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Saving American Democracy Through the States
Republicans are attempting to turn America into a Hungary-style tyranny. But there are ways to fight back.
Cellular Telephone Exhibit
Bag Phones, Brick Phones, Blackberries, a Satellite Phone and more – these are some of the cellular telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone
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Aria Burnside Achieves Her Dreams With Her Special Baking Gifts and Faith
EDWARDSVILLE - Aria Burnside has been highly successful with her business Aria’s Cookies and Confections and has plans to open sometime in the near future at Eastgate Plaza because of shopping center owner Todd Kennedy. Aria has been operating with a ghost kitchen and won a contest through the Alton Main Street IdeaBounce Contest and Eastgate Plaza. The teen entrepreneur will get six months of free rental space at Eastgate Plaza in East Alton, which also has offered to build out a bakery space for Burnside. Aria just turned 18 years old. After she finished Liberty Middle School, she attended Edwardsville High School for a period of time but was struggling and her mother moved her to homeschool. During that time, she started baking and after some of her items were shared at church, others continued to want to purchase cookies and coffee cakes. She started selling things at church bake sales and fundraisers. Before she knew it, her Facebook page blew apart, and she ha
In Division I move, Lindenwood seeks fans, more students. It'll cost.
Downtown's vacant Millennium Hotel cited for weeds, graffiti, shot-out window. The fine? Just $50.
Retail reimagined: Shared spaces give shoppers more options
Shared-retail space offers scaled-down mall experience.
Mayor Jones shuffles some office roles
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is making more staffing changes in her office.
Chesterfield woman defrauded of nearly $10K after mail theft and check forgery
The Postal Inspection Service confirmed on Wednesday that they are looking into multiple fraud cases all over St. Louis County.
Illinois' Seltzerland Event Promises a 'Hard Seltzer Paradise'
Before the New York Times Magazine's glowing recommendation for flavored, effervescent water, before Millennials were bedecking themselves in brand T-shirts, before ranking every flavor became the thing to do, there was a humble Midwestern household where cans of a beverage called LaCroix were regularly consumed without much comment. Yes, that's right: my family loved LaCroix before it was popular. We didn't call it LaCroix though.
Four Missourians in USA Mullet Competiton
ST. LOUIS - Friday, August 19 is the final day to vote in the USA Mullet Championship. Nolan Schanz of Festus is one of 25 kids competing for America's best mullet. He is one of the four in the running from Missouri. The other three are Cash Larrison from Catawissa, Zander Trainer from Kennett, and Bowdin [...]
Wannabe Censor Ron DeSantis Is Now 0 For 2 With His Censorship Bills: Court Throws Out His ‘Stop WOKE Act’ As Unconstitutional
Ron DeSantis likes to pretend that he’s in favor of free speech. He talks about free speech quite frequently. But the fact is that he’s a garden variety authoritarian censor in a cheap suit. He keeps passing culture war pro-censorship bills that try to stifle the free speech rights of his critics — quintessential anti-1st […]
Messenger: This is the ‘poster child’ for Ferguson-Florissant’s broken school suspensions
Straight-A student was suspended in Ferguson-Florissant and then sent to virtual education with no hearing or due process, her mom alleges.
Ask George: What are your thoughts on the five-second rule?
The interpretation varies, depending on one's perspective.
After pandemic dip, the number of jobs created by Missouri startups grows
The number of new jobs and companies created by Missouri entrepreneurs grew in 2021, according to a new report examining the impact of the state’s startup economy.
'I've seen people get stabbed': South City business district pleads for help
I need to furnish a home office, does anyone know a place in STL where I can browse a large selection of desks? I’m not sure exactly what I want but looking to have fun with the process.
Missouri man indicted over threat to Arizona official is a public school employee
A Missouri public school employee facing federal charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official is “embarrassed and humbled,” his attorney said Thursday. Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, was indicted Tuesday on one count of communicating an interstate threat, which carries a maximum prison term of five years, and one count of making a threatening telephone […]
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Family Business Profile: The Fariña family brings three generations of Argentinian flair to St. Louis
Oswaldo and Oscar Fariña, who together with Oscar’s wife, Ainara Fariña, own the new downtown steakhouse Fariñas Restaurant, grew up around food.
The brothers’ grandfather owned a farm, a butcher shop and a bakery in Argentina. Their aunt owned a café that served Argentinian basics.
The Fariña family would gather at the cafe every Sunday, where their aunt served empanadas of every kind, basic ham and cheese sandwiches made on small crustless squares of bread called “miga bread” and…
Friday, August 19, 2022 - The Tennessee Williams Festival heads to the circus
The festival in St. Louis features an inventive staging of the play “The Rose Tattoo.” Actors, circus performers, and goats are part of the production at the Big Top in Grand Center.
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