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The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps.

A pizza chain that caught the attention of former President Barack Obama has shuttered its last remaining location, with the business now up for sale.

Lori Gerstacker of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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After years of apprenticing with candy makers across the country, Dan Abel Sr. returned to St Louis in 1981 to launch a candy store — Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company — with his wife, Rosalie. Today, the business is an award-winning second generation family business that specializes in handcrafted, small-batch chocolates. It is now run by Dan Abel Jr., Christina Abel, Christopher Abel and their parents, and includes seven retail stores and wholesale operations that supply 3,000 additional…

The 10th biannual exhibition curated from artists within 200 miles. Opening May 7th and on display through October, the 10th Biannual will feature 32 artists and 41 works from a […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a 77-year-old man who went missing Sunday afternoon.

The St. Louis Charter Commission is backtracking on plans to abolish the position of comptroller, which Darlene Green has held since 1995. An outpouring of opposition from citizens and Mayor Tishaura Jones overwhelmed the commission.

Hum de hum. You may know that a number of studies have demonstrated that higher intelligence is correlated with left-wing political beliefs. And that might be so. But I've always been a bit skeptical because (a) it seems unlikely, and (b) maybe what's really going on is that smart people tend to go to college ...continue reading "Are lefties really smarter than conservatives?"

Allyson Henderson and her boyfriend are hoping to board a flight home on Sunday.

Police are searching for two teenagers who escaped the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center on July 4.

A chaotic scene at the start of the long holiday weekend ended on something of a more unified note. On Thursday night, seven people were shot in Downtown St. Louis just hours after the city’s main Fourth of July fireworks show.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game on Sunday just eight weeks after his debut, and the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies had a big league-high seven selections. Skenes, who turned 22 in May, was selected by the Pirates as the top pick in last year’s amateur draft, two days before the [...]

This is just a coincidence, but I happened to run across two similar stories today. The first is about a guy who had to replace his credit card due to fraudulent charges and therefore wanted to make sure that all his auto-payments weren't automatically updated: He said Bank of America told him his credit-card account ...continue reading "Why does customer service suck so bad?"