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KC movie theater company expands in St. Louis with strategy to combat the rise of streaming
Kansas City-based B&B Theatres on Thursday opened Creve Coeur West Olive 10 in what was formerly AMC West Olive 16. Its strategy involves offering an experience so unique that it will compel the public to forego streaming and return to the theater.
Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back and social activist, dead at 87
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
Court To Donald Trump: Journalists Encouraging Someone To Break A Confidentiality Agreement Is Protected Speech
Lame duck president and serial bad faith litigant Donald Trump has yet again been told his arguments are bad and he should feel bad. The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Suing sued multiple times over the publication of a book by his niece, Mary Trump, which detailed plenty of stuff the on-his-way-out-the-door president didn’t want published. […]
A default on the U.S. debt would be far worse than a government shutdown. Here’s how
WASHINGTON — A U.S. default on its debt would have a significantly broader impact on federal operations, financial markets and the global economy than recent government shutdowns that have left ordinary Americans largely untouched. While the two have been confused frequently during debate over the debt limit, the federal government has had considerable practice with […]
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Mid-Missouri man matches state record with longear sunfish catch
A Mid-Missouri man matched a state record with his longear sunfish catch from earlier this month.
Man killed after reported shootout with Kansas City police
A man was killed in an overnight shootout with Kansas City police officers after a SWAT standoff, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Art on the Square happening in Belleville, Illinois, this weekend
Share price of surgical instrument maker Stereotaxis soars on news of global partnership with health care giant
The share price of St. Louis-based surgical instrument maker Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS) climbed significantly in trading Friday following news the company has inked a partnership with health care giant Abbott Laboratories.
Friday Cat Blogging – 19 May 2023
This picture amuses me. It's Charlie with our lizard, but for some reason he's pretending to ignore it. He only did this for a few seconds before springing back into action, but I wonder what he was thinking? Trying to trick the lizard or something?
Gabe Gore now at helm of Circuit Attorney’s Office
Saying that he is confident he can build the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office "into one of the highest performing in the nation," former Dowd Bennett partner Gabe Gore has been appointed to replace the departed Kim Gardner at the…
Elizabeth Warren at Her Everyday Best
Today on TAP: The senator exposes the corrupt connection between the biggest banks and their docile regulators.
Def Leppard on how KISS — and Beyoncé — inspired them to raise the bar on their live shows
Not every band that came up in the '80s can brag that they're still filling stadiums, but Def Leppard can: The U.K./European leg of their Stadium tour with Mötley Crüe…
Presales start Saturday for massive St. Charles County subdivision, a joint venture of three homebuilders
Presales for a massive subdivision in St. Charles County open Saturday morning, and prospective homebuyers have been camping out for five days to be first in line.
Man charged in shooting death in St. Louis' Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood
A man was charged with murder this week in a shooting death last month in the city's Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
St. Louis startup accelerator sponsored by NGA 'on hiatus'
The NGA Accelerator, a St. Louis-based startup accelerator sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to incubate geospatial technology companies, is “on hiatus,” the federal agency said. A local group focused on geospatial technology said it could create a new accelerator program to build off the NGA Accelerator's success.
Boeing in St. Louis wins $2.6M tech contract for high-speed passenger plane
The research is overseen by NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program, which will lead efforts to “develop a environmentally sustainable civilian high-speed aircraft."
St. Louis Musician Kip Loui Just Wrote His Best Song Ever
I think it might be the best song I ever wrote," Kip Loui tells me. That's quite a claim from a songwriting lifer who will turn 60 this year and has been copiously tunesmithing since high school. He's speaking about "Cold Out There," the title track from his new album, which he considers his first-ever honest-to-goodness solo record.
Man charged with stalking wife, assaulting her with vehicle in Chesterfield
St. Louis aldermen take up Airbnb, Vrbo regulations
The initial proposal would require rental operators to apply for yearly permits and, if they don't live in the rentals, a business license.
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