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A Gay Soulard Clap Back at Wannabe Politician Valentina Gomez

1 year 1 month ago
So the insufferable, attention-starved Valentina Gomez, who is vying to be Missouri’s next secretary of state, posted a video of herself jogging through historic Soulard in a tactical vest saying, “Don't be weak and gay.” This stunt sparked global headlines about Soulard being a (shudder) gay-friendly neighborhood.  Explore St. Louis could spend tens of millions on a marketing campaign and not achieve such a feat. You just can't buy this kind of press. 
Chris Andoe

How Bob Cassilly Saved Michaelangelo’s Pietà

1 year 1 month ago
Bob Cassilly played a profound role in reshaping the look and feel of St. Louis. The sculptor turned curator and creator of City Museum, Turtle Park, and many other beloved local installations remains one of St. Louis’ most esteemed residents more than a decade after his tragic death in 2011. But before Cassilly became a visionary for a new urban landscape, he played just as significant a role in preserving one of the world’s most beloved masterpieces, Michaelangelo’s sculpture Pietà. While the media covered the incident at the time, it’s become a forgotten chapter in Cassilly’s remarkable life.
Clayton Trutor

SLPS Wouldn’t Benefit From Aldermanic Bill to Raise Sales Tax

1 year 1 month ago
A bill under consideration by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen would raise sales taxes to fund early childhood education programs. However, public schools currently cannot qualify for the funds — and the state legislation that backers say would change appears very unlikely to pass this session. Board Bill 7, sponsored by Ward 10 Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, would add a question to the November 2024 ballot asking voters to approve a levy that would increase the city’s sales tax by 0.5 percent.
Kallie Cox

Two St. Louis houses catch fire within minutes of each other

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Two houses catch fire on the same street within minutes of each other. Firefighters responded to the 3200 block of Nebraska around 5:30 a.m. They found smoke coming from a vacant, two-story house. A few minutes later, they were called to a house about a block away. The garage was fully engulfed [...]
Joe Millitzer

Firefighters at Anheuser Busch canning plant in Arnold

1 year 1 month ago
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. -- Firefighters are at the Anheuser Busch canning facility in Arnold, Missouri. Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was over the pant on Tenbrook Road. Workers could be seen standing outside of the plant. The Rock Community Fire Protection District tells FOX 2 that crews were dispatched to the plant at around 6:20 [...]
Joe Millitzer

Report: Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Immediately Killed Wireless Price Competition In U.S.

1 year 1 month ago
Before T-Mobile acquired Sprint, activists, consumer groups, and deal critics (including me) warned repeatedly that the telecom sector megadeal would result in layoffs, less competition, higher prices, and a lower quality product overall. The Trump FCC and DOJ very clearly didn’t care; they rubber stamped the deal without even reading deal impact reports. T-Mobile CEO […]
Karl Bode

U.S. Senate GOP tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash

1 year 1 month ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to roll back guidance from the Treasury Department regarding how state and local governments can spend funding approved by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46-49 vote on the Congressional Review Act resolution ended an attempt by several GOP senators to block the Biden administration from changing the […]

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Jennifer Shutt