Black aldermen criticize lack of representation on freeholder board
CITY HALL – North side aldermen lashed out Monday at the fact that only one of Mayor Lyda Krewson’s nine…
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Grove Fest draws diverse crowd to 14th annual street festival
THE GROVE – Thousands of St. Louisans flocked to Manchester Avenue over the weekend for one of the city’s most…
St. Louis Blues assertion of ‘History Made’ is backed up by Missouri History Museum display
FOREST PARK – The fountain outside the Missouri History Museum is bubbling water that’s bright blue, and maybe offering proof…
Passage of Cure Violence brings hope for cutting homicide rate
CITY HALL – The final passage of a bill granting $5 million for the Cure Violence program in St. Louis…
City takes step toward privatizing St. Louis Lambert International Airport
ST. LOUIS – In a step that essentially starts the clock on the decision whether or not to privatize St.…
Schnucks quits tobacco
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis’ largest supermarket chain will stop selling tobacco products in all its stores at the beginning…
City is offered free ‘eye in the sky’ crime camera system
CITY HALL – Some time soon, a man with a semiautomatic weapon may think he got away with murder gunning…
Looking for coffeehouses in north St. Louis? Tough beans
OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS – Wake up Siri. Ask Alexa over and over. Google it from the break of day…
Author of ‘Hoodie’ says lessons should be learned from the article of clothing
ST. LOUIS – When it comes to early school year shopping, most young boys have their personal style already figured…
SLPS tardy on plan of action after public violence meeting
DOWNTOWN – St. Louis Public Schools is nearly two weeks tardy in turning in a plan to district parents and…
Plan to help residents buy vacant properties meets some skepticism
KINGSWAY EAST – A proposed plan for potential monies next year to help residents buy the city’s Land Reutilization Authority…
National Night Out in Old North strengthens two neighborhoods’ ties
OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS – Each year on the first Tuesday in October, many St. Louisans hit the streets to…
Missouri law prompts secret construction of Illinois abortion clinic
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Planned Parenthood has quietly been building a new abortion clinic in Illinois, just across the…
Is racist shock-jock Romanik’s bankruptcy filing an effort to dupe the FCC?
DOWNTOWN – The slur-slinging, ex-con radio host from whom the Federal Communications Commission is demanding answers about his ownership of…
Altered Metro bus routes, driver shortage confuse, delay some riders
DOWNTOWN – It was a perfect storm of confusion and delay for MetroBus riders Monday as new routes were implemented…
New police badges have a Stanley Cup flair
DOWNTOWN – St. Louis police officers will have the Stanley Cup close to their hearts for the next year ……