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

After popping up at Indo and The Benevolent King, chef-owner Steven Pursley is ready for a place of his own.

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APM Reports is suing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for withholding data about which homicide cases have been solved. As calls for police accountability grow nationally, the St. Louis department has become less transparent.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons awarded the $44 million contract to an O'Fallon, Missouri-based company.

Riding high on the acclaim and popularity of his Fox Park restaurant, the Lucky Accomplice (2501 South Jefferson Avenue, 314-354-6100), chef Logan Ely is preparing to take on yet another project: a new restaurant just down the street called Press (2505 South Jefferson Avenue) that will be based on a type of pizza he's not sure if anyone has ever done.

"I've said it before, and I will say it again: We like to have fun with food, and we like to play with our food," Ely says. "We had this funny idea that we just acted on right away, and it seems kind of crazy.…

In some recipes, tripling one ingredient might lead to disaster. But in Honeybee's line of popular Blood Orange Strawberry fruit gumdrops, tripling the THC content — from 100mg to 300mg — has made no difference to the fruit flavors imbued into each drop by chef Dave Owens.

"It's still such a small amount," says Owens, the director of culinary for Proper Brands and its line of Honeybee edibles.…

About three years ago, Maria Giamportone and Daniel Gonzalez found themselves in St. Louis and in need of a place to eat. Having come to town from Miami to visit their relatives, the husband and wife wanted to take the family to a traditional South American-style grill — the sort of place that honored their respective Ecuadorian and Uruguayan heritages.…

A renovated kitchen, beautiful new bathrooms, and a spacious third floor are just a few of the home’s desirable features.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is confident Missouri’s 2020 election was safe and secure.  And while he has concerns about things that transpired in other states last year, he dismisses the idea that fraud cost Donald Trump the presidential election.  “Under our Constitution, Joe Biden was duly elected by our presidential electors. End of story,” […]

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The state has paid private attorneys more than $30,000 since 2019 to defend former Gov. Eric Greitens from an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of the Missouri Department of Revenue.  Mark Ausmus filed a lawsuit in 2018 alleging he was fired from a senior counsel position during the early months of Greitens’ […]

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In August 2013 the vacant brake foundry in Midtown St. Louis, Vandeventer Ave. & Forest Park Ave., was an “eye sore” just south the main campus of Saint Louis University.  IKEA’s announcement to build on the opposite side of Vandeventer was still a few months away. I visited the foundry ...

On his way to practice every day, Lavel Dumont would see a young man playing football by himself. Something amazing happened when he decided to stop.

When he first was introduced to Jack Buck, Jack asked him how old he was. Costas said, “I’m 22.” Buck cracked, “I have ties older than you kid.”

The Chesterfield health supplement company is one of several local brands to sponsor PGA Tour players.

Rather than occupying a second 90,000-square-foot space in the Chicago area, the managed care provider said those workers will instead shift to work-from-home positions.

“These medals personify honor, sacrifice, and duty. They belong in the loving care of families rather than hidden inside our cold basement vault."

An acoustic guitar once owned and played on stage by Eric Clapton was the priciest collectible sold at a memorabilia sale hosted by Julien's Auctions that took place November 19-20…

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The Clayton-based company's revenue has climbed steadily over the past year, while it's bottom line has shifted from red to black.

It’s been 58 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. The tragedy of the president’s sudden death shocked and changed a generation. The event caused many ripple effects, including in St. Louis. In an alternate timeline, President Kennedy …

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