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Nonprofit St. Louis theater company names interim leader as it seeks to fill newly created top post
A local nonprofit, professional theater company is searching to fill a newly created top executive post to succeed both its managing director and artistic director.
Chicagoan asking about Metrolink
Stages St Louis' Million Dollar Quartet Captures the Heart of Early Rock
Stages St. Louis closes its 2023 season with a perennial audience favorite, the “based on a true story” jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet. Stages’ entertaining production puts the audience in the studio with producer Sam Phillips then takes a nostalgic trip through the early days of rock with rousing songs, big stars and drawn-out dramatic tension.
Iconic Country Club Plaza in Kansas City may get new owner
A $295.2 million loan default by the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City earlier this year raised questions about the 100-year-old shopping center's future ownership. Now, it appears that an interested buyer from Texas has emerged in recent months.
‘The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition)’ box set coming in November
Yes’ 1971 hit The Yes Album will be reissued next month as an expanded box set. The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition), dropping November 24, will contain four CDs, a Blu-ray and an…
Google Accused Of Secretly Altering Search Queries To Drive More Ads And Sales
I know many of you have heard this before, but Cory Doctorow’s “enshittification” concept is such a useful framework to think about things: first, companies are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value […]
LGBTQ Activists and Rocky Horror Performers to Protest Tivoli Theatre Church
Members of St. Louis' queer community were upset when a church bought the Tivoli Theatre in the Delmar Loop two years ago. They were even more upset when they learned about One Family Church's opposition to same-sex relationships and non-cisgendered identities. The church has committed to showing movies in the theater again — but it will not screen movies with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, given its stance on queer identity.
St. Louis' Mission Taco Joint sued by tortilla and chip giant Mission Foods
Mission Taco Joint is being sued for trademark infringement by Mission Foods, a Texas-based tortilla and chip manufacturer.
KC’s iconic Country Club Plaza to be purchased by Dallas company
Recently storefronts have remained empty, reports of crime on the Plaza have become an increasing concern and the Plaza’s economic fortunes have soured.
Illinois DCFS director resigns
CHICAGO — The head of Illinois’ child welfare agency announced his resignation during a zoom meeting with staff today, according to participants. Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Marc Smith to lead the Department of Children and Family Services in April 2019. Pritzker's office confirmed the resignation. DCFS has not responded to inquiries. Smith’s tenure coincided with [...]
Let Them Fight
Matt Gaetz successfully removed a speaker of the House for the first time in American history. Good.
Andoe's Society Page: St. Louis Public Library Prepares to Raise Money
Last Thursday night, Bill Donius and Jay Perez hosted the St. Louis Public Library Foundation's gala committee kickoff at their stately Kingsbury Place residence. The elegant soiree was attended by dozens of library supporters, including Tom and Ulrike Schlafly, Liz Austin and Brooke Meek.
Attorney general urges Tyson Foods to sell two southern Missouri plants
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants Tyson Foods to sell two plants at risk of closing doors in southern Missouri.
More supporters of the Fall Festival in Old Town Florissant Oct. 8
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Eagles add “The California Concerts” to The Long Goodbye tour
Eagles are bringing The Long Goodbye tour to the West Coast. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just announced dates for what they're calling “The California Concerts,” happening January 5…
In Baltimore, yellow buses are going green
Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health.
Rams settlement money: Officials pay off never-built riverfront stadium, final tab totals $19.6M
Norm Macdonald expresses his admiration for the St. Louis Blues (June 2019)
Missouri Republicans to hold caucuses to make presidential pick in 2024
The Missouri Democratic Party plans to run its own presidential primary using mail-in voting and a March 23 in-person election.
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