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Traffic Light Fell on Car in South City, Lawsuit Says

1 year 7 months ago
On April 1, 2023, the traffic light at Morgan Ford Road and River Des Peres Boulevard fell onto a car driving past — and that’s no April Fool’s joke. Milo Rankins, of the city’s Carondelet neighborhood, filed a lawsuit against the City of St. Louis last week saying that it had a duty to maintain the intersection and be aware that its traffic lights were at risk of falling.
Ryan Krull

New Circus Pop-up Bar Set to Transform Lemmons Next Month

1 year 7 months ago
The circus is coming to town — the Circus of Dreams, that is.  Infinite Wonder Productions will present its brand new circus pop-up experience starting Friday, February 2, at Lemmons Restaurant (5800 Gravois Avenue) in South City. 
Paula Tredway

Focal Point to Host First-Ever STL Singer-Songwriter Showcase on Wednesday

1 year 7 months ago
What better way to wind down on a Wednesday night than with some of St. Louis' best singer-songwriters? This Wednesday, January 31, the Focal Point (2720 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood) hosts its first-ever STL Singer-Songwriter Showcase, a rare chance to learn the stories behind the songs in the St. Louis music scene.
Lauren Harpold

Missouri child care crisis a top priority for governor, bipartisan group of lawmakers

1 year 7 months ago

In early 2020, Peapod Learning Center in Springfield had a waiting list years out.  The nature and farm preschool earned state recognition as it continued to expand after opening more than a decade earlier. “It was off the charts wonderful,” said owner and director Carly Walton.  Then the pandemic hit. By June 2020, the farm […]

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Anna Spoerre

The 2024 elections will be a choice between truth and lies

1 year 7 months ago

The greatest choice voters will have to make during the 2024 presidential election is whether to stand for truth or go along with the lies. But how can voters discern and distinguish truth from lies, facts from fiction? It seems truth and facts have become expendable commodities in the public square. We must wonder whether […]

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Janice Ellis

America Is Not a Democracy

1 year 7 months ago
The movement to save democracy from threats is too quick to overlook the problems that have been present since the founding.
David Dayen