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St. Louis nonprofit empowers Black moms with breastfeeding education
63-year-old custodian clings to storm-damaged St. Louis home
Justin Baldoni’s Defamation Suit Against Lively, Reynolds, NY Times Has Been Dismissed
While the Justin Baldoni legal fight with Blake Lively is still going on, one half of the dispute has been thrown in the dumpster… for now. If you’re not up on the case, here is the TL;DR version. Baldoni and Lively costarred in the movie It Ends With Us. Lively filed a claim of workplace […]
Tamm Ave Protests 6/11/25
ABC is using really old video of the arch to promote the football game during the NBA finals
How to get FEMA tornado assistance in Missouri
This free article explains how to apply for FEMA aid if you were impacted by the May 16 tornado in the St. Louis area and other parts of Missouri.
St Louis Slinger - what's the correct order of ingredients?
The inside of the dome of the old St Louis Insane Asylum on Arsenal. We went on a tour there last weekend.
'No ICE' demonstration comes to STL
ST. LOUIS - Demonstrators lined both sides of the Tamm overpass Wednesday afternoon waving flags and holding signs protesting President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday. Protestors also marched in downtown St. Louis. “The stakes couldn’t be much higher,” said Tom Gross, one of the demonstrators holding a sign that included the phrase “DE-ICE.” [...]
Anyone else’s throat itchy because of those damned Canadians?
New paper sheds light on experience of Black prisoners in infamous Illinois prison malaria experiments
Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville Penitentiary starting in the 1940s. But at least one part of that story has been largely ignored until now: the role…
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Support AIDS/HIV services by eating at one of these St. Louis restaurants Thursday
Anti-ICE March Downtown Saint Louis | Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational)
Alton City Council Passes Grocery Tax Resolution
ALTON – Members of the Alton City Council voted 5-2 on Wednesday to create an ordinance imposing a 1% local sales tax on groceries to replace a state grocery tax expiring in 2026. The vote tally remained unchanged from Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting . Voting against the resolution to create the grocery tax ordinance were Ward 1 Alderman Chris Bohn and Ward 3 Alderman Michael Velloff, with all other City Council members voting in favor. The State of Illinois has imposed a 1% sales tax on groceries since 1990, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to local municipalities. To offset significant revenue losses when the state grocery tax expires in 2026, the Illinois General Assembly has allowed each municipality to replace the state tax with local 1% sales taxes on groceries and grocery “services.” Alton Comptroller Debbie Dunlap previously estimated that allowing the grocery tax to expire would result in an annual loss of $400,000 to the city’s
Missouri legislature OKs $100M in St. Louis storm relief and passes stadium funding bill
Missouri warns residents of post-tornado scams, fraud
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) is cautioning residents about potential post-disaster scams following the May 16 tornado and other recent severe weather events. The department said that scammers are attempting to take advantage of vulnerable individuals, especially those who experienced property damage due to the severe weather. According [...]