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The pioneering restaurant that brought Thai food to St. Louis four decades ago is welcoming guests into its new space after closing its South Grand location last month.

St. Louis has attributes that make it an underrated, wonderful place to live.

We’ve written a bunch of stuff about the obvious to anyone who understands the internet problems of Canada’s C-18, now dubbed the Online News Act. The fundamental premise behind it is to break the open internet, as an obviously corrupt forced wealth transfer from one disfavored industry to an industry that helps get politicians elected. […]

Donald Trump's trial for business fraud has opened on schedule. The New York Times provides a summary of the action so far: In their respective opening statements, the attorney general’s office and lawyers for Donald J. Trump spoke past each other: While the attorney general’s lawyer focused on the specific mechanics by which properties were ...continue reading "Donald Trump’s fraud trial is proceeding apace"

A state of Missouri commission on Friday sued a St. Louis company, alleging it is acting as a real estate brokerage without being licensed.

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers are searching for a way to clear more aid for Ukraine, after Congress approved a short-term spending bill that didn’t include any additional money for the country. President Joe Biden on Sunday said that U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to find the votes needed to pass a supplemental […]

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The Cardinals finished the 2023 regular season with a 71-91 record.

Today on TAP: Should House Democrats save McCarthy’s Speakership?

A subsidiary of a food redistributor that's one of the St. Louis region's largest private companies has opened a new distribution center.

In the New York Times today, Margaret Renkl rails against book banning: During the 2022-2023 school year, PEN America, an advocacy organization that defends free expression, recorded 3,362 instances of book banning, a number that represents an increase of 33 percent in just one year....Book bans belong to the same categorical crime against democracy as ...continue reading "No book has been banned in the United States for more than half a century"

If you’re in business, you’ve either got trademarks, service marks, or both. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), “a trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.” In short, it is your brand. It provides your customers with a way to distinguish your goods or services from those of your competitors. In common language, the word trademark can refer to both trademarks and service marks.…

St. Louis startup WingXpand, which has developed an expandable drone designed to fit inside a backpack, has moved its headquarters to Ranken Technical College and formed a workforce partnership with the education institution.

One of the St. Louis region's largest and most active CRE firms has expanded its ownership. The company's founding family sold the business last fall.

Queen’s Brian May has hit out at researchers who seem to have discovered that listening to the band’s music could help release insulin and keep diabetes under control in patients. The guitarist…

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Ameristar Casino in St. Charles (1 Ameristar Boulevard, St Charles; ameristarstcharles.boydgaming.com) will soon host one of Amazon's latest attempts to streamline an experience no one had a problem with in the first place.  On Wednesday, Ameristar will open Missouri's first Roll In & Out store near its riverboat casino. Billed as a "unique, hassle-free shopping experience," the stores have no cashiers and track which items customers pick up using artificial intelligence.

The Wall Street Journal says American consumers are spending lots of money on big blowouts: Household spending, the primary driver of the nation’s economic growth, remains robust. Americans spent 5.8% more in August than a year earlier, well outstripping less than 4% inflation. ....Economists and financial advisers say consumers putting short-term needs and goals above ...continue reading "Are Americans splurging more? I doubt it."