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Missouri Bill Would Give Patients Right to Try Psychedelic Drugs

2 years 10 months ago

A proposed Missouri bill would amend the state law that currently blocks the federal "Right to Try Act" signed under the Trump administration in 2018. If passed, the new law would allow certain Missouri patients to legally pursue treatments involving psychedelic drugs.…
Danny Wicentowski

City Foundry Introduces City Winery to St. Louis This Summer

2 years 10 months ago

The City Foundry (3730 Foundry Way) is adding another national brand to its lineup: City Winery will make its debut in St. Louis later this summer.

City Winery doubles as a live music venue and a winery. Situated next to the Food Hall, the venue will boast a pizza bar, coffee roasting station and a “proprietary tap system with eco-friendly glasses of wine straight from stainless steel kegs,” according to a press release.…
Jenna Jones

Sugarfire and Clementine's Get in On the #BettyWhiteChallenge

2 years 10 months ago


Beloved Golden Girl and animal activist Betty White died on December 31, 2021, just a couple of weeks short of her 100th birthday.

This was fully unacceptable to many people around the globe, so the internet got together and declared today — what would’ve been her 100th birthday — as the day of the #BettyWhiteChallenge.

To participate in the Betty White Challenge, all you have to do is send a few bucks to some pups and kitties: Fans of White are honoring her memory today by making $5 (or more) donations to animal shelters and charities.


If you want to get in on the giving action but you also don’t have lunch plans, Sugarfire Smoke House is making it easy to give money while also feeding your face.

Visit a Sugarfire or Hi-Pointe Drive In locations today to get the Betty White special (a hot dog and chips, which was reportedly her favorite meal) and they’ll donate proceeds to Stray Rescue of St. Louis, a local animal shelter that seeks out and takes in animals that “no other organization will help or would simply euthanize because they are too expensive to heal” and then gets them adopted into their new homes.

Participating Sugarfire Smoke House locations serving the Betty White special:
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Jaime Lees

Hartmann: Missouri Republicans Can't Quit Medicaid

2 years 10 months ago
Apparently, drowning puppies didn’t poll well enough. So, state Representative Cody Smith, R-Carthage, has settled for the next best evil pursuit he could find: taking away health care from poor people across Missouri at the next opportunity.…
Ray Hartmann

Child Vaccine Rates Remain Low in Missouri as COVID Spikes

2 years 10 months ago

Fewer than one in five vaccine-eligible children in St. Louis have gotten their full inoculation, but that rate still ranks near the top statewide, as new data show Missouri continues to struggle in protecting children from COVID-19.

Missouri is among many states where vaccination rates for young children between the ages of five and eleven have stalled.…
Danny Wicentowski

St. Louis Area Foodbank To Distribute COVID-19 Tests

2 years 10 months ago

Along with household items and food kits, the St. Louis Area Foodbank will hand out COVID-19 tests at its upcoming distribution next week.

Those in need can visit the food bank's “Food on the Move” truck at the Rock Road Metro Station, 7001 St. Charles Rock Road, in order to receive the rapid antigen testing kits, food and household items on January 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Masks are required if you plan on visiting, and if you are feeling sick, the organization asks that you send someone else to pick up the test for you.


St. Louis is experiencing a record-breaking amount of hospitalizations and case numbers while tests have been hard to come by – especially as some sites come under fire for their trustworthiness.…
Jenna Jones

Lacy Clay Lobbying for Companies with Interests in North Korea

2 years 10 months ago

Lacy Clay, who represented St. Louis in Congress for 20 years, will be lobbying on behalf of a South Korean business group whose members have operations in North Korea.

As first reported by Politico this week, Clay joined the Washington D.C. office of lobbying and law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in May. Clay will be working on the account for the Corporate Association of the Kaesong Industrial Complex.…
Ryan Krull

Bluewood Brewing Finds New Partner in Burger 809

2 years 10 months ago

Burger 809’s founder Tasha Smith knows all fries are not created equal. She’s laughing, but she is dead serious about the extensive research she’s put into the partner to her bite-sized burgers.…
Jenna Jones

Accused Crestwood Dog Stabber to Face Trial in 2023

2 years 10 months ago

A Crestwood man accused of stabbing his neighbors' dog to death in front of them is headed to trial next year.

