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PSA: If You’re Late To Work, Try Blaming The Pixies
I’m a weird guy, but you all knew that already. One of the ways in which I’m particularly weird is that I have not used any sort of an alarm clock in roughly 20 years (I’m in my 40s). For whatever reason, I can decide in my mind when I want to wake up and […]
Meijer proposes 2nd St. Louis-area store, before the 1st opens in Metro East
A major big-box retailer new to the St. Louis market has proposed its second store in the region, even before the first opens.
Def Leppard drops ‘Drastic Symphonies’ version of “Hysteria,” Joe Elliott talks band’s survival
Def Leppard’s new album, Drastic Symphonies, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, comes out May 19, and they’ve just given fans another taste of what to expect. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers dropped…
New Horizons Band of Godfrey Celebrates 25 Years in Existence With Weekend Concerts
GODFREY - The Godfrey New Horizons Band, founded in 1998, performed 18 familiar (and fun) songs to celebrate their 25th anniversary at the Godfrey Knights of Columbus Hall, on Stamper Lane, in Godfrey this past Saturday and Sunday (April 29 and 30). Founder/Director Stanley Chytil said, “Twenty-five years ago I was teaching music at Lewis & Clark when the music director for the college (Harlan Hock) asked me to start a band for Senior citizens and it’s been nothing but fun since. I’ve enjoyed teaching music to senior citizens because they are generally more motivated to learn than younger students. Unlike the younger students…when I ask the Seniors to rehearse at home…they rehearse at home and they get good at their instruments pretty quickly.” Which is really a good thing because Mr Chytil says no auditions are necessary. “If you are enthusiastic about wanting to play that instrument we want you…even if you have never played
Missouri Legislature passes postpartum Medicaid extension
The Department of Social Services estimates the extension would cover more than 4,000 people who otherwise go uninsured two months after the end of pregnancy.
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New MetroLink train cars coming to St. Louis region
Upgrades are coming soon to the St. Louis MetroLink experience. Metro Transit plan to roll out new MetroLink cars over the next several years.
David Freese became a hometown hero in 2011. Now he’s headed to the Cardinals Hall of Fame
The St. Louis Cardinals are not having a good season: they reign supreme at the bottom of the NL standings. But the team made an announcement earlier this week that was a reminder of better times. Third baseman and St. Louis native David Freese will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame this summer. In this encore, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman talks about the remarkable 2011 season when Freese was World Series MVP.
Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Empire Propped Up By ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme, Short-Seller Hindenburg Claims
Man shot and killed in St. Louis County parking lot
A man on Monday morning was shot and killed in a parking lot in Flordell Hills.
cat lost in dogtown area following a fire
Police arrest likely gunman in two downtown St. Louis garage shootings
Authorities have arrested one person suspected in two recent St. Louis downtown garage shootings, including that turned deadly over the past week.
Cardinals plan to honor retiring Tigers star Miguel Cabrera this weekend
One season after many baseball teams honored Albert Pujols in his farewell tour, the St. Louis Cardinals will return the favor to one soon-to-retire MLB star.
Missouri cannabis sales remained strong in April
Missouri cannabis sales dipped in April but remained strong, according to data released by the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services.
Boeing lawsuit blames U.K. investment company for planned closure of supplier GKN Aerospace
A lawsuit from Boeing accuses U.K.-based Melrose Industries PLC, the owner of Boeing supplier GKN Aerospace in Hazelwood, of failing to adequately capitalize GKN, rendering it insolvent.
Alabama venue cancels Ted Nugent concert after backlash over his political views
Last month Ted Nugent announced he was saying “adios” to the road with his Adios Mofo ’23 Tour. Well, it looks like folks in Alabama aren’t going to be able to see…
Fan Expo / Wizard World St Louis ("comic-con") permanently cancelled
Harbour Group expands with acquisitions of chemical and data-logging businesses
Harbour Group, one of the St. Louis region's largest private companies, has expanded its holdings with separate acquisitions of an Illinois chemical manufacturer and a California technology company.
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