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Dutchtown mural celebrates diversity and local artist's talents

1 year 2 months ago
The final touches are being put on a mural in Dutchtown on Sunday. The mural, which is called "Dutchtown: Settle Here," highlights the diversity of the community. This is said to be artist Marley Billie D's most ambitious work yet. It's all a part of the Saint Louis Mural Project, where 28 murals are being [...]
Jaime Travers

Cooler temperatures and lower humidity moving in

1 year 2 months ago
A cold front came through and now high pressure is in place at the surface with northwest flow aloft. Temperatures today will be cooler than yesterday, only making it to about the mid 80s.  This pattern is thanks to an upper-level ridge building in from our west and low pressure over the great lakes and [...]
Jaime Travers

Man killed, another injured in north St. Louis shooting

1 year 2 months ago
A man was shot and killed in north St. Louis on Saturday evening and a second gunshot victim is in the hospital. St. Louis metropolitan police responded to Union Boulevard and Wabada in the Kingsway West neighborhood around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. When police arrived, they found a man with critical injuries. He ended up dying [...]
Jaime Travers

Maplewood History: White Castle – A Love Story

1 year 2 months ago
I remember reading somewhere, perhaps in the comments of one of my posts, someone wrote that he would wait in the Maplewood White Castle for the streetcar.  I’ve been curious ever since about just where was the White Castle before it occupied its current location at Manchester and Big Bend. A recent discovery on Ebay […]
Doug Houser

No more Nook

1 year 2 months ago
Oh great. It's no longer possible to download the Barnes & Noble Nook app, which means there's no way to install it on my new tablet. This in turn means that the ~100 books I have on Nook are now gone. Pffft. I will never be able to read them again. Three cheers for the ...continue reading "No more Nook"
Kevin Drum