People Drive From All Over Missouri For The Chicken Wings At This No-Frills Restaurant
Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen in the most unassuming places. The Piccadilly at Manhattan in St. Louis is exactly that kind of magical contradiction – a modest neighborhood joint that happens to serve chicken wings so transcendent that folks will happily drive hours just for a taste.
Why a Jewish founder of the Wild West town of Deadwood is buried in...
One of my favorite stories I’ve written since joining the Jewish Light dates back to 2021, when I stumbled onto the story of Sol Star, a Jewish founder of Deadwood whose life helped shape the Wild West. I loved the reporting. I loved the headline. I thought it was a great piece.
St. Louis Jewish community stands in solidarity with Bondi Beach at Chanukah Menorah Lighting...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Members of the St. Louis Jewish community gathered at Kiener Plaza Sunday night for the annual menorah lighting to mark the start of Chanukah. The recent attack on the Jewish community in Australia weighed on attendees’ minds. “A little bit of darkness...
South City vacant building fire raises questions about securing condemned properties
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A vacant multi-family building fire in south St. Louis early Sunday has renewed concerns from nearby homeowners about the risks posed by vacant structures as firefighters respond to more vacant-building fires during the winter months. Neighbor Aloha Kelly, who lives and works next...
Room at the Inn expands St. Louis shelter, boosting capacity by 75% for unhoused...
ST. LOUIS — Room at the Inn, a longtime cornerstone of support for unhoused families in the St. Louis metro area, has completed a full renovation of its facility, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s more than 30 years of service. Finished in November 2025, the renovation dramatically expands...
Melanie Johnson joins KSDK news team
KSDK 5 On Your Side today announced that Emmy-nominated journalist Melanie Johnson has joined the station’s news team. Johnson will cover breaking news and exclusive stories for the station, filling in on the anchor desk when needed. Johnson comes to KSDK from KMOV in St. Louis, where she anchored newscasts and...
St. Louis Unites for Tornado Recovery at STL Recovers Community Meeting and Resource Fair
Following the recent tornado, St. Louis residents can attend the STL Recovers Tornado Recovery Community Meeting and Resource Fair for support and resources. The City of St. Louis Government announced on a social media post that the event will take place this Thursday, at the Matthews Dickey Boys and Girls Club from...
75,000 Fans, One Night: Garth Brooks’ Historic St. Louis Show
Garth Brooks opened his 2019 Stadium Tour in St. Louis, delivering 30 songs to 75,000 fans in what remains Missouri’s largest country concert.
Belleville tenants say they couldn’t get repairs. Now landlord is ending leases
Matthew Clevenger and his family signed a rent-to-own lease on a mobile home at Greenmount Station in April because he said the property manager told them about a “new promotion” that would allow them to pay it off in half the time. The owner, a limited liability company called Homes of America, would apply the $600...
St. Louis tornado survivors travel to D.C. to tell their story
Four St. Louisans are in Washington this week to meet with Missouri congressional representatives and push for a stronger Federal Emergency Management Agency. Some will tell their stories of being directly impacted by the May 16 tornado, while others will share what they saw coordinating local response efforts. The...

















