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Esquire magazine has named a St. Louis sushi-focused restaurant on The Hill one of the 50 best new restaurants in America. Sado, located at 5201 Shaw Ave., was named on the annual list of "Best New Restaurants in America" by the magazine on Tuesday. A group of the magazine's food writers traveled and dined at more than 200 restaurants and compiled their list of the 50 best. MORE: Sado, the highly anticipated sushi restaurant from Nick Bognar, to open on The Hill How the Bognar 'dynasty' helped…

There are few things I enjoy more than watching cocksure cops trip over their own hubris. And it happens so often. Cops believe that since they are (affirmatively) law enforcement officers and the people they target are (only allegedly) criminals, they are firmly in the right, no matter what they do or what rights they […]

Have You Been Naughty Or Nice? Because Tinseltown Is Coming To Town! Tinseltown is coming, just in time for winter! The all-encompassing Christmas-themed pop-up will be fulfilling all your festive […]

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Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Senior point guard A.J. Tillman is a three-year starter as point guard for the Edwardsville High boys basketball team, and is returning for his senior season to help the Tigers enjoy success in the 2023-24 campaign. Tuesday night in a win over Chatham-Glenwood, Tillman led Edwardsville with 18 points. Last year, Tillman averaged 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game and also had 86 assists, 36 steals and nine blocked shots in helping the Tigers to a 20-11 record before losing to Collinsville in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A Quincy regional. In an interview conducted during preseason practice on Nov. 13, Tillman felt things were going very well and was ready to get the season underway. Tillman is off to a good start in the 2023-2024 season for this year's Tigers squad. Tillman is a Johnston Law Firm Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. "I think things are going well," Tillman said of the season so far. "We're getting back into the groove on things that we d

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Maria Chappelle-Nadal, who worked as a legislative assistant to then-Chair Rita Heard Days, won $46,200 plus legal fees for her claim that she was wrongfully dismissed in August 2022.

After three years of service cuts, Metro plans to increase the frequency on some bus routes in January as efforts to add drivers have begun to pay off.

LaTonya Ruff says she worked for seven years to keep a family united.

If you were to point to the middle of Missouri on a map, you might think Columbia, Rolla, or Jefferson City. Oddly enough, it's not any of those three, but it's not too far from the state capitol.

The shooter was 16 when he shot and killed an SIUE nursing student in Glen Carbon in January 2021.

"I'm saddened and disappointed after hearing this. We must be more proactive to protect our babies," Alderwoman Sharon Tyus said.

The move comes two months after U.S. Steel temporarily idled furnace B in a move it called "risk mitigation" in response to the now-resolved UAW strike.

EDWARDSVILLE - Forward Lainey McFarlin started the season in strong fashion with a total of 56 points in her first four games, hitting 18 points in a game at Pleasant Plains, 19 points against Breese Central at the O'Fallon Shootout, scoring nine points in the home opening win against Springfield, and on Nov. 22 at home scored 10 points in a loss at Lucco-Jackson Gym against Breese Mater Dei Catholic. The Tigers, a young team with only two seniors and a splash of sophomores and juniors, have shown improvement in all games played so far. After the win over Springfield on Nov. 20, McFarlin was a very happy person indeed. "It was really exciting," McFarlin said after the win over Springfield at home. "I was really proud of how we all played together." McFarlin is a Johnston Law Firm Female Athlete of Month for the Tigers. McFarlin thought that she played well against Springfield, but of course, there's always room for improvement. "I could have hit some shots," McFarlin said, "bu

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See Cortex . . . aglow! This FREE winter-themed photo op features lighted snowflakes and illuminated trees. Drive by or stop for a selfie with the snowflakes to remember the […]

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St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Heard-Days said she dismissed Maria Chappelle-Nadal for posting inflammatory political statements on social media.

ALTON - Dr. Randall John Rogalsky of Godfrey died this past Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, and left a legacy as one of the area's premier medical professionals, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many who knew him in his medical practice and beyond. He was 68 years old at the time of his death. Sherri Henson, executive director of Alton MultiSpecialists, said Dr. Rogalsky had a huge influence on her life, her children, and everyone who was associated with him. Henson said Dr. Rogalsky was one who simply loved being an orthopedic surgeon and a doctor in general. He always had a smile on his face and was forever pleasant with patients and staff, she said. Alton Memorial Hospital President Dave Braasch said he feels privileged to have worked alongside Dr. Rogalsky for many, many years at Alton Memorial Hospital. “He was a top-notch person, physician and surgeon who carried our mission on his sleeve ... to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities

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A St. Louis County man appeared in federal court on Wednesday and admitted to robbing a Jennings convenience store at gunpoint.

Cleaver now joins the more than 30 members of Congress who have called for a ceasefire but said his support will not help move the bill forward.

The rule is part of a package of federal proposals on foster care and is an extension of the Biden administration’s broader push to protect LGBTQ kids in foster care