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"Dogs on the Trail" is a love letter, in words and beautiful pictures, to Ugly Dogs old and new.

Missouri’s COVID-19 death toll increased by more than 20 percent Thursday afternoon, to more than 15,000 fatalities. The 2,771 deaths added to the report aren’t news to local health departments. They have been frustrated for months by the Department of Health and Senior Services’ unwillingness to recognize deaths where the patient’s diagnosis was confirmed by […]

The post Reporting change adds almost 2,800 COVID-19 deaths to Missouri total appeared first on Missouri Independent.

"They could simply change the name, but they would rather hold out in the hopes that ‘the noise’ will go away"

“Are there even Jews there?” The answer to that question, more than any other, was what my friends and family wanted to know when I committed to the University of Kansas. Were there any Jews where I was headed? Growing up in the New York metropolitan area, I was surrounded by a vibrant Jewish community. […]

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The fatalities were the first among MoDOT workers in the St. Louis district since 2016.

Welcome welcome to this occasional column, this little room I've set aside for us, where we get to trade rumors about the STL art and music world.…

St. Louis Standards is a weekly column dedicated to the people, places and dishes that make our food scene what it is. Rick Balducci learned a lot about the restaurant business from his father. Though not a restaurateur himself, the elder Balducci owned a wine distribution company that sold to restaurants, grocery and liquor stores, and he would often take his son along with him on sales calls and deliveries.…

Owners of St. Louis properties that have illegal and unenforceable racial covenants are working to remove them from the public record.

Amelia Bond was named to the St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 list in 2000 while working as vice president and assistant director of A.G. Edwards' public finance department. Today, Bond leads the St. Louis Community Foundation.

Joplin native Linda Dobkins (writing as Jo Allison) has put together a history of the dark side of St. Louis, titled “Storied & Scandalous St. Louis.”

Since being named to the 40 Under 40 program, Steve Smith is still serving as CEO of Lawrence Group, which has worked on some of the region's largest projects, including the $380 million City Foundry.

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place on October 30 in at Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, and a TV special featuring highlights of the event premieres…

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A top-secret David Bowie film project being put together by director Brett Morgen from thousands of hours of rare performance footage of the late rock legend is nearing completion, sources…

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Orvin Kimbrough was named a 40 Under 40 honoree in 2010 while serving as senior vice president of major gifts and planned giving at the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Today, Kimbrough leads Midwest BankCentre.

“Don’t worry,” my old buddy Scans always says, “cause you always worry about the wrong thing.”

While some of this year’s names and companies might already be familiar, this awards program serves as a deep dive into our honorees and their accomplishments, community involvement and future goals.

Nick Tacony started sewing together the history of Tacony Corp. from the basement of his south St. Louis home.  In 1946, Tacony invested his life savings in used sewing machines and parts to repair and sell them.  “He was a mechanic by trade, had an eighth-grade education and he really just had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He loved the idea of families doing business with family,” said Tacony’s granddaughter Kristi Tacony Humes, who is CEO of Tacony Corp.  In the 75 years since its…