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The break-in happened at about 3:15 a.m. Friday at the restaurant on South Grand Boulevard.

A Boston biotech company was paid over $16 million in Missouri for its work operating a little-used COVID testing program that only 25 school districts opted into. Ginkgo Bioworks was originally contracted by the state last year to operate a screening COVID testing program backed by nearly $185 million in federal funds. The program had […]

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This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American

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On Sept. 16, Everything Is Golden, a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist Lizzy Martinez, opens as the first exhibition of the 2022-2023 Millstone Gallery season at COCA. In the

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If you ask Vince Valenza for the origin story of Blues City Deli (2438 McNair Avenue, 314-773-8225), you might think it begins with a fateful trip to New Orleans for a work conference that inspired him to begin making muffalettas at home, or even his turn as a blues musician, which gives the deli its musically inflected spirit. In actuality though, the roots of the sandwich shop go much deeper. "It goes back to when I was a child — not that I thought I was going to open a deli someday, but because we had this tradition on Saturdays of sitting around the table for lunch," Valenza explains.

Rani Molla writes at Vox about job burnout: Some 43 percent of US office workers “feel burned out at work,” according to the latest quarterly survey by Slack’s Future Forum. That figure is near its peak level last year, though Slack has only been tracking this data since May of 2021. First off, Slack is ...continue reading "Let’s talk about burnout"

Last night three individuals smashed the window on the front door at Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand and entered the restaurant looking for cash. Surveillance video shows three men dart inside the lobby of the restaurant. One heads directly to the cash register, but seems to come up empty-handed.

New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and

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The spinoff concept from the partners behind popular burger joint Hi-Pointe Drive-In and other local restaurants will open its first location Sunday.

While the last decade hasn’t been what you’d call great for consumer rights in the U.S. (especially in sectors like telecom), one bright spot has been the mainstreaming of “right to repair” standards. What began as some nerdy fringe policy activism among those eager to repair their own tractors, has very quickly become a mainstream […]

The Pep Zone was in Wentzville, Mo. Friday, October 21 at Timberland High School.

The new 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will add 150 high-paying union and professional jobs, the company said.

A Little Hi, a mini version of the popular St. Louis burger joint, will open Sunday on Manchester Road.

This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon.  On Oct. 7, a terrified 22-year-old Black woman escaped from a home in Excelsior Springs. She told police she had been locked up there for about a month, after being abducted from Prospect Avenue in Kansas City by a man who lives in the home. […]

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There’s a new record for most dogs at a movie screening — and it took place in nearby Litchfield, Illinois. On Saturday, the Litchfield Skyview Drive-In, about 45 minutes from St. Louis, welcomed 199 dogs at its showing of A Dog’s Way Home. It trampled the previous record of 120 dogs in attendance, set in 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil, at a screening of Pets 2.

ST. LOUIS - The storefront of Steve's Hot Dogs was smashed early Friday morning. The incident happened at about 3:18 a.m. Surveillance video showed three men who appeared to be armed entering the store looking for cash. The employees had locked everything away like they were supposed to, and the criminals left empty-handed. Steve's Hot [...]

Police discovered a criminal gang wanted for a train heist holed up in St. Louis tenement during the World's Fair.

ALTON – As part of its continuing recognition of breast cancer awareness month, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center in Alton, Illinois, has two public events this week to educate women about the disease.On October 20 from 4-8 p.m., the OSF Saint Anthony’s mammography team enjoyed a “girls night out” event. Attendees can get a screening mammogram and enjoy food, drinks, vendors and prizes. On October 31 from 12-1 p.m., the hospital will host a “lunch and learn” with guest speaker Manpreet Sandhu, MD, oncologist at OSF Moeller Cancer Center on the OSF Saint Anthony’s campus. Dr. Sandhu will share insights on breast cancer treatment and more. Attendees will receive a box lunch. People interested in attending these events should RSVP by calling (618)-474-6791. To attend the “lunch and learn,” please RSVP by October 28. “It’s vitally important that women know how to catch breast cancer early through self-checks

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