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Kaldi's Coffee reopening Citygarden location in downtown St. Louis

2 years 9 months ago
Coffee lovers who work in or visit downtown St. Louis will soon have another place to grab a cup and a pastry. After being closed since March 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kaldi's Coffee is reopening its location in downtown St. Louis at Citygarden. Kaldi's made the announcement on its Instagram page Tuesday, saying the location at 808 Chestnut St. will reopen Monday, July 18. It currently has eight other St. Louis-area locations, with plans to open its first drive-thru location…
Cassie Kibens, KSDK

Techdirt Podcast Episode 325: What Is Web5?

2 years 9 months ago
As advocates of decentralization and a protocols-not-platforms approach to the web, there’s a lot about the concept of Web3 that sounds appealing to us at Techdirt — but the details usually leave a lot to be desired. A new project called TBD from Block aims to move beyond all that, and while its invocation of […]
Leigh Beadon

Electric vehicle charger ready to be used

2 years 9 months ago
Maplewood Community Development Director Laura Miller reports that the electric vehicle charger, at two spaces at the west end of the Marietta lot, are now operational. The spaces will be lined with green paint later this week. The spaces are reserved for electric vehicles, with a two-hour parking limit. Update: It was reported that both […]
Doug Miner

Dubious St. Louis Character Billy Busch Releases New Beers

2 years 9 months ago
Billy Busch, great grandson of Adolphus Busch, has made a new foray into the world. No, it isn’t another short-lived reality TV show a la 2020’s The Busch Family Brewed but rather a return to the meat-and-potatoes of the Busch family. It’s a beer.
Jessica Rogen

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
This is the owner of one of the famous bookstalls that line the quay of the Seine in Paris. These days most of them sell tourist stuff, back issues of magazines, and copies of old prints that are the same in every stall, but a few still sell old books or, in this case, old ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Outstanding Performance Recognition Presented To Bethalto Officer Brian Gifford 

2 years 9 months ago
BETHALTO - Bethalto Police officer Brian Gifford received special recognition for outstanding performance at Monday night's Bethalto Village Board Meeting. Bethalto Chief Police Mike Dixon commended Gifford for his excellent police work with cases. The commendation presented Monday night outlined Gifford's efforts in five different criminal investigations in which he developed probable cause for felony charges ranging from the possession of controlled substances to offenses related to stolen motor vehicles. "Collectively, the investigations resulted in the seizure of felony amounts of cannabis, methamphetamine, fentanyl, a stolen vehicle, and an illegally possessed handgun, as well as the issuance of charges in a felony retail theft in which a subject attempted to steal a lawnmower from an area business and fled prior to officers arrival," Chief Dixon said. "In addition to the commendable efforts made in investigating offenses while on patrol, Officer Gifford showed further commitment

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