A recent proposed amendment sought to improve Missouri's harsh drug sentencing laws. However, because of a clerical error, the amendment was mistakenly deleted right before Missouri lawmakers voted to approve the bill it was attached to.…
Behold the scene after the Rams won the Super Bowl: There was owner Stan Kroenke, fat cigar in his mouth, championship hat on his head, hugging players and coaches and front-office folks, lapping up the celebration.…
St. Louis County health officials says COVID-19 case numbers are improving
As the most recent COVID-19 surge from the omicron variant declines, St. Louis County health officials are saying we may be on a path to improvement. In a letter addressed to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, Dr. Faisal Khan wrote that the metrics used to track the pandemic “continue to show rapid improvement.” Khan detailed that hospitalizations are on the decline in the St. Louis area, as well as case numbers.…
Four Days of Events Will Commemorate the Month As It Closes Out
For Javia Gilliam, planning the City Foundry’s Black History Month events is an opportunity to highlight the beauty of Black St. Louis. She says her team at City Foundry began planning the programs just as the New Year settled in.…
The returning Delmar Trolley is just too expensive to fail
Universally acknowledged as a failure, the Delmar Loop Trolley is nevertheless being thrown a lifeline amid warnings that failing to revive it will imperil the region's ability to secure federal funds for actually usable transportation services. On Friday, the board of the Bi-State Development Agency voted to take over a trolley project.…
Amy Le has achieved great success and received national acclaim for her Chicago-based fast-casual brand, Saucy Porka (3900 Laclede Avenue, 314-818-2700), but when it came time to open a location in her hometown, there was one important person who insisted on putting her stamp on the place: Le's mom. "My mom is the matriarch of the family; she's retired, but she never stops moving," Le says.…
Nathaniel Reid Bakery takes top honors from the national brand "Eat This, Not That"
The best croissant in the entire state of Missouri is right here in the St. Louis metro area, according to the popular food brand "Eat This, Not That." The company announced on its website, EatThis.com, that Nathaniel Reid Bakery (11243 Manchester Road, Kirkwood; 314-858-1019), the five-year-old Kirkwood pastry shop, takes top honors for the Show-Me State, singling out its croissants from its dazzling array of "savory dishes and exquisite pastries."…
Jamo Presents promises a concert series with less of a circus feel and more summer vibes.
There will be no tightropes or circus animals at the Big Top (3401 Washington Avenue) for its newest offering — but there will be a show.…
“He’s not changing his mind,” Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) reports laconically between prim puffs on his morning cigar, reading confirmation of Adolf Hitler’s plan to invade Czechoslovakia.…
St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd raised eyebrows this week as he took to Twitter to pontificate on the efficacy of corporal punishment for criminals and children alike. Sharing a link to a 1994 New York Times story titled "Canings for Vandals Proposed in St. Louis," Boyd wrote, “Who remembers this & what do you think about it today?…
In a world where almost nothing is stable anymore, it’s comforting to know that some things remain true: Jenny is from the block and Nikki is from St. Louis.…
There’s a meme that comes to mind when thinking about Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s clumsy attempt, recently concluded, to destroy the life of a St. Louis reporter over the "crime" of revealing key cybersecurity vulnerabilities — affecting thousands of teachers' social security numbers — missed by Parson’s administration.…
Another St. Louis area restaurant is being featured on the Cooking Channel’s Food Paradise: Loaded Elevated Nachos(1450 Beale Street #130, St. Charles; 636-202-0841) will make their TV debut on February 16. “It’s super flattering and exciting,” co-owner Brad Merten says in an interview with RFT.…
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