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Telecom Lobbyists Have Had The FCC Under Their Boot Heel For 7 Straight Years And Nobody Much Seems To Care

2 years 5 months ago
For four years under the Trump administration, the FCC was little more than a mindless rubber stamp, stripping away media consolidation rules, gutting net neutrality, and approving competition-eroding telecom mergers (often without even reading the deal details). Things were supposed to be slightly better under the Biden FCC. But an inexplicable eight month delay in […]
Karl Bode

Joe McCulloch

2 years 5 months ago
Joe McCulloch recently took over as St. Charles County prosecutor after his predecessor Tim Lohmar resigned. If McCulloch’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the brother of former St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch — who served in his post from 1991 until the end of 2018.

Watch the Enjoy Illinois 300 Hauler Parade

2 years 5 months ago
If you're a NASCAR fan, St. Louis is the place to be this weekend as the second annual Enjoy Illinois 300 takes center stage at the Worldwide Technology Race Track in Madison, Illinois.
Chris Regnier

New St. Louis circuit attorney makes new hires within days of being in office

2 years 5 months ago
There are new developments in the reorganization of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. KSDK has confirmed top prosecutor Gabe Gore is bringing in another familiar face to help lead his office. It's a person who ran against former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Gore is wasting no time making hires, just days after he was sworn into office. This week, two new hires were announced to help steer the ship. In KSDK's one-on-one interview with Gabe Gore this week, he said, "The first thing we need…
Brent Solomon

Route 66, America’s ‘Mother Road,’ readies for its centennial

2 years 5 months ago

From its earliest days, Route 66 has reflected the American culture of the moment. When the road connected Chicago to Los Angeles in 1926, it represented the possibility of the automobile. In the 1930s, it served as an east-to-west escape route from the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. By the 1950s, the 2,400-mile highway […]

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Erika Bolstad

Salsa Rosada Brings Venezuelan and Colombian Food to Midtown

2 years 5 months ago
Lafayette Park's beloved Mayo Ketchup has a new sister restaurant: Salsa Rosada (3135 Olive Street, 314-601-3038, plantaingirl.com), named after the traditional Latin American blend of mayonnaise, ketchup and seasoning, opened last month in Midtown. Mandy Estrella and Bradley Payne, co-owners of Salsa Rosada and Mayo Ketchup's mother company, Plantain Girl, originally intended for Salsa Rosada to be a stand-alone Venezuelan and Colombian kitchen.
Scout Hudson