The Ozark Theater, one of the oldest movie houses in the metro area, is getting a second chance.Bird line suggestions:

• Coming attraction
• Revival of the fittest
• Making concessions
• Change of venue

Today’s Bird line: Screen saver

About 1,500 people were at St. Louis Cathedral Basilica for Archbishop Raymond Burke’s farewell Mass. Burke is heading to Rome where he will lead the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.There was a horrible Bird line incident last night: They…

What a fantastic day for the U.S. swim team at the Olympics! A gold medal (and world record) in the 400-meter medley relay gave Michael Phelps his record-breaking eighth gold medal in a week. (If you didn’t see the race, watch…

Eldon-native Chris Cantwell’s 69-foot 2.5-inch “toss” earned him the silver medal in shot put. (Did you notice that the track and field events and the opening ceremonies are held in the “Bird’s Nest”?)I know of one not-quite-good-enough Bird line suggestion:…

Wal-Mart has cut back its expansion plans, but not in St. Louis. Eight supercenters will open before 2010; the first one, in Fenton, opens next month. Wal-Mart is making some changes to all of its stores though — losing the trademark…

Have you seen Michael Phelps’s competitions? He’s won five gold medals — and set five new world records. Amazing! Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte compete in the 200-meter individual medley at 9:48 tonight St. Louis time.

Bird line suggestions:

• Golden boy
• Within Spitz-ing…

OK, yesterday it was time to go back to school. Today it’s time to face math. I loved math — especially algebra and calculus. (Not so much with geometry, though.) Test your middle-school math skills. (I got them all correct,…

It’s time to go back to school! I love shopping for school supplies — even though I’m not in school anymore. (Yesterday, I picked up a box of new markers. I’m heading to my alma mater this weekend to talk…

In just six months, TV stations will turn off their analog signals for digital. Not ready for that? You’re not alone — St. Louis is among the least prepared according to Nielsen Co. Sign up now for a coupon for…

Did you see Michael Phelps win his first gold-medal of the Beijing Olympics? Amazing! The Weatherbird had a front-row seat, but I have to warn you: Do not try this at home. The Bird is sitting way to close to that…