A St. Louis County judge has set a long-awaited trial date for John Ross III for January 23, 2023.  The 62-year-old was charged in 2019 with felonies of animal abuse by mutilating an animal while it is alive and unlawful use of a weapon.

Crestwood police say the dog, Teddy, strayed into Ross' yard on Greenview Drive before the attack.…
Doyle Murphy

Saint Louis Science Center to Temporarily Close Due to COVID-19 Surge

2 years 10 months ago

Add the Saint Louis Science Center to a list of temporary COVID-19 closures.

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the center announced it’ll close its doors for two weeks beginning at 4:30 p.m. on January 17. Currently, the center plans to reopen its doors on February 3, but said in a press statement that it will “continue to evaluate the situation throughout the closure.”

Todd Bastean, the president and CEO of the science center, said the organization is confident its protocols have been effective in keeping the environment safe for visitors and employees, but they are following the advice of health experts.

“Throughout the pandemic, the Science Center has been following guidance from the CDC and city health officials closely to ensure the safety of our community, guests and team members,” Bastean said in the release.…
Jenna Jones

St. Louis City Firefighter Killed Battling North St. Louis Blaze

2 years 10 months ago


A St. Louis firefighter died early this afternoon battling a fire in a vacant two-and-a-half-story brick building in the 5900 block of Cote Brilliante in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson told media at the scene that two firefighters entered the blaze to make sure that there was no one was trapped inside.…
Ryan Krull

COVID Testing Company Under Intense Scrutiny Closes St. Louis Site

2 years 10 months ago

Kelly Krug Whitener's family dodged COVID-19 for two years until last Friday when her son tested positive at the family's pediatrician's office.

Since the family had been exposed and Whitener was feeling under the weather, Whitener went with her daughter on Monday to get tested at Ballpark Village.…
Ryan Krull

St. Louis' MLK Day Goes Virtual With Community Events

2 years 10 months ago

Our art and history museums may be closed, but that’s not stopping them from honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on Monday.

Both institutions have released plans for virtual events in spite of their closures. The Saint Louis Art Museum will feature a presentation inspired by photos from Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. The photos “embody the concept of joy as an act of resistance,” according to SLAM’s website.…
Jenna Jones

Webster Groves Mainstay Big Sky Cafe Has Been Sold to Longtime Employee

2 years 10 months ago


When Dominic Weiss first walked into Big Sky Cafe (47 South Old Orchard Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-962-5757), he was just a neighborhood kid looking for a gig bussing tables. Now, after three decades spent working at the restaurant and its former sister concepts, Weiss is stepping through Big Sky's front doors with a much different job title: restaurant owner.…
Cheryl Baehr

International Institute of St. Louis Announces Initiatives to Support Afghan Immigrants

2 years 10 months ago

St. Louis may be getting thousands more Afghan immigrants as a second wave of migration begins, and the International Institute of St. Louis is calling on the community to help make it possible.

Jerry Schlichter of Arch Grants announced in a press conference today that the International Institute already has plans in motion to help Afghans feel more welcomed, but they also need St. Louisans to participate in a four-pronged approach.

Schlichter was joined by the president of the International Institute Arrey Obenson, Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Afghan community member Modja Sidiqi and the CEO of Schnuck Markets, Inc Todd Schnuck to talk about the plan as the federal government looks to relocate Afghan families and individuals that are on military bases by the end of next month.

“Today is a call to action,” Schlichter said at the conference.…
Jenna Jones

World News LTD in Clayton Is Closing

2 years 10 months ago

Clayton is losing a landmark and St. Louisans are losing a good source of print journalism because World News LTD is closing.

Located at the corner of Forsyth Boulevard and South Central Avenue, the family-owned newsstand has been cherished by locals since its opening in 1967 and was known for offering both international news sources and a wide array of local media.

The closure was announced in a post on Facebook.…
Jaime Lees