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When Jessica Bueler set out to help a group of Syrian refugees with a post on NextDoor, a social network app that helps neighbors stay connected, she had no idea it would turn into a nonprofit that has helped raise more than $300,000 for local refugees.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has hired Char Nicanor-Kimball to fill the newly created role of vice president of ecommerce. Nicanor-Kimball most recently was the senior director of ecommerce at Hanna Andersson, where she led the business team responsible for operations, consumer journey and interaction with the clothing company’s website. She will be responsible for leading the growth of Build-A-Bear's ecommerce business as the company continues to expand its omnichannel initiatives and digital transformation. Prior…

A St. Louis-based distribution and retail business that's been family-owned for 54 years has been sold, but the new owners also are locally based.

This house might not look like much, but it is a very old, historic house that dates back to at least the 1870s, and I suspect from its form, is much older than that. It appears in Compton and Dry’s… Continue Reading →

St. Louis added a healthy amount of restaurants in October, but the city also had to say goodbye to some old favorites.

The stakes for reshaping the St. Louis County Council’s seven districts are low. There’s no chance of drawing a map where anybody but Democrats would hold a majority. But the commission responsible for the process has been full of drama.

The developer of a new $65 million industrial park in Maryland Heights has three warehouses under construction simultaneously to meet the growing demand for industrial space in St. Louis.

WASHINGTON — Conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court expressed skepticism Wednesday after listening to two hours of oral arguments on a New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying a gun outside the home—a case that will test how far states can go when crafting their own laws. In New York State Rifle & […]

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Over the past eighteen months of pandemic times, restaurants have closed, bars have shuttered and local hangouts have hung on by a thread. Many nights a quiet eeriness looms over the Delmar Loop — and not just because it's Halloween season.…

The two redistricting commissions created to design new district maps for the General Assembly are moving into their work phase. Each has held the constitutionally mandated three public hearings on how the maps should look for the 163-member Missouri House and the 34-member Missouri Senate. They have heard requests to protect incumbents, suggestions on where […]

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The 40 people chosen to draw new legislative districts for Missouri include political consultants, former candidates and political party officers. There are lawyers and union members, grass-roots activists and academics. And they have until late January to design 163 Missouri House and 34 state Senate districts that would be used for the first time next […]

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The recently reported special screenings of an updated version of the Doors concert film Live at the Bowl '68 take place in select theaters around the world tonight, November 4,…

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The story of how Missouri became a state takes us back to the early 1800s. However, the history of the people who lived in this area stretches back much, much further. In order to tell a complete and honest story about Missouri’s beginnings, we need to acknowledge and commemorate the histories of Missouri’s first inhabitants, as well as the people living today whose ancestral lands became part of our state. …

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Michael Stanze of Temecula, CA became a Real Rock Hero in the Real Rock Army today

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Swanson made a name for himself online confronting men in stings he said were predators and posting the videos to shame them.

The CDC gave final approval for COVID-19 vaccines in children ages 5-11, but some parents are still deciding if they think their child should get the shot.

The St. Louis region has 5.9 million square feet of industrial space under construction, a record-low vacancy rate of 3.8%, and asking prices that have increased over the past year by 25%. Those are numbers veteran brokers say they've never seen before.