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At the dawn of the 20th century, the International League of Wheelmen offered a prize for the first couple to circumnavigate the globe by tandem bicycle. St. Louis newlyweds James and Gretchen Hetzel, both avid cyclists, were eager to try. Newspaper accounts of the Hetzels’ journey read like popular adventure novels of the time, in …

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Swamp Castle 🏴‍☠️ JW Fri, 05/06/2022 - 06:05

stLouIST.com is my Swamp Castle.

Lad, I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England.

King of Swamp Castle: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Rachael Lewis of Okawville, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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After two years online, St. Louis’ favorite Mother’s Day weekend tradition is back in person at the Park! The Annual Art Fair not only features

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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Tenants and others have complained about parties — some rented through websites like Airbnb — getting "unruly" and damaging property in the Ely Walker Lofts.

Police officers were investigating a potential bomb threat Thursday afternoon in the first block of Gravois Road in Fenton.

The worker is charged with destroying evidence in the investigation of an April 21 homicide.

After nearly 60 years and two generations of work, St. Louis' last kosher deli could be facing its last days.

A bill on the table in St. Louis City would make homeless encampments illegal, such as the ones near the River Des Peres and Laclede's Landing, if they are on the right of way.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Lambert International Airport held a three-hour open house on Thursday, and officials released new details about a master plan to transform the aging airport.

Circle of Life Restorative Initiative will feature monthly after-school sessions to help students learn about resolving conflicts.

Grand jury members who indicted an investigator who led a probe into then-Gov. Eric Greitens slammed the St. Louis circuit attorney for her conduct in the case.

A female corrections officer, employed at the St. Louis Justice Center for about four years, was arrested Thursday while working.

The justice system loves a stacked deck. Well, certainly the prosecutorial side loves it. Courts are, at best, ambivalent. Occasionally, this behavior gets called out. When the DOJ made it clear it wasn’t really interested in a thorough examination of its many dubious forensic techniques, Judge Jed Rakoff resigned from just-formed “Forensic Science Committee” by […]

Marcus Miller has been dubbed one of the most influential artists of our time. At the top of his game for over 30 years, he

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