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Retail sales fall 1.2% in March

2 years 7 months ago
Retail sales fell once again, as they've done steadily for the past year: Sales were down 1.2% from February to March. That's an annualized rate of 14%. But the Fed still thinks the economy is running too hot.
Kevin Drum

Godfrey's Newest Coffee Shop, Scooter's, Has Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Now Officially Open

2 years 7 months ago
GODFREY - The brand-new Scooter's Coffee location held a grand-opening ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning. The new store is located at 5330 Godfrey Road and will be open 5:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday and 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For owners, Bob and Lindsey Semptimphelter, this has been the day they've been waiting for since the plans were first released back in October. "It's so exciting," Lindsey said. "When Bobby decided to bring Scooter's to Illinois, Godfrey was always one of our targets, so we're really excited to finally have it here and be a part of the community," she said." The location on the ever-so-busy Godfrey Road "just made sense" to Bob and Lindsey. "It's very similar to our Glen Carbon location. It felt familiar, it felt right," Lindsey said. The Semptimphelter's also own a Glen Carbon location at 4208 Illinois Route 159. The store had a soft opening last Monday and has been busy since. "The community has been very open to trying us out. We'v

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Arkansas Governor Signs Social Media Bill Into Law, Even As Bill’s Own Sponsor Appears Confused About Who It Covers

2 years 7 months ago
What could possibly go wrong? Earlier this week we wrote about an Arkansas bill, SB396, which was modeled after Utah’s recent unconstitutional social media bill, and tries to ban kids from social media. Except, as we noted, it appeared to explicitly exempt pretty much all of social media, except for maybe Facebook and Twitter. The […]
Mike Masnick

Pagan Picnic Returns to Tower Grove Park in June

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis’ Pagan Picnic is a summer tradition that is beloved by all who attend and side-eyed by all who haven’t yet attended. The event describes itself as a place to go if you’re “seeking deeper community” and it’s an event that aims to “offer education about Paganism to the public in hopes of increasing understanding and promoting harmony.” What is a pagan?
Jaime Lees

Café Mochi Is Part of the Grandness of South Grand

2 years 7 months ago

Munchin’ and Musin’ at Mochi’s My grand-dog is named Mochi. So it wasn’t hard for me to remember the name Café Mochi when it was recommended to me by a friend. The lunch stop fit in perfectly with my goal to work my way down South Grand this year—or should I say “eat” my way.... 

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Jean Carnahan