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JB Blast returns to Jefferson Barracks Park after holiday weather delays
The JB Blast, one of the biggest Independence Day celebrations in south St. Louis County, returns Friday after severe storms ahead of the holiday caused it to be postponed.
Man, getting an emissions test around here is an ordeal, huh?
St. Louis father charged in infant son's fentanyl death
A father was charged with child endangerment Thursday in the death of his infant son.
Boeing plans $1.8 billion expansion project, adding 500 jobs
Missouri’s glades are trapped under trees. Botanists are freeing them by logging
Podcast Description: In 2018, writer Robert Langellier and botanist Neal Humke cut down every tree across 19 acres in the Ozarks in Pioneer Forest. Their aim was to restore one of the Ozarks' rarest ecosystems: a glade. While it may seem counterintuitive to cut down trees in a time of climate change, restoring glades helps ensure biodiversity. Langellier discusses his opinion piece in the New York Times about the conservation effort. Humke, Land Stewardship Coordinator for the L-A-D Foundation — which privately owns the land in the Pioneer Forest — discusses the non-profits’ work there and the importance of glades.
St. Lunatic Drake Incoming….
Film festival in St. Louis has a supernatural Western and a story of aliens in Forest Park
Cinema St. Louis has curated films with a local connection since 2000. Now in its twenty-third iteration, the showcase has grown to include documentary and narrative shorts as well as feature-length films, experimental film and animations, and master classes for anyone interested in filmmaking in the region. Chris Clark, Cinema St. Louis' artistic director, breaks down the upcoming showcase, and discusses what he’s most looking forward to.
Food distributor seeks incentives to relocate 315 jobs from north St. Louis to Ferguson
Officials could issue tax abatement and $117 million in bonds for the construction of Performance Food Group Inc.'s new facility at NorthPark business park.
How Sting (sort of) inspired Christopher Nolan’s new movie, ‘Oppenheimer’
Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated new movie, Oppenheimer, arrives in theaters Friday, July 21. But it turns out Nolan may have never had the idea to make a movie about "the father of…
Boeing plans $1.8 billion expansion project, adding 500 jobs
Dubbed Project Voyager, and described as supporting “new aerospace programs,” plans call for construction of multiple buildings totaling one million square feet with a capital investment of $1.8 billion, according to documents released Friday. The investment would surpass that of the new NGA West headquarters, which is estimated to cost $1.7 billion.
Cards acquire minor league catcher, Cabrera to Blue Jays
It's finally back
1979: The death of J.V. Cain stunned the Big Red and the football world
Cardinal tight end J.V. Cain died of heart failure during a practice at Lindenwood College and died on his 28th birthday. The Cardinals retired his jersey number, 88.
Cushman & Wakefield's St. Louis managing principal now will lead KC office, too
The office lead for Cushman & Wakefield in St. Louis now also takes over as top executive with the firm's Kansas City office. She'll travel between both offices as her predecessor remains with Cushman as a full-time broker.
Missouri state highways leave 3 dead in 3 separate crashes on Thursday
Man charged with murder in shooting of Overland man
Barbie Is Existential Brilliance — and Also a Lot of Fun
We are living in difficult times. Girls’ self-harm and suicide rates are spiraling; women are more burned out than ever taking the second shift. Boys are slipping behind in school and struggling to graduate; men are more and more often the victims of deaths of despair.
Roger Waters reveals the reason he wanted to remake ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Roger Waters has rerecorded Pink Floyd’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon for a new release, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, dropping October 6. In a new a video posted to YouTube,…
James Beard semifinalist Loryn Nalic says takeout sales have soared post-pandemic
Takeaway orders typically account for more than half of the Webster Groves restaurant's business each day, which is a notable change considering it didn't offer any type of to-go or third-party ordering system three years ago, when the pandemic started.
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