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This year’s 8 best new restaurants, according to Sauce Magazine Dec 14, 2022

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Sauce Magazine Executive Editor Meera Nagarajan shares her team’s picks for best new restaurants of 2022, as well as recommendations for holiday-themed pop-up bars in the St. Louis region.

‘A New Holiday’ takes storytelling magic from film to page Dec 14, 2022

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St. Louis natives Brian Owens and Sophia Stephens joined forces in 2020 to release “A New Holiday,” a Christmas movie that features a little girl celebrating her first Christmas without her beloved grandmother. The movie is inspired by the life of local philanthropist, Thelma Steward, wife of David Steward, founder of World Wide Technology, and his mother, Dorothy Steward, who passed away in July 2020. Owens also lost his mother in March 2020 to cancer. The main character, “Thelma,” is learning how to find joy and hope again as she processes her loss.

How MoBot used plant DNA to convict a Missouri killer Dec 13, 2022

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Conservation geneticist Christy Edwards never expected to use her knowledge of plant phenotyping to help solve a murder. The experience seemed more akin to a script of “Law and Order” or “CSI”: A young wife and new mother disappears, the investigators suspect her husband of foul play, and they just need the evidence to prove it. Instead of blood, mud and juniper needles become the focus — and Edwards and her colleagues at the Missouri Botanical Garden rush to collect samples and analyze over 100 trees around Mengqi Ji’s burial site, evidence that ultimately ties her husband to the crime.

In his new book, Ed Wheatley calls St. Louis ‘America’s best sports town’ Dec 13, 2022

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Sports historian Ed Wheatley shares stories from his latest book, “St. Louis Sports Memories: Forgotten Teams and Moments from America’s Best Sports Town.”

Making ‘mocktails’ that keep proof low and spirits high Dec 12, 2022

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Mixologists share tips for making low- and zero-proof drinks that are balanced and complex.

Amazon warehouse where 6 died is nearly rebuilt but won’t have storm shelter Dec 12, 2022

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Podcast Description: The Amazon warehouse where six employees died in a tornado a year ago Saturday is nearly rebuilt. The plans don’t include installing a tornado shelter. Instead, Amazon says they're taking other steps to keep employees safe such as training them on how to respond to extreme weather, and it hired a meteorologist. STLPR’s Metro East reporter Will Bauer discusses this story.

Meet the new owner of Kohn’s, St. Louis’ oldest (and only) kosher deli Dec 12, 2022

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Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli is an institution in St. Louis’ food scene. Yet, earlier this year news of the store going up for sale triggered many to worry that the beloved deli could be in danger of closing for good. As it turns out, Kohn’s isn’t going anywhere — and it’s keeping its original name. St. Louis chef A.J. Moll discusses his love for Kohn’s, how he became its new operator and part-owner, and his hopes for the deli’s future.

How U.S. Transportation Command at Scott AFB moves people and goods throughout the world Dec 09, 2022

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Scott Air Force Base in the Metro East plays a critical role internationally, housing U.S. Transportation Command, which is one of 11 unified combatant commands. TRANSCOM is responsible for the logistical movement of troops and supplies for the country’s military. The command’s role has been on display recently, coordinating and delivering supplies for the war in Ukraine. STLPR reporter Eric Schmid talks with Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost about the TRANSCOM’s work and future challenges.

Meet 2 St. Louis entrepreneurs who just received $50k from UMSL’s DEI Accelerator Dec 09, 2022

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Starting a small business and finding financial support and mentorship to get dreams up and running is … difficult. The University of Missouri-St. Louis’ DEI Accelerator aims to make “making it” less difficult. Their third cohort of startup founders are each receiving $50,000 grants, including Cami Thomas of My Friends and I and Kay Wells of Posie Pots. They share their stories along with UMSL Acclerate’s Director of Operations, Michael Butler.

Tishaura Jones stays mum on police chief favorite, optimistic on new aldermanic reality Dec 08, 2022

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St. Louis Mayor TIshaura Jones says there is a lot to like about the four finalists to be the city’s next police chief. In a wide-ranging interview, Jones discussed this week's candidate forum, and also shared her support for the movement for universal basic income. Jones also talked about how the city moves on after the indictment of three aldermen.

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