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Demo Alert: 1000 Morrison in LaSalle Park

2 years 8 months ago

Update – The description for the demo permit according to the city’s property lookup webpage now says “chimney only.” Though the chimney is on the ground already. Unless it’s for another chimney. A demolition permit application was been submitted August 22, 2022 for 1000 Morrison built in 1886 in the LaSalle Park neighborhood. It appears […]

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Richard Bose

HBO Max And Sesame Street Highlight The Stupidity Of Mindless Media Megamergers

2 years 8 months ago
If you recall, AT&T spent nearly $200 billion on megamergers thinking it was going to dominate the online video advertising space. But after spending a fortune on DirecTV and Time Warner, laying off 50,000 people, killing off popular properties like Mad Magazine and DC’s Vertigo imprint, it quickly became clear that AT&T executives had absolutely […]
Karl Bode

Lawsuit seeks to force Jay Ashcroft to begin review of 2024 Missouri initiative petitions

2 years 8 months ago

A Columbia attorney hoping to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution is suing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to force a review of his initiative petition prior to the November election. In the case filed Aug. 10, Jeff Basinger wrote that he submitted his proposal with all the required paperwork on July 29, only […]

The post Lawsuit seeks to force Jay Ashcroft to begin review of 2024 Missouri initiative petitions appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

Officer charged in 2020 death of Moline Acres Police Sergeant

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A former Bellefontaine Neighbors Police officer has been charged in relation to the 2020 death of Moline Acres Police Sergeant Herschel Turner Jr. Brian Rayford, 41, of Florissant, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. His bond is set at $100,000 cash-only. The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated this incident, and [...]
Monica Ryan

RFT's 2022 Fall Arts Guide

2 years 8 months ago
The unexpectedness of the music drew me out of my apartment. Outside, I found not only a New Orleans-style brass band parading down the streets of my St. Louis city neighborhood but also my neighbors following along, clapping, cheering and dancing.
Jessica Rogen

St. Louis Live Music Gets Loud Again

2 years 8 months ago
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, predictions about the live-music industry were dire. According to some early estimates, most smaller venues in the United States would close without a financial lifeline.
Daniel Hill

St. Louis Theater Is Back on Stage

2 years 8 months ago
In 2019, Carl Overly Jr., a local actor, decided to quit his day job and devote himself to acting and theater. The plan worked, at first.
Rosalind Early

St. Louis Arts Scene Finds a Recipe for Survival During Lockdown

2 years 8 months ago
In the midst of the pandemic, the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries held one of its biggest concerts ever. Over 14,000 people tuned in to stream a concert from singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz — a number made more impressive when compared to the concert hall's 700-seat capacity.
Jessica Rogen