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The Birth of Granite City

3 years 1 month ago
Listen to an episode about the Niedringhaus brothers on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. Today’s nonstick frying pans and heatproof plastic utensils make cooking drastically easier than it was for St. Louisans of the past. The 19th century’s tin and iron kitchenware was notoriously difficult to keep clean and rust free, but in the 1870s, two …
Brittany Krewson

Boba B!tch Brings Boba Tea and Sass to St. Louis

3 years 1 month ago
For a decade, Jefferson County–native Franklin Killian lived in Los Angeles, where he wrote film scripts, acted in television shows and gave very little thought to boba tea other than wondering why kids seemed to be lining up around the block to get a taste of the tapioca-laden beverage. However, as he watched it turn from niche drink to bona fide trend, he got curious, then hooked and started to seek it out both around LA and any time he'd come back to the St. Louis area to visit family. When Killian moved back to St. Louis in 2020, he was struck by how few boba shops there were and couldn't help but feel he was meant to do something about it.
Cheryl Baehr

In Agency First, FCC Employee Union Backs Gigi Sohn

3 years 1 month ago
Despite being hugely qualified and popular across both sides of the aisle, Congress still hasn’t approved Gigi Sohn to the FCC, leaving the agency without the voting majority to do anything popular or even remotely controversial, such as restoring net neutrality, the FCC’s consumer protection authority, or the media consolidation rules stripped away during the […]
Karl Bode

Construction Photo Roundup Oct 2022

3 years 1 month ago

Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling. 1014 Spruce – the Spruce Street Apartments by Balboa Real Estate Partners 148 apartments. Just getting started. (Opus is no longer involved.) NextSTL – Opus’ 1014 Spruce going before LCRA board 701 S Broadway – Once home to Beale on Broadway, will […]

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Richard Bose

Citizens raise concerns after 7 pedestrians died on South Grand this year

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Worried citizens packed Carpenter Library's meeting room Monday night hoping to make South Grand safe for pedestrians and cyclists. According to the City of St. Louis, so far this year, there have been at least seven fatal pedestrian crashes and at least two fatal bike crashes. "I can't expect any longer for [...]
Ala Errebhi