Seniors yearn for a Steakburger, or fries, as Steak ‘n Shake’s future seems shaky
BENTON PARK WEST – Back in the 1950s, Carol Schultheis recalls, teenagers had more in mind than fries and steakburgers…
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Closed St. Louis charter school owes Missouri millions, state auditor says
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State Auditor Nicole Galloway says a closed St. Louis charter school was overpaid $1.4 million after…
The curious tale of the St. Louis street barriers
Story and photos by JACK GRONE When Henning Lohse-Busch and his wife, Emily, relocated a few years ago from Chicago…
State agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients’ periods
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department director said Tuesday that he had tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood…
Spencer, transportation committee clash on tabling airport privatization vote bill
CITY HALL – Depending on who is talking, action by an aldermanic committee last week could either advance proposals to…
Bill would ban declawing of cats as cruel and inhumane
CITY HALL – A certified animal lover, Christine Ingrassia keeps her own cat, two foster cats, and a dog. In…
City awards $1 million contract to cut down 2,000 dead and diseased trees
CITY HALL – In St. Louis, it’s time to clear away a bunch of old trees – a couple of…
350-pound baby due next summer at the zoo
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The popular elephants exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo will grow by one next year. The…
Bill would label parks as child care venues, ban guns
CITY HALL – Alderwoman Cara Spencer, 20th Ward, is taking a step that she believes would keep firearms away from…
‘Eye in the sky’ surveillance gets support from pastor, foes of crime
JENNINGS – St. Louisans concerned about rampant gun violence – including two who have lost children to that violence –…
News in brief
Police security sought for St. Louis abortion clinic hearing ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri officials are asking St. Louis police…
Hearing begins on fate of Missouri’s lone abortion clinic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic is at stake as a member of the state’s…
St. Louis Aquarium hosts first job fair ahead of grand opening
DOWNTOWN – The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station is diving head-first into the city’s job market. Slated to open…
G&W Sausage finding balance between neighborhood spot and big business
TOWER GROVE SOUTH – When you discuss “seeing how they make the sausage” at G&W Sausage Co. in the Tower…
New Cherokee Street district expected to improve services
BENTON PARK WEST – With $30,000 to $40,000 a year, a business taxing district for Cherokee Street west of Jefferson…
You can bet your boots on Hampton Shoe
PRINCETON HEIGHTS – To a Millennial, or to someone from Gen Z, the device might as well be centuries old.…