Job seekers naughty or nice hoping the holiday shopping season will bring the gift of a seasonal paycheck may end up with an economic lump of coal — if the latest estimates are right.

The question: Will 2009 look like 2003-07,…

Some of you couldn’t wait for this day, some have been dreading it: George Clooney is done shooting his scenes in St. Louis for “Up in the Air.” The cast and crew celebrated by having ribs at Richard’s Ribs in…

It’s not difficult to get a complete meal out of grocery store and superstore (free!) food samples — in fact, we did it. And then added up the calories and fat and sodium from that “meal.” That part was a…

The Casino Queen provides jobs and a steady flow of cash to East St. Louis’s budget — $10.6 million in 2008. The city uses the money for payroll and regular bills. But now the casino is struggling with the economy,…

East St. Louis gets maybe half of its budget from the Casino Queen, which goes into a general fund and covers payroll and other regular bills for the city. But the casino is struggling now against the economy and the…

The St. Louis Zoo is funded through St. Louis and St. Louis County taxes — last year more than $72 million funded the five institutions in the Zoo-Museum District. But to maintain the zoo, officials say the city and county…

I feel like we just caught up with the Weatherbird, and I’m already behind again. You know what that means? Another post with a lot of Weatherbirds! Here we go:

Everyone is saving money any way he can, and that includes…

A year ago, upscale grocers were popping up and proving successful. Then the economy began to stumble and fall all over itself. Customers stopped eating out so often and began to cook at home more. But those customers also changed…

Pasta factories are running at full throttle to keep up with the rising demand for pasta. It’s cheap, filling and easy to make — the go-to food of choice for many cash-strapped Americans. Ramen noodle sales have seen a bigger…