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Up Late to Open Second Location on the Delmar Loop

2 years 10 months ago
Get ready to stay up late on the Loop. Up Late (1904 South Vandeventer Avenue), the popular late-night eatery that opened last spring inside World's Fair Donuts, announced today it will be opening a second outpost on the Delmar Loop. The eatery said it would open at 6197 Delmar Boulevard, which was previously home to Chicken Out.
Sarah Fenske

Retiree Arrested For Criticizing Local Officials Will Have Her Case Heard By The Supreme Court

2 years 10 months ago
We’ve long known the Fifth Circuit is the worst circuit to hear your case involving rights violations by law enforcement. Despite one particularly blistering dissent from Judge Don Willett calling qualified immunity a “rigged game” litigants almost always lose, the Fifth Circuit continues to coddle cops and overreaching government officials to give them what they […]
Tim Cushing

St. Louis man avoids retrial through plea deal in murder case

2 years 10 months ago
In an effort to avoid a second trial, a St. Louis man has reached a plea agreement, steering clear of a retrial for murder. Benjamin A. Chatman, 35, had been convicted in 2017 but claimed he was not informed about the life without parole sentence.
Liz Dowell

Century Coffee Offers Something New at City Foundry: A Coffee Shop

2 years 10 months ago
There’s something about golden milk that sounds so California, Gwyneth Paltrow, yoga and crunchy granola. But one sip of the beverage at Century Coffee Company (3730 Foundry Way, centurycoffee.com), and your preconceptions will come tumbling down around you.
Jessica Rogen

Remembering His Hometown: NFL Player A.J. Epenesa Pays Special Visit To Fourth-Grade Teacher's Classroom

2 years 10 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A.J. Epenesa, a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, is a household name throughout Edwardsville and the entire Metro East region. He was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track and field for the Edwardsville Tigers and attained more fame at the University of Iowa and now the NFL. A.J. also attended Lincoln School while in the junior high ranks. On Friday, he made a surprise visit to his fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Lora Wagner, at Woodland Elementary. A.J.’s intent in coming back was to express his appreciation for one of the people who helped mold him. It is a reminder of the profound impact teachers have on the lives of their students. A.J. took the time to speak to Mrs. Wagner’s students, take photos and sign autographs, which meant everything to his teacher and the students at the school. A.J. was in a photo shown above sitting in a Woodland Elementary seat, something the students also will never forget. Edwardsville High Schoo

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St. Louis County Man Racked Up 41 Felonies While Out on Bond

2 years 10 months ago
A 37-year-old St. Louis County man was hit with 41 felony charges today after allegedly going on a month-long crime spree in which he repeatedly rammed stolen cars into businesses, which he then burglarized. The 41 charges appear to be in addition to the many felony offenses Romel S. Taylor was already facing.
Ryan Krull

Israel and its enemies

2 years 10 months ago
Adolf Hitler was famously voted into power and then appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933. There would not be another German election for more than a dozen years. We all know how this went: Germany started a war in 1939 which the Allies eventually won, killing about 3% of Germany's civilian population in the process. ...continue reading "Israel and its enemies"
Kevin Drum