A letter from Dr. Faisal Khan, acting director of the St. Louis County Dept of Public Health, to the county council concerning last night's meeting on mask mandates. Read this.
Photos:
#STLCards
take one from the
#Padres
5-4 with a Donovan grand slam
Whenever I can be near the
#Cardinals
dugout I do so, because you never know what you're going to see. Today a classic by Yadi and Albert, at Waino's expense.
Winning pitcher Jack Flaherty searched out his mother Eileen in the stands, finally finding her for a long hug after the
#STLCards
won the NLDS. Lots more photos from
@pdpj
and me here.
50 years ago,on April 3,1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made a final speech at Mason Temple in
#Memphis
. There was a rainstorm. Tonight, as thousands gathered at the same church to commemorate that event, a storm rolled by Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel.
#MLK50
Not an amazing
#STLCards
photo, but great history with the trio of Wainwright, Pujols and Molina by themselves in the dugout. More photos from last night's pitching gem, a loss to the Brewers and a celebration of the 1982 WS Championship team.
Nazem Kadri of the Avalanche enters the ice under watch by St. Louis police officers after he was threatened with retaliation for his hit on
#STLBlues
goalie Jordan Binnington.
We call it the daily miracle. Late Friday night in Los Angeles, yet another request for divine intervention. Here's the story about how the
#Pujols700
photos just barely made their way into print. 1/
Weary of having to defend payment for news, I took a crack at this after the umpteenth person, a mortgage banker, wrote complaining about the paywall and saying he had "a good excuse to get his news elsewhere." Might be my new form letter.
#journalismmatters
Signing off for two weeks as I'm furloughed. Could be much worse. I'm healthy and returning to a job. Yet a bad time for any journalist not to be working. Please stay safe and take care of those around you. More than ever, please support your local newspaper.
#JournalismMatters
If you ever have wondered what the hell a copy editor does, here is the bible. Read it. Understand it. Thank them for it. And let your blood boil, because they don't deserve this.
At the end of tonight, the copy desk at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will be no more. I have many thoughts on this. Here are a few of them.
#copyediting
The sentiments of jilted
#STL
#NFL
football fans remain drawn in the dust of the upper bowl of the Dome at America's Center as a new field was installed today. The Dome also received new LED lighting.
In my 25 years as a reporter I have NEVER heard police in America actually say “journalists will be arrested” during a protests. But that happened in
#BrooklynCenter
last night. We stayed. The citizens are why we stay. I took this moments aft the announcement
#DaunteWright
It was a taste of summer in the fall at sunset today as custard lovers flocked to the iconic South St. Louis Ted Drewes. An unusually high temp of 73 eclipsed the normal 56 degrees.
Got a very nice note today from a reader comparing my photo of the young violinist with one of my favorite paintings of all time. Thank you Mr. Warnusz and Monsieur Seurat.
Was photographing in historic Ste. Genevieve, Mo. yesterday when an
#Eclipse2024
fan approached. She wanted to know where she could see my photos. I gave her our website and heard the whine before the words. "They have a paywall", she said. 1/
Photos: First time I've seen a Cardinals player bring his family, including his grandmas, to his autograph session.
@jwalker0522
did just that on the final day of the
#Cardinals
Winter Warm-up.
#stlcards
When the world is seemingly coming apart, rest assured that the Donut Drive-In is holding steady tonight on old Route 66 in Lindenwood Park, as it has since 1953.
#STL
She wouldn't let me bring a camera but I couldn't resist the one in my pocket when the dancing ended and the paid photog was gone for the night. Congratulations to my daughters Natalie and Molly. Love you!
Living in St. Louis and my number came up for a vaccine this morning. Grateful, don't misunderstand. This is where the state wants me to go. Twice. I have a car, no problem. Tens of thousands do not as they stare at their invite this morning.
#CovidVaccine
#Missouri
Coverage of fire rescues yesterday by
@JesseBogan
@twitjb
and me looks powerful in print today and online
@stltoday
. Please support your local newspaper.
Acclaimed St. Louis restaurant Bulrush closes. Owner Rob Connoley, a finalist at the prestigious James Beard Awards, says he can no longer operate in a state that is “actively working to harm” the LGBTQ community. via
@stltoday
So the
#STLCards
are painting their
#NLDS
playoff logos on the same day that Cardinals employees are having picture day with the
#StanleyCup
. Maybe it's time for St. Louis to catch its breath.
#stlblues
Michael Brown, Sr. arrived at the
#Ferguson
Market, passing police officers as protesters shut down the store. Earlier, his wife Cal helped rebuild the
#MikeBrown
memorial.
Picking up lunch at Crown Candy and talking with
@kzieff
about how slow it is today when 2
@SLMPD
officers walk up and give him $100 to help with business. Andy says he will pass it on to pay for customer take-out orders.
#STL