A lot of history exists on film. Movies, documentaries, news events, family gatherings. And in this digital age, a lot of the film is deteriorating, and a lot of equipment used to view that film is disappearing.
A national organization dedicated…
A lot of history exists on film. Movies, documentaries, news events, family gatherings. And in this digital age, a lot of the film is deteriorating, and a lot of equipment used to view that film is disappearing.
A national organization dedicated…
The next battleground over smoking in the St. Louis area will be casino gambling floors. Casinos were the major exemption in a St. Louis County vote Tuesday that overwhelming approved a ban on smoking in most public places. The county…
Is yoga for fitness or spirituality?
Post-Dispatch religion writer Tim Townsend reports that question — yoga as exercise versus yoga as meditation — is at the heart of the argument that yoga teachers will make to state legislators.
The state of Missouri…
It’s nigh on Halloween, and talk turns to costumes and candy and goblins and ghosts. In De Soto, a pizza parlor is wondering if it has a real apparition. Weird sightings — including the spirit of a small boy —…
Another indication that the economy is improving was released today. A government report shows an increase of 3.5 percent in the Gross Domestic Product, higher than the predicted 3.2 percent increase. It was the first growth after four straight quarters…
The plan to offer swine flu vaccines at schools has run into snags in this area. A shortage of the vaccine and changing priorities on who should get the shots has meant that most students are unprotected. The initial effort…
St. Louis County voters will decide on a smoking ban next Tuesday. Proposition N would generally prohibit smoking in public places countywide, with the exception of casino gaming floors. The ban would go into effect on Jan. 2, 2011. The…
Tony LaRussa announced Monday morning that he’s returning for a 15th season as Cardinals manager — and he’s bringing former home run king Mark McGwire back to baseball as the team’s hitting coach.
“Mark…
St. Louis-area home sales had their biggest jump in at least a year in September, aided by the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Sales were up 6 percent, according to data compiled by the Post-Dispatch. Nationally, September home…
The dramatic cut in flights from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport planned by American Airlines will be eased somewhat by Southwest Airlines, which announced that it will add nine daily flights beginning in May. The destinations will include several cities —…