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In the Galleries - Nest Egg Through CLOSES March 30 at Good Citizen Gallery

No Bounce: Boeing-Boeing is an outdated French farce that never translated well

Cleared for Take-Off

The Convention That Could Have Been: What if STL Had Hosted the DNC?

If life in St. Louis is better than it was four years ago, it still ain't got nothin' on the summer of 1916--the last time we hosted the Democratic National Convention. You might remember that in 2010, St. Louis was a finalist to host the convention that brought 35,000 people to Charlotte, NC this ... More >>

P.R.E.A.C.H. keeps the Midwest chopper tradition alive

McMurphy's Grill Awarded "Restaurant Neighbor" of 2011

Natalie Mclaury​McMurphy's Grill (614 North 11th Street; 314-231-3006) is your normal restaurant in every sense of the word -- it has a diverse menu featuring everything from a pulled-pork pita to an Irish stew, and it's often bustling during the lunch hour. What sets the restaurant apart, howeve ... More >>

Entelleckt: Rapper-Slash-Computer Engineer

Image via​Since enrolling at Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2006, Entelleckt has released two mixtapes and interned at Boeing and Scottrade. He's a computer engineering major who takes breaks from studying to make music. Or perhaps he's a rapper who takes breaks from making music ... More >>

In the Future, Airplanes Will Run on Pond Scum

image viaIt's bubbly and green and kills fish and now it makes airplanes fly!​The logic of this is impeccable: The price of oil -- and airplane fuel -- has gone through the proverbial roof (although at the rate it's going, in a couple of years, flying will become so expensive, nothing will get ... More >>

We're Number Six! What St. Louis Needs to Do to Become America's Drunkest City in 2012

Bravo, St. Louis! We worked hard, and we did it: Men's Health has named us America's sixth-drunkest city -- and the drunkest city in the entire Midwest! Daily RFTSt. Louis: Where the squirrels go to hide their Everclear!​But we can do better. What do Fresno, Reno, Billings, Riverside and Aus ... More >>

Boeing: A Cautionary Tale for Corporate America, Suggests New Book

Image viaBoeing wasn't exactly flyin' high in the late 90s and early aughts.​A new book on Boeing -- St. Louis' second largest employer -- documents its tumultuous period between 1996 and 2006, when it merged with MacDonnell Douglas, dealt with strikes and saw high-level managers ensnared in ethic ... More >>

Legends of Flight

John F. McDonnell: Airplane Scion Gives $60 Million to Washington University

John F. McDonnell​Washington University will announce today that John F. McDonnell and the foundation of his late-father James S. McDonnell will donate $60 million to the school. The money from McDonnell and the JSM Charitable Trust is the second-biggest gift the university has ever received. Most ... More >>

Boeing's St. Louis Division Debut's Kick Ass Unmanned Jet Fighter, Phantom Ray

Phantom Ray​Yesterday Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems (located right here in St. Louis) unveiled its new unmanned jet, the Phantom Ray.The aircraft is scheduled to make its first flight in December and could one day be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, suppressi ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Prog Rock -- And Specifically, Yes -- Brings Together Rhea Frankel and Roy DeRousse

(The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this new weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' reco ... More >>

An Environmentally Friendly Jet Fighter? Call It the F/A 18 Super "Green" Hornet

The original Green Hornet fought crime, not pollutants.​A Boeing fighter jet manufactured right here in St. Louis is scheduled to take flight today (Earth Day) using a biofuel blend of jet fuel. The experiment is part of the Navy's goal to incorporate more green technology into the armed forces. T ... More >>

City Greens: The Farmers' Market You Don't Know About....But Should

Photo by Kristen HinmanErnestine Isaiah and Bobbie Sykes clean out the greenhouse to put down compost.​When the compost arrived at the City Greens garden one late-February morning, the Midtown Mamas were all fired up about working it into their beds. Did it matter that the mercury had only risen t ... More >>

