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Streets of St. Charles, the mixed-use development, has added two new tenants this summer.

In 38 years at McCarthy Building Cos., project director Christopher Nisbet has often focused on projects in K-12 schools and universities, most recently finishing up a multiyear $69 million bond issue at Parkway Schools that fixed up 24 of the 28 buildings in the district.

St. Louis Police are looking into a possible break-in at a marijuana dispensary.

Researchers from George Mason University, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Florida State University will spend the next 18 months talking to corrections officers and people in the jail as part of the process known as Plan, Do, Study Act.

Multiple providers said the number of meals they distributed plummeted more than 90% compared with last year.

The St. Charles County Council approved spending $2.2 million for the 14 new officer positions and all their law enforcement equipment.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute up to $550 million to expand certain farmers’ access to land, money and markets and to create educational opportunities for the students of higher-education institutions that cater to racial and ethnic minorities. “The idea here obviously is to enlarge the number of people that are engaged in this […]

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The loss dropped the Cardinals record this month to 17-5.

After recently expanding to the former Bloom Café, the owners also added dining concept Kings Oak.

Since 2014, Natasha Bahrami and her Ginworld team have been treating St. Louis spirits enthusiasts to a world-class celebration of gin with their annual event Gin Festival St. Louis. Now, after a two-year hiatus, the festival returns, promising to be bigger and better than ever. "2019 was our last one, and our biggest one  to date," Bahrami says.

Drive down Grand Boulevard in Holly Hills too fast, and you might miss a small, unassuming storefront on the corner of South Grand Boulevard and Bates Street. That would be a huge mistake — so slow down — as it is the home of the recently opened Star Bakery & Cafe (5547 South Grand Boulevard, 314-769-9380).

Craig Hunter, owner of Big Mama's BBQ Express (5900 St. Clair Avenue, East St. Louis; 618-398-8950) in East St. Louis, says the counter-service joint has never needed ads to attract patrons. Through decades of business and the COVID-19 pandemic, it's instead relied on the rave referrals of hotel bellhops, conventiongoers and others that bring customers rolling into the city's top-rated restaurant. "Now, some people are not going to go to East St. Louis and eat barbecue because of the stigma of East St. Louis," he says.

Cool temperatures Thursday morning with some areas of fog.

Several cities in St. Louis County have adjusted their pan-handling laws making it illegal to ask for money on the street.

As the federal government calls for cuts, Indigenous leaders work to protect tribal water rights.

There were some brief lane restrictions on I-70 in St. Peters overnight while MoDOT crews moved a huge crane.

A white savior rides again in trope-ridden film.

The United States recognizes eight trees as endangered or threatened. New research suggests that number should be over 100.