Rolla, Missouri, boasts one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Midwest. In this 2023 conversation, STLPR correspondent Jonathan Ahl and Missouri S&T historian Larry Gragg dig into Rolla St. Patrick’s Day history and the unique traditions that still continue today.
While St. Louis doesn’t have as many first-generation Irish immigrants as it used to, there are still strong cultural ties in the city. Eimear Arkins, a St. Louis transplant from County Clare, Ireland, is working to strengthen those ties. In this encore episode, she shares her thoughts on local holiday customs and how Americans can engage with Irish culture in meaningful ways.
Centene Community Ice Center in March is hosting two major collegiate hockey events, as well as other competitions expected to bring record crowds to the venue.
KISS made their living wearing makeup onstage, so the fact that they’ve teamed up with a makeup company for a new line of products shouldn’t be all that surprising. The band…
The date January 28, 1986, will live in infamy for those of us who worked at CMC Stereo for a couple reasons. It marked the grand opening of our newly designed CMC Supercenter in Cave Springs, the company’s flagship store.
Looks like Judas Priest has a hit with their new album, Invincible Shield.The album, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ first since 2018’s Firepower, debuted at #2 on the U.K.…
The entire police department responsible for the safety of two north county municipalities has resigned, according to a post made this afternoon by the Velda City Police Department. That police department only had three officers. But still.
Olivia Rodrigo’s team reportedly told abortion funds partnered with her GUTS tour that they can no longer distribute emergency contraception at her shows following backlash from conservatives. The decision follows a photo of emergency contraception and educational information handed out at her St. Louis concert that went viral and received national media coverage. In February with the launch of her world tour, Rodrigo promised to donate a percentage of her ticket sales to abortion funds across the country, calling the initiative “Fund 4 Good.” At her concert Tuesday night at Enterprise Center she partnered with the Missouri Abortion Fund and Right By You to pass out the morning-after pill to fans who wanted it.
Investigators have asked anyone who was a victim or patient of Spiegel and has information they would like to share with DEA investigators to call 314-240-1026.
To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]
On this week’s live show, Harold Meyerson and David Dayen discuss union victories in the Twin Cities, the impact of this year’s uncompetitive primaries, AIPAC’s alignment with the Republican Party, and Novo Nordisk discontinuing insulin medication.
So many fans were eager to snag tickets to Sting’s new Sting 3.0 theater tour that he’s added more shows to the trek. The former Police frontman has added six new dates…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation's Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice. In this week’s round-up of news about online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: The […]
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