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The Sophia Project hosts their 13th Annual Pearling Ceremony.

Plant Swaps2 pm Saturday, May 11th, St. Louis County Library Plant Swap @ Daniel Boone Branch- Register10 am May 18th St. Louis County Library Plant Swap @ Meramec Valley Branch- Register10 am June 1st St. Louis County Library Plant Swap @ Samuel C. Sachs Branch- Register4 pm June 3rd St. Louis County Library Plant Swap … Continue reading Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales →

On May 4th, 1944, Oskar Jakob's life changed forever.

Hamza Abdelrahman and Luiz Edgard Oliveira, the gurus of savings levels, report that excess pandemic savings are finally gone: I'm not sure how much real-world difference this makes, since excess savings have been nearly zero for awhile outside of the affluent, but it's still a milestone. From this point on, the economy is on its ...continue reading "Pandemic savings have all been spent"

A man and woman were shot dead Sunday morning in north St. Louis County.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is That One Guy with a comment about the lawsuit between cops that resulted more than $23 million in damages: ‘They hospitalized a cop, but he’s a black guy and they’re white so…’ The injuries:And he’s already secured a settlement from the city for $5 […]

The Wall Street Journal reports that consumers are fed up with rising food prices: Now, some consumers are hitting their limits. Restaurant chains and some food manufacturers are reporting sliding sales or slowing growth that they attribute to consumers’ inability—or refusal—to pay prices that are in some cases a third higher than prepandemic times. ....U.S. ...continue reading "Screwing their customers reaches a limit for food companies"

Another headline this morning: It turns out that "historians confirm" means two (2) historians say there's a lot of stuff going on right now.

Chesterfield police Officer Melvin Campbell wrote in court records that Shah had a previous arrest in 2019 for similar alleged conduct in Town and Country.

So far I've heroically ignored the ongoing saga of Kristi Noem shooting her 14-month old dog, but seriously, what the hell is going on with her? Noem really, really needs to STFU about this. How many dogs does she have her sights on?

Little Joe came to the Saint Louis Zoo in 2005.

ST. LOUIS -- A gorilla died late Saturday night at the Saint Louis Zoo. Joe was around 26 years old. The Saint Louis Zoo posted this message to patrons on social media: "It is with incredible sadness we share that western lowland gorilla Little Joe, who had been in treatment for heart disease, died of [...]