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Feinstein in Retrospect

2 years 6 months ago
Today on TAP: Her centrist politics made her an outlier among California Democrats.
Harold Meyerson

St. Louis County Police Name Victim In Fatal Wednesday Crash At Telegraph/Baumgartner Road

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident at Telegraph Road and Baumgartner Road which resulted in the death of an adult male. The deceased has been identified as Shavkat Narimanov, 19 years of age, of the 5200 block of Cathedral Drive in St. Louis, Missouri 63129. On February 15, 2023, at 5:55 PM, St. Louis County police officers from the South County Precinct responded to a call for service for a motor vehicle accident at Telegraph Road and Baumgartner Road. Officers located a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a minivan. Preliminary investigation has revealed Driver #1, operating a 2015 Kawasaki motorcycle, was southbound on Telegraph Road, traveling at a high rate of speed. Driver #2, operating a 2002 Chevrolet Venture minivan, was northbound on Telegraph Road, turning west onto Baumgartner Road when the Kawasaki entered the intersection,

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Modified Auto Owner Discusses Eastgate Location, Business Success, and More

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON/EAST ALTON - Shawn Fowler, owner of Modified Auto in East Alton, recently appeared on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the shop’s relocation to Eastgate Plaza, some of the happy customers they’ve had so far, and much more. Modified Auto was previously located at 165 E. St. Louis Ave. in East Alton, near the Washington Early Childhood Center. While Fowler said he loved having the business in the neighborhood for eight years, moving into their 5,000-square-foot Eastgate location has taken the business to a new level. “The East Alton community in general has been super easy to do business in,” Fowler said. “The City Hall, the Police Department, the Fire Department, they’ve all been so supportive of their local businesses and we love to be a part of it.” Fowler said Modified Auto workers aren’t paid on commission, so they’re not constantly trying to “upsell” customers on products

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
This is the Paris Opera House as seen from the roof of the Galleries Lafayette department store. The Eiffel Tower is in the far distance, photo bombing everything in its path as usual.
Kevin Drum

Appeals Court Tells ICE Its Counterintuitive Tracking System Doesn’t Justify Jerking Around FOIA Requesters

2 years 6 months ago
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), like nearly every government agency, doesn’t care much for FOIA requests or requesters. It generally takes a lawsuit to force the agency to comply with its FOIA obligations. And its day-to-day handling of FOIA requests is so uninspired, it couldn’t even come up with a reason to deny Mike […]
Tim Cushing

Family Business Profile: How the Bognar 'dynasty' helped shape the St. Louis culinary scene

2 years 6 months ago
Before Nick Bognar was a James Beard-recognized chef, having received critical acclaim from the likes of Food & Wine, Esquire and GQ magazines, he was an employee at his family’s restaurant. “It’s great to have all these accolades to give you a good feeling towards what you’ve done and all your hard work,” he said. “But, when it comes down to it, people see the openings and the James Beard nominations, but not the 15 years before that. All of it is second to the work that my family has…
Connor Hart