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4 Hands Brewing Co. to open downtown pop-up during St. Louis Cardinals season
Dubbed 4 Hands on the Plaza, the brewery’s shipping container bar will be stationed in Kiener Plaza for the duration of Cardinals season, the company’s chief marketing officer Liz Swyers said.
Friday Cat Blogging – 31 March 2023
It's a showdown on the fenceline. Charlie and our squirrel are having a staring contest, which the squirrel won on sheer speed. It scampered over to the bush near Charlie and then zipped down. It happened so fast Charlie hardly had time to blink. Those squirrels are quick little beasties.
Man gets life sentence after 2019 quintuple murder in north St. Louis County
A man convicted of killing five people in north St. Louis County in 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison.
Build-A-Bear Workshop hires new marketing chief, adds a consultant
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., the St. Louis-based toy retailer and entertainment company, has hired a new marketing chief and, separately, an entertainment and licensing consultant.
A rare PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) tornado watch is in effect metro-wide until 8pm
Pink Floyd announces ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ solar eclipse listening event
Pink Floyd is continuing the 50th anniversary celebration of their classic album The Dark Side of the Moon with a very special event. Unfortunately for U.S. fans, it's in Australia. The band has announced a…
Baseball-Size Hail, 70 MPH Winds Predicted as St. Louis Tornado Threat Increases
The storm that’s coming to the area today is so bad that meteorologists have been predicting it since earlier this week. They’ve been saying all along that it would be potentially very dangerous, but as it gets closer, it looks like this storm will be even worse than feared.
Audrey Hale might not be transgender at all
NBC News reports on Audrey Hale, the shooter in the Nashville school shooting earlier this week: Even before authorities said Hale was transgender, users on extremist websites spent hours sharing their hopes that the shooter was trans or nonbinary, the primary targets of hate and harassment campaigns by the infamous extremist site 4chan over the ...continue reading "Audrey Hale might not be transgender at all"
Midjourney CEO Says ‘Political Satire In China Is Pretty Not Okay,’ But Apparently Silencing Satire About Xi Jinping Is Pretty Okay
As a rule, it’s a good idea to be particularly suspicious of defenses of censorship that — coincidentally — materially benefit the people espousing them. In this case, the argument in favor of censorship is coming from founder and CEO of AI image generator Midjourney, David Holz. And Holz makes clear that he is willing […]
The Police’s Andy Summers announces solo U.S. tour
The Police’s Andy Summers is heading out on a solo tour this summer. The guitarist just announced dates for his A Cracked Lens + A Missing String tour, which hits the U.S.…
Man dies, others possibly hurt in north St. Louis shooting
One man has died and others are possibly hurt after a shooting Friday afternoon in north St. Louis.
Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone
With its intuitive, immersive training method, Rosetta Stone will have you reading, writing, and speaking new languages like a natural in no time. You’ll start by matching words with images just like when you learned your native language as a child. Then you’ll move onto interactive lessons where speech recognition technology works to evaluate and […]
CITY SC star Klauss to meet fans, sign autographs on Friday
Two stars for St. Louis CITY SC will be meeting fans and signing autographs Friday evening.
Cultural Resources/Preservation Board Areas of Review Map
A New Map of the City's Historic Sites & Districts
Fraud charges dismissed as Berkeley councilman agrees not to run again
Prosecutors dismissed charges against a former Berkeley mayor and in return the 84-year-old councilman agreed to not seek re-election or any other public office.
Planned Parenthood Sues Missouri Attorney General to End 'Sham' Investigation
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri sued Attorney General Andrew Bailey today over his “sham” transgender care investigation.
Meal debt is soaring after universal free lunch ended. How are Midwest states responding?
Almost 7,400 cars were stolen in St. Louis last year. But few led to arrests or charges.
St. Louis police received 2,677 reports of stolen vehicles in St. Louis during a three-month peak last summer. During that time, only 23 adults were charged with car theft-related crimes, according to a Post-Dispatch analysis.
Alton School Board Candidates Introduce Themselves At Public Forum
ALTON - The YWCA of Alton hosted a forum last week to allow the public to see and hear from the candidates running for the Alton School Board. Candidates introduced themselves and shared more about their backgrounds and experience at the forum, which was held on March 22. Six total candidates are running for three four-year-term seats on the Board of Education in the upcoming April 4 election. Those candidates are as follows: Vivian Monckton, Jarvis Swope, Beverly Velloff, Alfred “Al” Womack Jr., David Fritz, and David Lauschke. Christina Milien is also running unopposed for a two-year term and did not attend the event. Vivian Monckton, an incumbent member of the Alton School Board since 1999, was the first candidate to speak at the event. She said she’s proud of the work she and the School Board have accomplished so far and looks to continue that success if re-elected. “I’m very proud of our school district and what we have to offer,” Monckton
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