We haven't had a new Mississippi River bridge at downtown St. Louis for a while (about 45 years), so it was a big deal when the new crossing had its grand opening last weekend. The official name is the Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge, yet another catchy name that we can blame on legislative compromise.
Salisbury; from St. Louis, MO This month we're bringing you music you've probably never heard before but should, and we're doing it with a St. Louis theme because the city is celebrating its 250th birthday this year. Today's selection comes from a band called Salisbury, a project masterminded by Eric Lysaght. I suppose
As I was scraping ice off my windshield again the other morning, my mind began to wander to things like: How much would it cost to live in New Orleans for the winter? And, frozen bird shit is easier to scrape off the car than the liquid variety. Ice at Oquawka, Illinois I
Alice Moore CD cover In a couple of weeks, St. Louis will celebrate its 250th birthday, so I call that a good excuse to spend a month highlighting songs from St. Louis musicians. We'll start by reaching back to the Great Depression, a time when the music scene in St. Louis was arguably
The river seems as wide as a sea at New Madrid, Missouri (photo taken Dec 2013). See more pictures here. Mississippi River at New Madrid MIssouri
Looking downriver along the Hannibal riverfront as the sun tries to break through a dense morning fog (photo taken September 2013) See more Pictures of the Day here. Hannibal riverfront as morning fog lifts
