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Police Board budget demand goes from ‘crippling’ to ‘catastrophic,’ mayor says Last week, Mayor Cara Spencer had a disagreement with the rest of the Board of Police Commissioners, to the tune of as much as $72 million. But since then, the parties have only gotten further apart. ...

Spencer is warning city leaders that the state-appointed board is demanding a 60 percent budget increase from last year—and asking them to join her in standing up for other city departments.

314 Day deals and events celebrate St. Louis March 8–14 Show off your love for St. Louis with a slew of 314 Day deals and activities from March 8–14 and beyond.

Show off your love for St. Louis with a slew of 314 Day deals and activities.

Truck Norris Twisted Eats and Bar in Ellisville to reopen Todd Norris recalls looking at his wife, Ashleigh, during one of Truck Norris Twisted Eats and Bar’s final services this past January. Every table in the dining room of the Ellisville restaurant was f...

After a devastating crash forced its closure, the Ellisville restaurant is getting a second chance, thanks to an anonymous investor and an outpouring of community support.

Tesla owing $40K in parking tickets is tied to defunct IL dealers St. Louis city parking authorities really should have put a boot on a black Tesla Model S on one of the 350 or so occasions it parked illegally around town. Because now the more than $40,000 the car o...

Because no one booted, or towed, the luxury car, the city now has little chance of recovering the money past due.

How St. Louis high schoolers are getting a head start on college and careers From launching businesses to earning industry certifications, St. Louis high schoolers are exploring career paths long before graduation.

These initiatives help high schoolers explore college and careers.

Surrounded by growth, Dardenne Prairie weighs limits on multifamily housing Almost no members of the public showed up to the Dardenne Prairie Planning & Zoning Commission’s work session on the evening of Feb. 11. It wasn’t a trivial discussion, though. The half-dozen commissi...

The St. Charles County suburb started with a one-year moratorium, but now is looking for ways to halt new apartments outright.

Natalie Haynes wants to answer your Greek mythology questions We’re in a golden age of Greek mythology retellings, with characters such as Medusa, Circe, Ariadne, and more getting their time in the spotlight thanks to contemporary authors and classicists. On Mar...

The author and mythologist is headed to St. Louis on March 12 to talk about her new book, ‘No Friend to This House.”

The Brass Tap now open in Olivette The Brass Tap (9091 Olive Crossing), an upscale beer bar concept with more than 50 locations nationwide, opened its first Missouri location on March 2. Franchise owners Kush and Prapti Patel, who plan...

Kush and Prapti Patel’s upscale sports bar offers local brews, wine, cocktails, and pub fare—with plans for four more area locations.

Mailing company sues former St. Louis mayor for past-due $98K bill A Seattle-based company that handles political mailers for campaigns is suing a former St. Louis City mayor over an alleged $98,000 unpaid debt. Moxie Media filed a lawsuit against Tishaura Jones on W...

Moxie Media says says the campaign of former St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones only made partial payment for its services.

After working for 4 St. Louis mayors, Nahuel Fefer knows what’s broken at City Hall Nahuel Fefer is among the very few political appointees who have served in St. Louis city government under four different mayors—beginning as a WashU undergrad under Francis Slay and later becoming po...

The former executive director of the Community Development Administration has some ideas for city-county reunification—and charter reform.

Top things to do in St. Louis this weekend: March 6–8 Find the top things to do in St. Louis this weekend. There's no shortage of options for a range of interests!

From Morpho Mania to Holi Celebrations.

Taylor Geospatial Institute and Engine roll into a single nonprofit focused on GeoAI The organization folds the Taylor Geospatial Institute and Taylor Geospatial Engine together to spur new geospatial artificial intelligence tools.

The two organizations launched with philanthropic support from Andy Taylor are coming together as Taylor Geospatial with a refined focus on AI and geospatial data.

Per Scholas St. Louis is bullish on tech training in the AI era There’s at least one worrywart in every learner cohort at Per Scholas St. Louis, the no-cost tech-training nonprofit at Cortex. So say the instructors of the most recent IT Support course. It had 13 s...

The nonprofit at Cortex is providing free classes and wraparound support for ambitious St. Louisans.

St. Louis pharmacist pens book on safe medication use for older adults Are you practicing safe medication use? Hedva Barenholtz Levy wants older adults to take a look at the prescriptions and supplements they use.

Hedva Barenholtz Levy wants older adults to take a closer look at the prescriptions, supplements, and products they use—and to feel empowered to ask more questions.

Gamlin’s, opening in Maplewood this spring, names Chris Arnold as executive chef One of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year has named its executive chef. Chris Arnold will lead the kitchen at Gamlin’s (2704 Sutton), the forthcoming concept from industry veterans D...

Arnold has worked at local spots including Olive + Oak, Acero, and The Crossing, as well as the acclaimed Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado.

