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Nearly half of Amazon shareholders agree: Time to cut back on plastic packaging
They're part of a growing movement calling for greater plastic reductions.
Splash pads, cooling centers, The Muny: Different ways St. Louisans are handling the heat
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo playing Las Vegas show in September; Invincible musical premiering this fall
Pat Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, have added a September 3 concert in Las Vegas at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort to the end of…
3 St. Louis startups win spots in Danforth Center/Wells Fargo agtech incubator program
Should Missouri change its state tree to the black walnut? TikTok thinks so
The flowering dogwood has been Missouri’s state tree since 1955 because of the beauty of its flowers in the springtime.
Corporate Groups Claiming to Support Service Members Don’t
While the Chamber of Commerce and other groups talk up their commitment to military families, they work behind the scenes to block access to consumer protections.
Electrical Workers Union Fights to Expand Crypto Mining in New York
The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.
Big Tech’s Back Door to Digital Trade Rules
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is a cat’s-paw for tech monopolies.
The Doctor Who Shaped Early St. Louis
Listen to an episode about Antoine Saugrain on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. When St. Louis was established in 1764, it was a small trading outpost. Its founders had grand visions for what that trading outpost might become, but one thing that they probably never imagined is that St. Louis would become a home of …
The Fed needs to avoid panicking over inflation
The Wall Street Journal says the Fed is likely to react harshly to recent news about price levels: A string of troubling inflation reports in recent days is likely to lead Federal Reserve officials to consider surprising markets with a larger-than-expected 0.75-percentage-point interest-rate increase at their meeting this week. Before officials began their premeeting quiet ...continue reading "The Fed needs to avoid panicking over inflation"
My 16-year-old daughter was driving with her friends around on Saturday and sent me this video of a crazy motorcyclist they saw.
The stock market is not really in bad shape. Yet.
We are officially in a bear market now. However, I'd like to show you something: There are two things about this chart that are different from most of the ones you see. First, I adjusted the S&P index for inflation. This doesn't usually make a huge difference, but if you're looking at price levels over ...continue reading "The stock market is not really in bad shape. Yet."
St. Louis now has a unionized Starbucks
USS St. Louis hits rough waters, looks set to be decommissioned
The ship has been hobbled by a design flaw that limits its speed and makes it unsuitable for anti-submarine warfare, its main purpose.
I wish STL City was more pedestrian friendly
Jacqueline Mansell of St. Louis, MO
Jacqueline Mansell of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today
Gateway to Pride Exhibit
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or
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With scooters gone, St. Louis police say weekend was relatively calm downtown
With scooters out of the picture in downtown this weekend, police reported they did not respond to any violent crime or bands of roaming youths.
As he heads for the exit, Missouri’s Roy Blunt backs compromise gun law
Republicans running to replace U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt are giving a thumbs-down to the tentative, bipartisan agreement.