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"In St. Louis, everybody knows Olive Boulevard is Chinatown."

St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County contend the Second Amendment Protection Act hinders criminal investigations.

Gene Dobbs Bradford is leaving Jazz St. Louis this week after leading the organization for more than two decades. He helped bring internationally-renowned jazz acts to the city. Bradford is joining the Savannah Music Festival.

“It’s just a joy to get on the ice.”

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of a new state law forbidding local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun …

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Starting Monday, the St. Louis County government will make more free at-home COVID test kits available. There are three additional locations where test kits will be available to pick up for free. Two of those spots open on Monday. Doug Moore, the chief spokesperson for St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page calls [...]

The row of brick storefronts in the 7200 block of South Broadway was built in the late 1800s.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis area has mostly cloudy skies Monday morning. Expect mostly sunny skies Monday afternoon with highs in the 30s. The area will see quiet weather this week. Tuesday's temperatures will see highs in the upper-40s. The area's high temperatures will stay in the 40s through Thursday and they will be [...]

Julia Riew became a TikTok sensation when she created a heroine she'd never seen before growing up in America.

A seasoned nurse and parent of four shares tips for new moms.

A recent addition created more family-friendly spaces

Why warming up and cooling down are just as important as a hard workout

Keep your diet in check while ordering from one of these local eateries

Wisdom and perspective on staying healthy at any age

At 7,000 square feet, the new location is more than twice the size of the now-shuttered flagship.

The closure of Save A Lot in Pagedale left a hole in northern St. Louis County.  Beyond Housing, a community building group that serves about two dozen cities in the area, had worked through the Great Recession to bring a grocery store closer to low-income residents in a part of the St. Louis area dotted […]

The post Missouri bills would offer incentives for grocery stores, urban farms to eliminate food deserts appeared first on Missouri Independent.

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A mother and son were found murdered in Cahokia Heights, Illinois Sunday morning. Police said 76-year-old Esther Cummings and her 48-year-old son Ronnie were found shot to death inside their home on Calvin Boulevard. Police have a person of interest in custody. They are not saying whether they believe he killed the victims. [...]

The distorted misinformation about affirmative action is once again raising its ugly head around the potential nomination of a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. Before any qualified, likely overqualified, Black woman is nominated for the Supreme Court, her reputation is being tainted by the notion that the only reason she is being considered […]

The post Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court is not affirmative action | Opinion appeared first on Missouri Independent.

St. Louis Magazine dining editor George Mahe discusses topical dining subjects.

We’ve got a lot of old oil and gas infrastructure, and it’s leakier than we thought.