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High-def audio disc featuring new version of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” to be auctioned in July
A new studio version of Bob Dylan's classic folk song "Blowin' in the Wind" will be sold at a Christie's auction in London on July 7. Billboard reports that Dylan…
Massive weight loss helps St. Peters woman detect cancer
ST. PETERS, Mo. - A St. Peters woman lost 95 pounds by weight lifting and eating right, but now she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. Keri North, 39, started her weight loss journey at 305 pounds. "It was a slow, steady process," North said. She began losing weight in July 2017. She lost 50 pounds, [...]
Missouri health executive: Why collaboration is key to reducing health care costs
Health care costs top the list of expenses that people report difficulty affording. Medical care has become so expensive, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports, that it’s considered pricier than mortgages and rent, monthly utilities and food budgets. Sixty-six percent of Americans, in fact, predicted they wouldn’t be able to afford health care in 2021.
The result is that more than half of adults have delayed or gone without certain medical care during the past year due to cost. For Missouri…
How the concept of whole health can help St. Louis companies become employers of choice
Studies show that 87% of employees consider health and wellness offerings when they decide to work for a company. To keep pace with the changing needs of employees since the onset of Covid-19, employers are enhancing their wellness plans and benefits packages to take more of a whole health approach to health care.
To help employees along this journey toward overall well-being, employers are focusing on areas that go beyond just physical health. Addressing mental health, financial health and societal…
Quit price gouging, Missouri attorney general tells baby formula seller
The company's “apparent price gouging is preying on the power and affection of a parent's love and an infant’s need to survive,” the letter said.
How Cornerstone realizes a vision of affordable, beautiful housing
Since the nonprofit's launch, in the ’70s, the organization has accumulated 41 units in the area, many on Etzel between Hodiamont and Hamilton.
Apartments, not retail, now pitched for site next to Bar K in Forest Park Southeast
Very, Very Little Of ‘Content Moderation’ Has Anything To Do With Politics
It’s truly amazing how focused people are, in discussions on content moderation, on the claims that “content moderation is censorship” and that it’s primarily “suppressing” political speech. That’s not how it works at all. Honestly, the origins of most content moderation efforts were around two major things: (1) spam prevention and (2) copyright infringement. Over […]
Daily Deal: Speedy Mag Wireless Charger for iPhone
The Fast Mag Wireless iPhone Charger is a chic, modern wireless charger for your iPhone. It features a built-in magnet and metal plate, which sticks securely to your phone to prevent it from sliding off. Fast Mag features built-in safeguards against overcharge The addition of Fast Charge technology enables your phone to rapidly charge from […]
NFL teams pitched in $232.5M for St. Louis' Rams settlement: Report
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Body found near I-64 and South Grand in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A man's body was found near I-64 and South Grand. The exact details of where or how the body was found are not clear at this time. The high-traffic area has a major highway, university campus, and is a hub for public transportation. Traffic on I-64 is being diverted from a [...]
Sam Page calls for gun reform, expanded mental health resources in wake of Texas mass shooting
Courtesy Diner on Kingshighway closes indefinitely on Wednesday
A long-standing bedrock of south St. Louis is closing up for good following lunch service on Wednesday.
St. Louis–based Great Spirits Baking Company combines whiskey with baking
The company has partnerships with Jack Daniel's, Baileys Irish Cream, Guinness, Pallini Limoncello, Remy Cointreau, and Mount Gay Rum.
Sarah Fenske leaving St. Louis Public Radio, returning to weekly newspapers
Sarah Fenske to become executive editor for Euclid Media, a group of free weekly newspapers that includes the Riverfront Times.
St. Louis Riverfront Cruise
Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated
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Coming behind from a 3-1 deficit? Not common, but Blues have done it before
Trailing 3-1 in a playoff series may not look encouraging. History shows that it might not be impossible to overcome, but it doesn't happen often.
Wash U is keeping fewer grads in St. Louis. It's launching initiatives to reverse the trend.
The number of Wash U grads living in the St. Louis region has dipped in recent years, even as its leader in 2019 pledged to make the elite institution a better neighbor. Chancellor Andrew Martin lays out its strategy to reverse the trend, including becoming more "immodest" and launching a program aimed at better addressing workforce needs.