As the government shutdown lingers and the future of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains uncertain for two-and-a-half-million people in Missouri and Illinois, the UnGUN Institute in St. Louis is providing free groceries and other essential items to local residents. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports on rising food prices and how the nonprofit’s founder partnered with Operation Food Search to meet people’s needs.
Samantha Blum hasn’t been able to secure investors for her small-scale marijuana cultivation facility in the two years since Missouri awarded her a microbusiness license. So she and her longtime partner, Anthony La Pietra, decided to give up and fund the entire operation themselves, cashing in La Pietra’s retirement to build a greenhouse in Adrian, […]
Most Missourians, like most Americans, do not want abortion to be a crime. This is a problem for Missouri Republicans, who demonstrated last legislative session that their top priority is not the business of the state and attending to Missourians’ needs, but the reinstatement of the abortion ban that voters just rejected. Because they know […]
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Schaub Projects, a leading St. Louis–based residential architecture firm, today announced the acquisition of Metheny Architects. As part of the agreement, founder Jon Metheny will join Schaub Projects as Junior Partner and Director of Design, working alongside Founder and Managing Partner David (Dave) Schaub and CEO/Partner Andrew (Drew) Schaub at the firm’s headquarters at 6651 Dale Avenue in St. Louis. The acquisition, made official on November 1, 2025, positions
ST. LOUIS - Clouds and snow flurries overnight, plus the big gusty winds and cold. It is a reality check kind of morning, winter is, indeed, coming. With lows in the 20s the last two days, we have now had a hard freeze, ending the growing season for all. On Monday, skies clear early so [...]
The following post is 100% AI free. I have known for 23 years or so that someone with the last name Silence was somehow connected with the early history of our town. To recap a bit, in 2002, after answering a call by Barry Greenberg, I helped to start the Maplewood Historical Society. Our first […]
This chef-driven program combines thoughtful culinary menus with approachable cannabis consumption. The upcoming fall series will focus on autumnal flavors and inspiration with partners including Executive Chef Ana Hall of […]
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily keep it afloat until the end of January, after a record-breaking shutdown that began Oct. 1. Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Maggie Hassan […]
A group of shutdown-weary Democratic senators voted with Republicans on Sunday night to advance a legislative vehicle to reopen the federal government and end the 40-day shutdown that has left tens of thousands of workers furloughed and caused chaos at the nation’s airports. The Senate voted 60-40 to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution to reopen the [...]
One week from Sunday will be the six-month anniversary of the EF3 tornado that ripped across the St. Louis area, leaving behind death and terrible destruction.
stLouIST