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The St. Louis native will be the face of the brand's first commercial push of 2023.

Students at Patrick Henry Elementary School were able to move with ease as they planted vegetables Friday during a ribbon cutting for concrete pathways made possible by Cement Masons Local 527 apprentices and the union’s signatory contractors. Total value of the project donation is approximately $50,000. In order to assure that the donation would not […]

On Monday, Missouri lawmakers return from their Spring Break. For Missouri’s Republicans, the agenda they’re returning to is squarely focused on restricting the rights of transgender people. Among the bills being debated are those that would prohibit trans girls from playing girls sports and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio political correspondent analyzes the GOP focus on trans issues, and previews what could happen when lawmakers convene next week.

Current owner Tim Pieri reunites with former Harry’s teammates Curtis Henderson and Shawn Raphael on a larger, more upscale restaurant and lounge.

Why are teen girls so depressed these days. Jonathan Haidt thinks the answer is smartphones and social media, and I expressed some doubts about that a few weeks ago. Haidt is back today and, among other things, shows us this chart: You can see one of the reasons for my skepticism here: the starting point ...continue reading "Teens are depressed because they spent their childhood in a bubble, not because of smartphones"

This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, has captured progress on “NEO Vantage Pointe,” a 269-unit luxury apartment complex being constructed by ARCO. The project is located at 12401 Boulder Springs Parkway in the Southwest quadrant of the Page/I-270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The developer of the complex is […]

ST. LOUIS – We have been missing FOX 2 Meteorologist Jaime Travers since she left for maternity leave. By the look of our emails, the phone calls, and the questions; so do you.   Jaime returned to FOX 2 newscasts during today's 11 a.m. broadcast. She presented the forecast and spent her afternoon in the [...]

A St. Louis man admitted to harassing and threatening to rape five women in a federal court hearing Thursday.

I overslept today, so I asked GPT-4 to write a limerick about oversleeping: There once was a fellow who'd doze, He set his alarm but he chose, To hit snooze a few times, And waste precious chimes, Now his blog is a void and that blows. I modified the final line, but the rest is ...continue reading "Yet more poetry from GPT-4"

Four men are in police custody in connection with a homicide in Florissant last fall.

Chris Ruth, Controls Manager for Integrated Facility Services (IFS), has been selected as the 2023 Board Chair of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In this role, Ruth works to advance the organization’s mission to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment in the […]

Hospitals that serve predominantly rural areas have long struggled to find ways to have the resources of big-city health care systems without going as far as merging and losing local control. Phelps Health in Rolla is joining a collaborative run by St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare to thread that needle. STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl explains how the partnership will work.

The 17-year-old old boy has been charged with second-degree murder.

ST. LOUIS -- You could work at the Gateway Arch. Full-time, part-time, seasonal tourism and hospitality positions are all available. Attendance to Gateway Arch National Park increased 41 percent from 2021 to 2022. Bi-State Development says Arch employees could get a $500 hiring incentive and a free Metro Transit pass good for unlimited rides on [...]

Shrek Rave 9 p.m. Saturday, March 18.

I've set this video from Microsoft to start at 7:54. Go ahead and watch about 30 seconds of it.  As a former high-tech marketing VP, I can confirm that marketing writing is generally pretty undistinguished. You don't have to be Shakespeare to put together a brochure or a PowerPoint presentation about a new product. ...continue reading "Marketing in the era of GPT-4 is a doomed profession"

The new information came as police announced the arrest of a third juvenile in the case, a 17-year-old boy from Lake Saint Louis, who allegedly drove with Lydia to St. Charles to sell drugs.