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KISS is currently in the middle of a 2022 European leg of their End of the Road tour, and while no final date has been announced for the band's farewell trek,…

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As the world emerges from the global pandemic that changed the way we live, work and even play, the world is also adjusting to how needs are changing for the future. One of these concerns is how the aging populations are addressing their futures. The senior housing market is showing signs of stability after COVID-19 stalled some progress. The next few years will be heavily focused on senior living development. In fact, the largest demographic going into senior living is projected to do so between…

Twenty-two years ago this week, on July 5, 2000, a judge awarded $24.5 million to former Blues enforcer Tony Twist in a lawsuit over his likeness.

No filter necessary for this news: The Instagram-worthy sunflower field at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (801 Strodtman Road) is in bloom. The yearly blossoming of the sunflowers allows you to grab your friends and snag the perfect 'gram photo, but it’s also a chance to take in the beauty of nature. The Missouri Department of Conservation staggered the planting of the sunflowers to keep them in bloom from early July to mid-August depending on the weather; they also planted extra so the flowers will be more visible.

"I was fighting with box-cutters, and razor blades under my tongue, and bats"

Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! Click through and start planning ahead. And as always, here's your obligatory COVID safety warning: Be sure to check with the venues before you make plans to head to any of these shows, as the virus is still circulating and safety measures vary from venue to venue.

St. Louis is one of the most affordable cities in America, with the fourth lowest cost of living compared last year to 73 other municipalities. But affordability nationally doesn’t mean affordability locally. Rents in St. Louis rose 11.3% during the (pre-inflation) pandemic, putting us in the top 30 U.S. cities for growing rental housing costs from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021. While many households can make cost-saving choices, for households with very low incomes,…

Supply chains are often complex systems vulnerable to risks and disruption of all kinds. The Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have created supply chain disruptions across manufacturing, health care, food/agriculture and retail, which is taking a big toll on the global economy. For supply chain professionals and experts, these challenges can be transformed into or be used as opportunities. First and foremost, they have redefined performance metrics for modern supply chains to achieve,…

Most of the time, China’s crushing, dystopian, inescapable surveillance/censorship apparatus is terrifying and deeply disturbing. On rare occasions, it’s merely amusing. This is one of those times and South China Morning Post has the details. (h/t The Honest Courtesan) A device that can detect when a man is watching pornography by “reading his mind” has […]

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Latitude laptops enable all-day productivity, with the most secure and manageable features, all in a beautiful design you will be proud to carry. The 14″ full HD display is anti-glare and features a narrow border. Built with high-end materials like magnesium alloy, the Latitude E7470 combines premium design with best-in-class durability. This refurbished laptop lets […]

In the late 1960s, a group of young poets formed a new literary community in St. Louis. Poet Dan Spell had just returned to St. Louis in 1969 after spending four years in the Navy.

The chances for any cooling rain diminish the farther south of I-70 you are.

Over in England, there's been a long-running case involving an international development researcher who was let go for tweeting about transgender women. In particular, she repeatedly expressed skepticism that trans women are really women and the tribunal ruled that this was largely the reason her employment contract wasn't renewed. I had never heard of this ...continue reading "Maya Forstater wins her transgender case. Good."

Merry Sorrells, the new head of school for the co-educational college preparatory school in Town and Country, worked in leadership positions for more than 15 years at private schools in New Orleans.