.
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Schmitt bested the field with 45.6 percent of the vote. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler finished second, claiming 22 percent, while former Gov. Eric Greitens won 18.9 percent. Original story follows....
This reporting was supported by the International Women's Media Foundation's Reproductive Rights Reporting Fund. Kansas City, Missouri, residents voting at the iconic World War I Museum and Memorial were casting ballots for a whole host of local and state primary races today. But for many, an issue not on their ballot was front of mind: the vote in Kansas about whether that state should have a constitutional right to abortion.
The Boeing strike will be put on hold — for now. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 union initially planned to strike on Monday. They had strike duty planned out, new jobs lined up and a sense of pride for standing up to a multi-billion-dollar company.
Long before Nikki Glaser took a bunch of bad bros on the HBO reality show FBoy Island, Shakespeare gave us The Merry Wives of Windsor — and then Verdi put the story to (glorious) music as Falstaff. Women teaming up to block men on the make?
When we last caught up with Eric Christensen, the host and producer of the late, much lamented sketch comedy show STL Up Late was mocking Eric Greitens for a campaign ad featuring a very big explosion. (Feels like just yesterday, but turns out that was back in 2016 when Greitens was still allegedly tying up hairdressers and not yet the state's disgraced former governor.) In any case, we were as surprised as anyone when former President Donald Trump endorsed the St. Louis funnyman for U.S. Senator — gotta admit, did not see that one coming!
Kevin Black, 39, who goes by Kage Black, did not think much of it when his husband, Chris Andoe, snapped a photo of him naked on his bike at World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday and shared it on Facebook. "I thought it would get a few likes and three shares," he says. Instead, the image, which shows Black wearing only a backpack and socks as he bikes towards the Arch, has gotten more than 600 reactions and 1,200 shares.
After former President Donald Trump announced this morning that he would be endorsing a candidate in Missouri's crowded GOP primary for U.S. Senate, politicos throughout the state wondered if the lucky Republican would be Eric Schmitt or Eric Greitens. Now it looks like it is both. Or perhaps neither?
Our weather has been anything but pleasant recently with brutal heat waves and historic flash floods, but we're in for a slight relief this week — and that leaves us all looking for something to do. [content-1]
Sunflowers are in full bloom across the metro area, and Eckert's Farm's (951 South Green Mount Road, Belleville, IL; 618-310-1962) two-acre sunflower trail will be open this week from Tuesday, August 2 to Sunday, August 7. “Sunshine and summer heat brought us a beautiful crop of sunflowers this year, despite being some of the most temperamental plants to grow,” Angie Eckert, vice president of retail operations and horticulturist, says in a statement.
“All it takes is one book to change a life,” says Christina Hake of Free Thought, a Missouri-based nonprofit that donates reading material to juvenile and adult pretrial detention centers across the state and beyond. Hake and Emily Boullear founded Free Thought in 2020.
Each year, Missouri has a back-to-school sales-tax-free weekend to help families get supplies (and help us cheapskates get a good deal on computers). The holiday starts the first Friday in August, which this year means Friday, August 5, through Sunday, August 7.
If all else fails to restore the city of St. Louis to its former glory, there's always this sci-fi strategy: Why not turn back the clock a century or two? Jumping into a time machine makes perfect sense.
Floods devastated the St. Louis area this week, but St. Louisans know how to take care of each other. We’ve gathered up some resources for people affected by the floods, as well as where people can pitch it to help. Make sure to check out local organizers efforts, like Action St. Louis, for more volunteer opportunities.
Federal investigators raided the offices and homes of leaders involved with local Black liberation group under suspicion of Russian collusion early Friday morning. Officials of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement and African People’s Socialist Party say the FBI performed a "violent" raid with flash grenades and drones around 5 a.m. Friday morning.
The recent rains have ruined one more thing this week: Saint Louis Art Museum announced today that tonight's Art Hill Film Series, scheduled to be The Sandlot, is cancelled. "The heavy rains have made it unsafe to hold any large event near the museum," SLAM wrote in a Facebook post. The Charles Glenn Duo was also expected to perform tonight.
stLouIST