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St. Louis hit by weekend violence with carjackings and shootings
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City experienced multiple instances of violent crimes over the weekend, with several carjackings, shootings, and robberies reported. A couple near Soulard became the victims of a carjacking just after midnight on Sunday, Oct. 6. Police say a 46-year-old man was standing outside his Nissan Sentra on South 7th Street while […]
Shigella outbreak: Health department asking for help from LongHorn Steakhouse diners
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — As the St. Clair County Health Department continues its investigation into food poisoning cases at a Fairview Heights restaurant, officials are now surveying customers on what they ate in the weeks before the restaurant closed. The county health department and the Illinois Department of Public...
Downtown St. Louis bar will close, citing 'shifted' foot traffic, costs
ST. LOUIS — Downtown arcade bar Start Bar is closing its doors. Start Bar, 1000 Spruce St., will close Oct. 14, per a social media post from the venue. Start Bar shares ownership with two nearby restaurants, Wheelhouse, which is in a separate space at 1000 Spruce, and the Midwestern at 900 Spruce. Wheelhouse and Midwestern will remain open, the social media post said.
Halloween In Illinois: Is This Our State’s Most Haunted House?
We may have supply shortages in other areas, but the current supply of "haunted houses" in Illinois and throughout the country is very strong heading into Halloween 2024. You've got places like the Amityville Horror house, the Lizzie Bordon house (which is now a bed and breakfast), the Villisca Ax Murder House in Iowa, and many others, along with the haunted houses that are slapped together each Halloween season for scary-but-not-too-scary holiday fun in nearly every city and town.
Dogtown restaurant, known for pastrami sandwiches and burgers, shutters
ST. LOUIS — Nomad, a restaurant in Dogtown known for its pastrami sandwiches and burgers, has closed, but its owner has plans to open another restaurant. The last day in operation for the restaurant, 1227 Tamm Ave. in St. Louis, was Sunday, the owner posted Monday on Instagram. Nomad had opened at the location in February 2020, then shuttered with the onset of the pandemic and reopened in May 2020.
Another high-ranking SLPS officer just resigned
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Public Schools Director of Transportation Toyin Akinola resigned from her position, the latest in a series of recent high-profile resignations and firings at the district. Akinola confirmed the news on Tuesday after 5 On Your Side received reports about the resignation. "After 25 plus...
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