Growing up ravenous for any “young adult” content that offered the slightest glimpse of sexuality, I — along with generations of girls — gravitated to Judy Blume novels like a shark drawn to (menstrual) blood. But I was never a Margaret fan. Give me Deenie any day.
We’ve noted for decades how telecom monopolies convinced corrupt state legislatures to pass counterproductive bans on creative community broadband networks. The bills are protectionist crap that are ghost written by telecom giants like AT&T and Comcast, and designed to protect their regional broadband monopolies from grass roots competitive disruption on a town by town level. […]
PRISM Theater Company delivers suspense with the taut, well-acted Doubt In the mid 1960s, a prestigious catholic run private school welcomes its first Black student and a new, youthful priest with a less rigid approach to education at the same time.
Yesterday, a circuit court judge succinctly summed up the disorder of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office as a “rudderless ship of chaos.” The eloquence of this comment has garnered Judge Michael Noble a spot in our inaugural 15 Seconds of Fame column, where we honor someone bringing attention to our area (for the right or wrong reasons).
The victim was barely breathing when police found him about 10:15 p.m. in the 2800 block of Chippewa Street. He had been thrown from a pickup truck that struck a house. He died later at a hospital.
County council members unanimously agreed this week to spend $1.6 million to hire more than two dozen new officers for the jail, despite recently raised concerns about budget mismanagement.
A judge has begun the process to hold St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and her deputy, Chris Desilets, in "indirect criminal contempt” because he missed a trial and a hearing this week related to an armed robbery case. Attorneys Sarah Swatosh, Bill Freivogel and Arindam Kar discuss that case and other legal issues.
The troubled Barat Academy in Chesterfield said Friday it would pause in-person instruction for the 2023-2024 academic year, affecting 20 students, as it vacates its property in June.
McBride Homes is under contract to buy the Barat property, 17815 Wild Horse Creek Road, from owner Midland States Bank, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it plans a subdivision. McBride, along with another school, St. Austin School, previously expressed interest in the property.
Barat has struggled…
The retailer is planning a weekend-long celebration that will feature food trucks and special displays in the store parking lot, such as NASCAR show cars and archery range and slide inflatables.
This year, the St. Louis Community Foundation added 10 hours of giving to the event, which will conclude at 10 a.m. on May 11. Make an impact by supporting your favorite nonprofits that make a difference in the St. Louis community!
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