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The Fruitcake Reprimand (This is a chapter adapted from my book: A Little Help from My Friends) I’m going to make a fruitcake this year for Christmas,” I announced to Edna one fall day, when we bumped into each other in the supermarket. “Why would you do a thing like that?” she asked. “I like... 

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Thursday marks the long-awaited return of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s IN UNISON Chorus, which will take the stage alongside the SLSO and guest artist Oleta Adams for A Gospel Christmas.

The cheers and ringing bells were deafening at Wesley Bell’s watch party for the August 2018 Democratic primary election in St. Louis County. Shocking the country, Bell had handed a stunning defeat to then-incumbent St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch ― the longtime prosecutor who had been sharply criticized by the Black community for his […]

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Bill Wittenberg always knew that his family had some connection to St. Louis pre-Prohibition distilling history, but he never grasped the magnitude of that involvement until his curiosity led him down a rabbit hole and to the doorstep of a local historian who delivered a bombshell: Not only was his great-grandfather a prominent distiller; he operated one of the largest and most successful distilleries in the Midwest called Blue Wing.

Now, Wittenberg has made it his mission to resurrect the once thriving brand with Blue Wing Rye Whiskey, a small batch product that was officially released in 2019 and is starting to gain steam in the St. Louis market. Made under his label, C.H. Wittenberg Distilling Co., Blue Wing is not simply a nod to his family's past, but to St. Louis' once thriving distilling industry and, hopefully, its future.

"At the time my great-grandfather founded Blue Wing, St. Louis was one of the largest cities in the U.S. and was considered the last jumping off point," Wittenberg says.…

The vote by the seven-member council is expected to hinge on two of the council’s four Democrats, Rita Days and Shalonda Webb.

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This government consultancy, which has pledged to employ 1,400 technology workers in St. Louis by 2025, plans to source a portion of that workforce through a new local apprenticeship program. Here's how the company plans to take a two-pronged approach to developing local talent.

This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on December 2, 2021. An Israeli publicly traded company with its North American headquarters in St. Louis opened an $18 million production facility Thursday focused on producing “alternative protein,” or plant-based substitutes that look and taste like meat. Israel Chemicals Ltd., more commonly known as ICL (NYSE: ICL), is a […]

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Listen to the unedited interview of Ted Nugent done by the U-Man and Favazz!

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After more than two decades of work, Gene Dobbs Bradford is stepping down this spring as President & CEO of Jazz St. Louis. Bradford will become the Executive Director of the Savannah Music Festival in Savannah, Georgia.

Foo Fighters' cover of "Run Rudolph Run" is now available for everyone to enjoy. Dave Grohl and company first put their spin on the Chuck Berry seasonal classic last December…

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Officers were called to the area for a report of a "sudden death" at around 8:10 p.m. Police said the man appeared to be in his 20s.

A charity fundraiser turned into a veritable Lollpalooza in Malibu, California, over the weekend. Rockers including Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool's Danny…

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Concrete — held together by cement — is the second-most used resource in the world by volume, behind water.

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, ex-Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks and Trucks' wife and Tedeschi Trucks Band mate Susan Tedeschi are among the latest musicians to join the…

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The bright, informative hardcover volume feels like a treasured scrapbook dedicated to the place that the popular show held in the hearts of fans during its heyday.

Instruments signed by Paul McCartney, Keith Richards and the late Tom Petty are among the interesting items that have been added to a recently announced memorabilia auction benefiting the MusiCares…

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Doors drummer John Densmore recently published a paperback version of his 2020 book The Seekers: Meetings with Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists), and to promote the new release, Densmore will…

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