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Last-place St. Louis Cardinals trying to find their way
The St. Louis Cardinals are last in the NL Central with a 13-25 record in a surprisingly lackluster start for one of baseball's winningest franchises.
This past weekend at MOBOT Chihuly in the Garden
The Tavern Kitchen & Bar in Valley Park introduces a new menu
New executive chef/partner Andrew Cisneros helped develop the acclaimed restaurant's latest offerings.
More security on St. Louis riverfront following weekend of chaos
Ahead of Mother's Day weekend, there will be a heavy police presence in downtown St. Louis due to violence and large, unruly crowds.
Orffully Popular!
The late musicologist and critic Richard Taruskin rejected the art-for-art's-sake argument that music is essentially innocent, pointing out that questions about Orff's intentions—specifically regarding the use of his music by the Nazis—are irrelevant because "[t]hey allow the deflection of any criticism of his work into irrelevant questions of rights: Orff's right to compose his music, our right to perform and listen to it. Without questioning either, one may still regard his music as toxic, whether it does its animalizing work at Nazi rallies, in school auditoriums, at rock concerts, in films, in the soundtracks that accompany commercials, or in [the concert hall]." (With no disrespect toward Taruskin's memory, I'd be astonished if you leave the Meyerson tonight any more animalized than you were upon entering it.)
St. Louis City, County Encourage Vaccinations, Testing as Federal Public Health Emergency Ends
Data has driven many decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the size of gatherings, mask mandates, and virtual work/school accommodations.
Bat found in St. Charles County home tests positive for rabies
Imo's latest move aims to adapt its menu to 'shifted' market
Imo’s Pizza last week introduced a new limited-time menu offering. The specialty pie marks a change in strategy for the iconic purveyor of St. Louis-style pizza, as the family-owned company is adapting to what it called a “shifted,” post-Covid marketplace.
St. Louis teens walk out of class to protest gun violence
More than 200 students filed out of Gateway STEM High School on Thursday to try to keep sustained focus on gun violence in St. Louis and in schools across the country.
Preventing the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths
ST. LOUIS - New mothers can have a difficult time after giving birth. About one in five go through perinatal mental health disorders. This may include postpartum depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. They can have severe consequences for both the mother and child if left untreated. LaCresha Cree Cunningham, LCSW of Healing Sacred Scars [...]
Minor injuries after crash between officer, another driver during I-64 pursuit
Denver Nuggets rookie Christian Braun was fined $15,000 initially for parking sideways across team owner Kroenke's designated parking spots for two and a half minutes, prior to receiving his 1st NBA paycheck
Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil on guitarist John 5: “He was ready to play the set before we even hired him”
Mötley Crüe will relaunch their stadium tour with Def Leppard later this month, and it sounds like they are loving having guitarist John 5 on the trek with them. The former Rob Zombie guitarist replaced original Crüe guitarist Mick…
KC OKs resolution declaring the city a safe haven for gender-affirming care
Mayor Quinton Lucas said he was looking forward to signing the measure.
Fallout From Nintendo’s ‘Zelda’ Freak-Out Continues, Including Nintendo Self-Harm
There’s that old saying: the coverup is always worse than the crime. There appears to be something of a corollary to that: the freak-out over a leak is always worse than the leak itself. Let’s call that Geigner’s Law, because why the hell not? You should recall that Nintendo has been in full freak-out mode […]
Best seafood restaurant in the city.
COCAcabana 2023
On April 28, COCA hosted its signature fundraiser, with proceeds going toward arts education in the community.
For the Fourth Year in a Row, Illinois American Water Ranks #1 in J.D. Power U.S. Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study
BELLEVILLE – May 10, 2023 – For the fourth year in a row, Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), has received the J.D. Power award for ranking highest in customer satisfaction among large water utilities in the Midwest, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM. https://www.jdpower.com/business/utilities/waterutility-residential-customer-satisfaction-study Illinois American Water also ranked #1 in the first year of the J.D. Power Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study in 2016. No other water utility in the Midwest large segment has earned the award four consecutive years. Illinois American Water President Rebecca Losli commended employees for their focus and commitment to customers. “Our employees in every district of Illinois place our customers at the center of everything we do. Every day, our team strives to deliver excellent service at a good value, not for recognition,
Missouri Close To Banning Texting While Driving
A bill that would ban Missourians from holding a phone while driving is one step away from becoming law. The Missouri Senate agreed to finally pass the Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law with a 26-7 vote today. It now heads to the governor's desk for final approval.