Here’s what it comes down to: The floods have destroyed some fields, so the price of corn, meat and eggs are likely to go up. I hope that’s sweet corn that the Weatherbird has — fresh corn on the cob…

Elephants like beer. Not to drink — at least not that I know of. Anheuser-Busch donated eight elephants in 1955, kicking off the St. Louis Zoo’s elephant program. They’ve helped to add hippos and penguins, too. Last year, A-B donated…

In a change of pace from this week’s flood/Anheuser-Busch cycle, the Weatherbird took to the street for Saturday’s Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. It was estimated that more than 62,000 (and one Weatherbird) would participate to raise money…

With all this talk of InBev’s offer to buy Anheuser-Busch, and the A-B board meeting to discuss the deal, perhaps no news really is good news. The directors say they’re not ready to respond yet, so the waiting game continues.…

The Anheuser-Bush board of directors will meet today. Chances are they’re going to discuss InBev’s $47.5 billion offer.

Bird line suggestions:

• Board to tears
• Roll out the barrels
• Drinking buddies
• Feeling the draft
• Last call

Today’s Bird line:Coming to a head…

The flood waters headed to St. Louis are pushing Live on the Levee off the levee. Fair St. Louis and Live on the Levee will move to Soldiers Memorial Plaza, at Tucker Boulevard and Market, 15th and Olive streets.

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For years, people have said gardening is cathartic. Urban Seeds is a 3-year-old program that oversees 170 community gardens in the city, including one between Market and Pine streets that is tended by St. Patrick Center clients. The parallels between…

The rivers are getting high again — this time the Mississippi. Families and communities are working together to sandbag; the Weatherbird is offering his assistance.

Bird line suggestions:

• Current affairs
• River dance
• Crestfallen
• Wave runner
• Flow chart
• Deep and wide

Today’s Bird line: Levee madness…

Video games are fun, sure, but is there any money in it for gamers? Maybe — similar the path skateboarders followed after the popularity of the X-Games, gamers are hoping they’ll be able to cash in soon.

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It’s Father’s Day; did you remember to call your dad?

Five of our reporters talked to St. Louis kids with famous fathers — Chuck Berry, William Clay Sr., John Londoff, Robert Lowery Sr. and Lary Eckert — and proved you…