Claire McCaskill Goes to Bat for Boeing C-17

Photo Via BoeingThe Boeing C-17 is slated to be retired, but around 1,000 jobs in St. Louis are tied to the project.​ The Boeing C-17 is on the chopping block. It is supposed to be retired according to the Department of Defense budget for 2011.But Missouri senator Claire McCaskill is among those w ... More >>

Bada-Bing! St. Louis Graphic Design Firm Sues Microsoft Over Trademark

St. Louis-based design shop, Bing!, last week filed suit against Microsoft over the software giant's use of the name Bing for its new search engine. The suit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court alleges "trademark infringement, unfair competition, and tortious interference with business expectancy." www ... More >>

More Fun With Headlines at STLtoday.com

Busy as we've been with our Brad Pennies(TM), Unreal nearly missed this news about Boeing and its long-awaited 787 jetliner.stltoday.com​Say what? Yes, the 787's maiden voyage had been pegged for 2007. But last time Unreal looked, the plane was still headed for the production line.

Senator Kit Bond Leads Charge to Save Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Missouri Jobs

Among the cuts Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed in his 2010 budget in April was for funding of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter plane. Yesterday Missouri Senator Kit Bond and several colleagues sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore funding for the F/A-18 and, i ... More >>

St. Louis Aviation Expert Remembers a Time When Air Travel Was Exotic

flickr.com/photos/The Picture HouseIn 1957, amid the true glory days of air travel, Frank Sinatra came out with a hit song, "Come Fly With Me," which evoked the glamour and exhilarating anticipation of climbing aboard an airplane.Come fly with me, lets' fly let's fly awayIf you can use s ... More >>

Earl Mullins has liftoff. Years in the making, his space museum in Bonne Terre has taken flight.

Faster Than a Speeding Rocket Scientist: Cards rookie Brian Barton chooses baseball over aerospace engineering — for the time being.

Boeing vs. Airbus: The Winning Bird Might Be Too Big

Richard Thompson

8 p.m. Monday, February 11. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

Horsemanship

Great Bowels Afire

Unreal shills for Boeing (in song!), gets the straight poop on irritable bowel syndrome and sniffs out a local blogger. Plus: Is this billboard for a childhood center -- or a hot new album?

Dead Reckoning

It's been six months since John Mullen was served up an arsenic cocktail. So whodunit?

Flight Club

On the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' achievement, the St. Louis Science Center reaches new heights

Hell No, They Won't Go

Protesters say pens are for sheep, not Bush critics

Blow Up

If you must drop a bomb, drop it here -- not there

Sign of the Times

It's all in the family at Engineered Support Systems

Hey, Who Gave You That?

A misdirected press release provides endless amusement to our favorite invertebrate

Catcher in the Sky

Spielberg, once more, is caught up in the thrill of the chase

I Eat My Young

Popular Post columnist comes clean, unleashing a cavalcade of confessions

Closely Watched Planes

St. Louis loses one of its best make-out spots, another casualty of airport expansion

The Job Hunter

Boeing triumph touches Bond's political Seoul

St. Louis Needs a Better Idea

Five Ford-tough choices follow decision to close Hazelwood plant

Dear Dubya

Cardinals owner William DeWitt Jr. catches up with an old friend

Letters

Week of May 2-8, 2001

A Cheney Link to St. Louis

Published the week of July 26-August 1, 2000

Voodoo Engineering

New plans for a levee in St. Charles County raise concerns about flooding in Illinois and the completion of Missouri's popular Katy Trail

RIPPLE EFFECT

A statewide fight over the biggest-ever water-rate-increase request could spill over into St. Louis County

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE ST. LOUIS

Jobs are leaving, the tax base is shrinking and the population is dropping. North County is feeling the squeeze.

OUR OLD HOMETOWN FIGHTER PLANE

The Low Road

Hazelwood officials cast their lot with the developer of a controversial project in the flood-prone Missouri Bottoms. Their gamble is tearing the North County community apart.

Saving the Day for Corporate Welfare

Short Cuts

Terminal Illness

Twenty minutes from downtown, the $300 million MidAmerica Airport is ready and waiting for business -- any business. Trouble is, Lambert is killing its chances of attracting commercial traffic.

King Nostalgia