Supporters of Francis Slay converged on St. Louis University’s new basketball arena Friday, helping the mayor’s full-court fundraising press for 2009.

Slay has quietly amassed a robust re-election war chest, making the prospect of challenging him next year increasingly formidable. The…

St. Louis Treasurer Larry Williams is the latest city official to go green.

Williams, the city’s ex officio parking czar, announced plans Wednesday to replace 1,134 light fixtures at four city garages with “high-efficiency fluorescent” bulbs.

Not only will the new lights save…

With a father that was a state representative and a grandfather who was an alderman, it’s easy to assume that Mayor Francis Slay’s family business is politics.

It’s not.

Before Francis moved into Room 200, the Slays were far better known…

With the push to repeal casino loss limits having accrued enough signatures to get on the ballot, Mayor Francis Slay has re-iterated his support for the idea.

Patrons at Missouri casinos are prohibited from purchasing more than $500 in chips per…

On his website, Mayor Francis Slay invites friends to a night “celebrating city neighborhoods” at St. Louis University’s new Chaifetz Arena on May 9.

But even if St. Louis is the star of the evening, the proceeds, it appears, will benefit…

Mayor Francis Slay’s State of the City address today at 10 a.m. can be viewed live via the Internet thanks to the streaming broadcast from Channel 10, STL TV.

As we mentioned earlier, a turbulent year at City Hall could make…

Mayor Francis Slay, coming off perhaps his most turbulent year in office, will give his annual State of the City address on Friday.

Looking back at last year’s address, Slay quietly achieved several of the goals he set for himself,…

Mayor Francis Slay is lashing out at a proposal in the State House that would require voters to prove they are also U.S. citizens.

As our own Adam Jadhav reported yesterday, the bill, quietly passed by the House Elections Committee earlier this…

Gossip diva Deb Peterson has the scoop: Mayor Francis Slay is heading south.

Peterson reported this morning that Slay and First Lady Kim have put their Lindenwood Park home on the market - the broker is brother Tom Slay, natch - and are moving…

If Mayor Francis Slay is looking to secure his foothold on Room 200, he picked the perfect time to meet millionaire Rex Sinquefield.

Meanwhile, Sinquefield showed once again that when it comes to supporting candidates who share his views on school…