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Strawberry Supermoon Will Be Visible in St. Louis Tonight
Tuesday night will be big for werewolves, tides and good old-fashioned lunatics, as a supermoon will light up the sky once the sun finally decides it's had enough attention for the day. June's full moon is commonly dubbed the "strawberry moon," so named by the Algonquin Native American tribe in reference to the start of the northeastern United States' strawberry harvest season. This year's strawberry moon is extra special, as it will be at the closest distance to Earth that it reaches in its orbit, qualifying it as a supermoon.
Ozzy Osbourne is “on the road to recovery” following “major operation”
Ozzy Osbourne is "doing well" and "on the road to recovery" after undergoing surgery Monday. That's according to the metal legend's wife, Sharon, who shared an update on her husband's…
52-year-old charged in west St. Louis County shooting spree
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a Jefferson County man in a shooting spree that happened Sunday in Ellisville and Wildwood.
Controversial Liquor Bill Stirs Up Trouble in St. Charles
A potential loosening of St. Charles liquor laws have some business owners up in arms. A bill up for final vote next Tuesday would eliminate St. Charles’ requirement for bars' and restaurants’ alcohol sales to make up no more than half of their total revenue. Many business owners are threatening to leave in response, but advocates of the measure say it will benefit the area.
St. Louis-Area Starbucks Latest To Join Union
The first St. Louis Starbucks stores have unionized. Over the past 24 hours, three Starbucks locations have taken a vote to unionize. Two of those locations, one in Ladue and one at Kingshighway and Chippewa, agreed to unionize in 12-3 and 9-4 votes, respectively, according to Mari Orrego, an organizer with the labor union Chicago and Midwest Joint Board of Workers United.
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St. Louis restaurant group announces new concept, opening date for former Bar Les Freres space
Steve Johnson, business attraction chief, to retire from Greater St. Louis Inc.
Saint Louis Zoo says goodbye to gorilla
Motorcyclist fired shots from a MAC-10 pistol as he rode in St. Louis County, charges say
Jeff Burnett, 52, of High Ridge, faces several felonies for the crime spree Sunday. No one was hit by gunfire.
Kwame named construction manager for St. Louis Community College's $88M expansion in Wildwood
St. Louis Company Amara Arts Showcases Dance of the African Diaspora
Amara Arts’ new piece, “Speak,” examines how “Afro-Brazilian movement enables us to claim space and speak with our bodies.” The company will be showcasing that work, and others, with an upcoming performance at the Riverfront Times Art A’Fair on June 23. “I just came out of grad school, so I’m in this very experimental mode,” founder Charis Railey says. “We’ve got a fun interactive segment planned as well that plays with the idea of conversation between audience, dancer and the art experience that’s being created by us all.”
St. Louis Mayor Bans No-Knock Warrants in City
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced today that she signed an executive order banning the use of no-knock warrants by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. No-knock warrants allow police to enter a residence without first giving warning or announcing themselves as law enforcement. Such warrants were created for cases when knock-and-announce warrants might lead to the destruction of materials related to illegal activity or put the safety of the police or other individuals in jeopardy.
Lunchtime Photo
This is the Irvine Spectrum shopping center, a vast and growing conglomeration of all the usual mall suspects. As you can see, the photo was taken at sunrise via drone. After this I have one more drone picture to show you: the one that prompted me to finally buy a drone in the first place. ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
No-knock warrants banned in St. Louis City
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order Tuesday banning the use of no-knock warrants in the city.
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St. Louis County man gets 12-year term in killing of woman he met via dating service
Henry McCulley IV pleaded guilty in the October 2018 killing of Rebecca Williams in St. Louis.
Texas DPS Wants Uvalde Bodycam Footage Buried Because It Might Let School Shooters Know Cops Won’t Stop Them From Killing Children
The Uvalde Police Department — which currently avails itself of 40% of the town’s budget — did nearly nothing to stop an extremely horrific school shooting that resulted in 19 dead children, two dead teachers, and 17 others being wounded. While Robb Elementary turned into a bloodbath, Uvalde officers retreated after a couple of flesh […]