CASTLE POINT, Mo. - St. Louis County Police are investigating an early morning home invasion where a homeowner shot at the suspect, who was trying to break in. The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Empress Dr. in north St. Louis County around 4:30 a.m. Two residents were inside the home at the time. [...]
Six-time Grammy winner David Sanborn has died at the age of 78. He grew up in Kirkwood and built a career playing with giants of many different musical styles. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin spoke with Sanborn in February about the key to his eclectic output.
Yemanja Brasil Restaurante, the once-fine-dining Brazilian restaurant at 2900 Missouri Avenue in Benton Park, didn’t know if it was going to make it. In January and February of this year, owners Lemya Sidki and chef Raul Uribe (Sidki’s husband) took drastic measures and, for the first time in 29 years, closed their doors unsure when, or if, they would reopen. But, after securing a loan and lowering prices to create a more casual dining experience to lure new customers, business may be picking up.
After a pipe burst at Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Ice Cream in Lafayette Square six months ago, the storefront at 1637 South 18th Street is finally set to reopen on Wednesday, May 15. “This is my flagship shop, and we have been working around the clock to reopen as quickly as possible,” owner Tamara Keefe said in a release. “We hope everyone loves the updates just as much as we do.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is doubling and in some cases tripling tariffs on Chinese-made products, like steel and electric vehicles, in a move aimed at easing economic pain in battleground states, though senior administration officials say it isn’t political. National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard told reporters on a call Monday ahead of the announcement […]
When the Missouri legislature brought back tax credits for film productions, there was hope it would lead to a boom in big-budget movies being made locally even beyond On Fire, the adaptation of John O'Leary's memoir that filmed in and around St. Louis last fall. But whether state lawmakers would excitedly welcome the new film that really should be filmed in St. Louis is not yet clear. The film is currently titled Monsanto, and it comes from Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, the guys who brought you the Dick Cheney biopic Vice and the climate change flick Don't Look Up.
For Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the past few years were tough. The pandemic upended the viewing habits of many of its biggest fans, who stopped attending live theater as COVID-19 ravaged the nation — and even when life returned to normal for most Americans, they didn't come back. That's what makes Anh Le, the opera company's director of marketing and PR, downright stoked as she looks at the ticket sales for the festival season that kicks off later this month.
ST. LOUIS -- Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to impact the St. Louis region through Tuesday as a slow moving storm system drifts east across the region. The lingering moisture in the lower atmosphere may also lead to some fog this Tuesday morning. Scattered showers and some thunderstorms Tuesday, lighter and spottier around daybreak [...]
A Democratic filibuster of legislation making it harder for Missourians to amend the state constitution through citizen-led initiatives stretched through the night and into its 15th hour Tuesday morning. Though Democrats oppose the changes to the initiative petition process, their filibuster was focused on GOP efforts to include “ballot candy” that would add unrelated issues […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will oppose efforts by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore to vacate the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn, who Gore believes has spent 33 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. In February, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore announced he filed a motion with the court to […]
RIVERVIEW, Mo. -- A quadruple shooting on Sunday night left 15-year-old Corian Edwards dead and three other teens injured. The violence occurred near an apartment complex on Toelle Lane, where at least 30 gunshots were reported. All victims, aged between 15 and 17, were in their car at the time of the shooting. Investigators report [...]
A rare abstract painting created by Bob Dylan is one of the many items up for sale at RR Auction’s Marvels of Modern Music auction, featuring over 300 rare pieces…
A bill proposed at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen would ask voters to raise sales taxes to fund early childhood education programs. This bill has led to contentious debate and, yesterday, was unanimously opposed by the St. Louis Public Schools Board. 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.
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