From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Ed Finkelstein, publisher emeritus of the Labor Tribune, said he started his career at the paper as a gopher: “Hey kid, go-fer the donuts. Hey kid, go-fer the coffee.” And with that introduction to how his 50-year Labor Tribune career unofficially launched when he was 14 and began working […]
The fall U.S. leg of Judas Priest's 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour gets underway Thursday night in Wallingford, Connecticut. The treks begins about two months after guitarist Richie Faulkner underwent…
Each year, millions of African Americans gather with friends and family throughout the week of Kwanzaa to honor the Pan-African holiday’s seven founding principles: unity
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.
When Dave Blum went to France to study metalworking, attracted by the architecture and old buildings, the St. Louis native, 39, didn’t realize he was setting himself up for his next few decades working on some of the most unique projects St. Louis has ever seen.
For The Fattened Caf owner Charlene Lopez Young, Filipino American Heritage Month is not simply about celebrating the contributions that Filipino Americans have made in the growth and development of the United States; it's about recognizing their role in the nation's present. "For people like me who were born in the United States but have Filipino parents, we always live in this tension that we are not Filipino enough but not American enough," Lopez Young says. "This month is so great because it helps people like me who identify as that feel a little more seen, whether that is in the food scene or just the acknowledgment that Filipino Americans live in the United States and are Americans."
GODFREY - The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made its way into the Godfrey Schnucks location this morning where it will be on display for a short while. It gathered quite a crowd when it arrived shortly after 9 a.m. and began setting up camp. Families and children had opportunities to take photos and look inside the vehicle. The Wienermobile will be at the Godfrey Schnucks until noon today. It will then head off to the Edwardsville Schnucks and will be there from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you couldn't make it out today, don't worry, because it will still be in the area tomorrow, Thursday, October 14th. From 9 a.m. to noon it will be at the Des Peres Schnucks and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. it will be at the St. Charles location. It will make its way back to Illinois on Sunday, October 16th from noon to 5 p.m. at the Leclaire Parkfest in Edwardsville. Donations were being accepted for the United Way however it is completely free to go and get a picture with the Wienermobile.
With less than a month to go before voters head to the polls, the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana is getting a financial boost from the medical marijuana industry. Legal Missouri 2022 — the political action committee supporting a marijuana proposal that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot as Amendment 3 — has raised […]
Millions of families across the country and families right here in St. Louis are facing challenges as they seek affordable and reliable internet access. We can keep our explorational spirit alive by embracing economic opportunities created by digital tools and resources.
Video of a fight that erupted at a West Florissant Walmart Tuesday night has gone viral. The Ferguson Police Department, which arrived at the scene around 9 p.m, says that they are working with the store to collect surveillance video and investigate the incident. KMOV has reported that the brawl captured in the two-minute video had its origins in a more minor conflict that happened in the store earlier in the night and was handled by store staff.
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