ST. LOUIS — After a twenty-minute grilling from colleague Stephen Conway, Alderman Lyda Krewson was poised for a long hearing today in defense of her bill to ban indoor smoking in the city.

Instead, she got an early — and unexpected —…

Krewson

The fight to ban smoking in restaurants appears to be crossing the city line from Clayton to St. Louis.

Word is that Central West End Alderman Lyda Krewson — who probably represents more restaurants than anyone else at City Hall — is…

Booth

Since arriving on the Missouri political scene a few years ago, retired stock guru and millionaire school-choice enthusiast Rex Sinquefield has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to a diverse fleet of political candidates, from the Democratic mayor of St. Louis…

Barack and Michelle Obama leave Spiaggia, owned by a Ladue native

For the president-elect and next first lady, even a weekend date causes a stir.

On Saturday night, crowds clamored to watch Barack and Michelle Obama in downtown Chicago on what is believed to…

Clay

Since the debacle in St. Louis eight years ago, U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay has kept close tabs on city elections, making sure his constituents don’t have any obstacles getting to the polls.

This year, he’ll take his efforts a step further —…

Zogby

John Zogby, the dean of political pollsters, addressed the city’s corporate set at a luncheon today in the Central West End sponsored by the Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

Zogby, the latest keynote at the chamber’s public policy speaker series, is…

Clay

Former Congressman Bill Clay will begin a special day this morning with a post office dedication in his honor, followed by the unveiling of his new book in the Central West End.

The post office on Dunklin Drive in Florissant will be…

This was filmed at the Barack Obama local campaign office in the Central West End.

It’s no wonder U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is considered a super-surrogate for the Barack Obama campaign: She’ll even press her mom into service.

Betty Ann McCaskill, 80, will host an Obama-sponsored  social security and health care roundtable a little later this afternoon…

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan may have no well-known opponents on the Nov. 4 ballot, but that’s not keeping her from shoring up her campaign finances.

Carnahan, who has $787,000 in the bank already, will host an ice-cream social fundraiser Sunday afternoon…