CITY HALL – St. Louis is blinking in the standoff with the COVID-19 coronavirus. Cases continue to rise, so business reopenings have to take a step back. The city has…
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Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose for the first time since late March,…
Summer movie series first step to opening post-COVID-19 microcinema
BEVO MILL – Keith Watson and Sarah Baraba were busy preparing for opening night in a new bar-minicinema on Gravois Avenue when COVID-19 shut them down. Now they’re trying again,…
Parking enforcement resuming along city curbs
ST. LOUIS — Drivers will again have to pay attention to where they leave their cars along the city’s streets, or face paying a penalty for illegal parking. The city’s…
'Mask up,' Cedric the Entertainer tells St. Louisans
CITY HALL – “Mask up!” is the message Cedric the Entertainer, a Missouri native, is sending in the second ad campaign put out by the city. Like the first, the…
City Hall will reopen to visitors June 1, with precautions
CITY HALL – On Monday, St. Louisans will again be able to take care of business inside City Hall. Visitors must have their temperature taken and must wear face coverings.…
Free masks will help area black churches reopen
HANLEY HILLS (AP) — Bishop Floyd Williams knows that the coronavirus has proven especially lethal for blacks, so his decision to reopen his End Times Christian Assembly in St. Louis…
Pools, summer camps, gyms get OK to reopen soon
CITY HALL – To the relief of parents and children alike, swimming pools and youth summer camps can begin operating as of June 1, the city’s health director has announced.…
Botanical Garden sets June 16 reopening date
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Botanical Garden will reopen to visitors on June. 16 after months of lonesome, if beautiful, floral solitude due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Full many a flower is…
Animals always, visitors again! Zoo to reopen June 13
(AP) — The St. Louis Zoo plans to welcome visitors again on June 13, though with enhanced measures that seek to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a…
Staying safe during reopening is doable, Garza encourages
ST. LOUIS – The region’s work in minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been “really remarkable,” Dr. Alex Garza, head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force,…
Why wear a mask? Goodman joins ad campaign to be 'a good neighbor'
CITY HALL – St. Louis native and actor John Goodman is adding his voice to the city’s call for us all to wear face masks when we might encounter other…