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Politics
Mayor-elect acting quickly to prepare for inauguration
CITY HALL – City Treasurer Tishaura Jones moved quickly following her election as mayor Tuesday night to ensure that she’s…
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Politics
Jones tops Spencer in historic contest for mayor; ‘I believe in St. Louis’
CITY HALL – City Treasurer Tishaura Jones won the mayor’s office on Tuesday in the first all-women race for the…
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Politics
$500 million bond issue approved for MSD
ST. LOUIS – Residents of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District approved Tuesday the $500 million Proposition Y bond issue…
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Candidates by Ward
Incumbents win 12 of 16 races for aldermen
CITY HALL – In an election that mostly belonged to incumbents, three aldermen nonetheless got tossed out by challengers. Twelve…
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News
Both mayoral candidates pledge to end violence at Justice Center
ST. LOUIS – On the day before the city’s general election, both candidates for mayor condemned the rioting at the…
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Politics
Volunteers – including her dad – fuel Cara Spencer’s campaign
BENTON PARK WEST – One of Cara Spencer’s most faithful volunteers in her race for mayor may be Bob Spencer…
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Politics
Tishaura Jones urges backers to keep working for mayoral victory
ELLENDALE – In one of city Treasurer Tishaura Jones’ last rallies before the election, she spoke of some words of…
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News
Easter celebrations were hopping a century ago in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – When thieves boarded a delivery truck and absconded with $3,000 worth of the best Easter suits and…
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Kids
Website helps families choose the perfect virtual or in-person summer camp
ST. LOUIS – For the second summer of COVID-19, families are looking for some kind of camp – safe, whether…
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Business
Proposition Y gives choice of how to fund vital MSD project
ST. LOUIS – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is offering city and county voters two choices in the April…
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Police Accountability
Oversight Board sought for correctional facilities
CITY HALL – A panel that investigated disturbances at the City Justice Center is recommending the establishment of an independent…
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Politics
In their own words: Mayoral candidates debate
ST. LOUIS – The two candidates for mayor covered a wide range of topics in a debate broadcast on Fox…
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Politics
Prop E to decide fate of earnings tax, city revenue
CITY HALL – If city residents defeat one measure on the April 6 ballot, they could wind up with an…
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Politics
Proposition D turned mayoral primary over, Reed says
CITY HALL – A new system of choosing candidates for office in the city turned the March 2 primary race…
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Coronavirus
Virus casts long shadow, one year since city’s first case
CITY HALL – After a devastating year of living with COVID-19, officials hope the deaths and hospitalizations the disease brought…
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Politics
Absentee ballots available for April 6 city election
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners is now accepting applications for absentee ballots for the city’s…
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The SouthSider
Virus rains on St. Patrick’s Day parade, but Dogtown keeps spirits high
DOGTOWN – For the second year in a row, firetrucks, floats and marching bands will not move down Tamm Avenue…
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Art
Sumner to stay open as an arts, activism school
THE VILLE – The historic Sumner High School is getting new life as a school specializing in activism and the…
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Featured
Soccer facility will be unique, welcoming, officials and contractors pledge
ST. LOUIS – The buildings of the new St. Louis City SC soccer franchise will do more than provide the…
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Featured
Tishaura Jones’ No. 1 election rank isn’t surprising, UMSL professor says
CITY HALL – Tishaura Jones’ first-place finish in Tuesday’s primary election for mayor was no surprise to UMSL political science…
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News
Incumbent aldermen come out on top in city primary election
CITY HALL – In the first round of the city’s elections for aldermen, the clear winners were incumbents. Only one…
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Featured
Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer head for mayoral runoff
CITY HALL – A four-way mayoral race is now down to two candidates. Following the first nonpartisan election in St.…
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Featured
Aldermen could overturn mayor’s veto of firefighters retirement bill
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson’s word may not be the final word. There should be enough votes on the…
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Featured
Krewson moves city toward all-electric vehicle fleet
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson took major steps toward shifting to an all-electric city fleet when she showed…
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Business
Free tax service moves online during pandemic
ST. LOUIS – Each year, LaTaunia Kenner and other volunteers have spent the days before April 15 face to face…
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Featured
Jones makes her case to lead public safety efforts
ST. LOUIS – Solving the city’s crime problems means getting help from everybody, city Treasurer Tishaura Jones said. “We have…
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Featured
Coalition wants independent commission to redraw wards
CITY HALL – Members of a wide coalition of citizens groups announced on Tuesday plans to put a City Charter…
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Featured
For Cara Spencer, the road to mayor’s race started at a pool
MARINE VILLA – You could say Cara Spencer’s run for mayor began when her neighborhood pool closed. Spencer, a single…
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Coronavirus
During 2021 Lenten fast, some fish fries carry on with carry-out
DOGTOWN – The women in charge of the annual Lenten fish fries at St. James the Greater Catholic Church said…
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Black History Month
Vashon Museum offers intimate history of some of city’s Black residents
ST. LOUIS PLACE – Calvin Riley Jr. doesn’t need a time like Black History Month to raise the banner for…
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