With WildCare Park opening in 2027, all eyes are on Spanish Lake’s potential When the Saint Louis Zoo opens WildCare Park next year, it’s expected to draw 420,000 guests annually to an oft-forgotten part of the metro area. Spanish Lake sits near the confluence of the Mississip...

A new report suggests the region could maximize the Saint Louis Zoo outpost’s impact with a little strategy.

New musical at COCA tells the story of Sr. Thea Bowman Your typical musical—if any musical could be called “typical”—is a labor of love that gestates for many years. You need songs, a script, and choreography. You need actors, lighting, costumes, and prob...

ValLimar Jansen’s “I Will Live Until I Die” debuts March 5.

State Police Board seeks to limit civilian oversight of officer misconduct With the new state-appointed board now running the city’s police department, civilian review of complaints against St. Louis officers could potentially be on its way out—as the State Board’s lawyer su...

Chris Graville, an attorney for the board, says he believes civilians having access to police disciplinary cases would violate state law.

St. Louis hosts the nation’s top chess players at the 2026 American Cup Fame, glory, and cold hard cash are on the line this week at an elite level of competition: the 2026 American Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club. “It’s the crème de la crème of the American chess world...

St. Louis’ own Fabiano Caruana headlines a field of elite players competing for $400,000 in prize money.

Take a trip down memory lane through St. Louis as the Mother Road turns 100 Welcome to 1950! Your young country is Europe’s hero and the world’s inspiration. Money’s pouring in, everybody’s happy, and it’s time for a road trip across this grand land. Untie the frilly apron, s...

Plus, nostalgic dining spots, roadside attractions, hotels, festivals, and more that you can still experience.

Pulitzer Arts Foundation marks 25 years with 'Dialogues & Conversations' The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is marking 25 years of thoughtful exhibitions in 2026 by going back to their roots—and those of founder Emily Rauh Pulitzer.  Dialogues & Conversations, on view at the Pul...

The exhibition is curated by Pulitzer founder Emily Rauh Pulitzer and features many pieces from her personal collection.

Missouri mom Hannah Harper advances on ‘American Idol’ with viral song “String Cheese” Raised in a bluegrass gospel family, Hannah Harper's anthem is striking a chord far beyond the "American Idol" stage.

Raised in a bluegrass gospel family in rural Missouri, the mom of three’s anthem is striking a chord far beyond Reynolds County.

Families can now book a bunny tea party through Little Dreamers Barnyard A former school resource officer and nurse has transformed her family farm into Little Dreamers Barnyard experiences.

A former school resource officer and nurse is transforming her Washington, Missouri, farm into one of the region’s most unique children’s experiences.

REDI is turning St. Louisans from diverse backgrounds into real estate developers The 14-week Real Estate Diversity Initiative program helps people of color and women get a foothold in an industry that’s tough to break into.

The Urban Land Institute’s 14-week Real Estate Diversity Initiative program is helping people of color and women get a foothold in an industry that’s tough to break into.

St. Louis treasurer voided his own parking tickets In the past three years, the man who controls parking in the City of St. Louis has forgiven eight of his own parking tickets.  Parking in the city is the domain of the Treasurer’s Office, an entity th...

Adam Layne has forgiven $640 of parking tickets he’s personally accumulated—and says he’ll gladly forgive them for other city officials as well.

Junior Bonds program seeding $5,000 for middle school students is again open for applications A program designed to invest $5,000 each on behalf of 300 eighth graders around the region restarts today with a new nonprofit at the helm and applications again open. The St. Louis Junior Bonds progr...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis is now administering the $1.5M program.

The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art says farewell with 'Liminal' Since 1993, the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) at St. Louis University has been a haven for exploring the intersections of art, religion, and spirituality. Now, St. Louis is preparing to...

The museum will permanently close following the exhibition, which explores three decades of art and reflection at MOCRA.

7 ways ‘DTF St. Louis’ gets St. Louis right—and 5 ways it doesn’t DTF St. Louis, the new HBO comedy starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour as sexually frustrated suburban dads, was not filmed here. The production instead took advantage of Georgia’s famously genero...

Jason Bateman plays a St. Louis meteorologist in the new HBO mini-series.

The Listening Room's Chris Blair grew success from Missouri roots When Chris Blair packed a U-Haul and left the small town of Imperial, Missouri, for Nashville, Tennessee, he didn’t have a job, a home, or a backup plan. What he did have was a belief he could create ...

The Imperial-born musician is celebrating the 20th anniversary of founding one of Nashville’s most respected songwriter venues.

Meet some of the women stirring up St. Louis’ cocktail scene Heather McGhee | The Royale McGhee has a rare combination of precision, fluid creativity, and chaos management, according to The Royale’s owner, Steve Smith. “She can serve a packed bar, can keep the ...

These under-the-radar beverage pros are raising the bar across the metro area.