The DMV is the most democratic institution in the country. We all wait the same.

Good people. Good reporting. St. Louis woman's 7-Eleven run nets ice, chips — and a baby in a stolen car www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Other honorable mentions you have offered: E Davis and “the person who keeps firing KSDK anchors”

The two biggest names in MO media in 2025 turn out to be D Hoffman and S Faughn. Honorable mentions to L Roy and S Fenske. Well played, all.

Today is Martin Casas’s birthday. Part-Peter Jackson, part-Peter Pan. Wish STL’s favorite serial/cereal entrepreneur a happy day.

You say “checkered past.” I say he’s playing chess.

Feels like Friday.

Lee Enterprises’ stock is about 75% lower than it was a year ago. Do you think the wine guy is finally going to buy them?

Bad choices.

RIP, Terry Ganey. You wrote well and were relentless.

Farmers Only.

I did not know that the museum at the St Louis Fed is named the Economy Museum. Has that always been its name?

Yes, this is well worth reading. www.stlmag.com/news/larry-r...

I don’t think the Chiefs moving to Kansas cuts the same way the Rams moving back to LA did. It would be different if they were moving back to Texas.

Scrolling through the annual rolls of the @stltoday.com photojournalists reminds me how important healthy local journalism is. We are very lucky to have them.

At this rate, they’ll be able to hold the KSDK holiday party in a Waymo.

Disambiguating “angry” and “mad.”

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Is @sarahkendzior.bsky.social the best travel writer of her generation? (She is certainly my favorite.)

Voters will choose the next city sheriff.

The FIFA Peace Prize was established in the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Fifa.

If you look closely, there is always an implied banana for scale in David Carson’s food photography.

For no real reason, I thought of Janese Henry and the original incarnation of Cummel’s. On Locust, I think. Anybody else remember her lunches?

Apparently, Chaim Bloom has traded Katie Woo to the Dodgers. He’s expecting to get a top of the rotation pitcher and cash for her.

You know “fog of war” is a metaphor, right?

Good job, Schnuck’s.

The National Weather Service has forecast more funny AI videos.

Today is Charlie Dooley’s birthday. If you see him, wish the region’s most affable ambassador a happy day.

Operator returning soon.

Good Kehoe ad, I think.

The region would be well-served by switching the casts of Donnybrook and Living St Louis.

Being a former mayor of St Louis is a tricky business. Jim Conway did it with just the right mix of asperity and grace. #RIP

“Its meaning is heavily dependent on context” is both a challenge and a caution.

Vendors have been recovering their equipment from the former The Last Hotel all week. Does this portend a new plan for the historic building?

If I'm properly understanding the discourse of the last two days: You should never steal a pie. If you want a pie that bad and can't afford it, you should borrow it from the library. Also: All pies are good. Or: All pies are bad. Not sure which.

Dave and Kara Bailey have been feeding me for years. It’s a tough business.

Would love to know the backstory of the feud that caused a truck to back up and ram a parked car twice last night.

I renew my request that you all stop showing me the worst people in the world morning, noon, and night.

Loved this review. Felt like I was there. Made me glad that I wasn’t.

I’d take editorial advice on governance more seriously if newspapers weren’t losing subscribers and reporters so precipitously— without a peep.

Whatever happened to the St Louis City ID cards?

The new PAC supporting Gina Mitten is called Good Hands PAC. 🧤

Today is @lydakrewson.bsky.social’s birthday. Wish her a compelling book, a downhill hike, a pair of comfortable boots, a glass of good wine, and a glorious sunset. She’s earned them.

Hallmark friends: If you buy a month or two of the streaming app Hallmark+, you can get your entire holiday fix even if you’re a cord-cutter. This year I highly recommend MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! which is very sweet and quite funny.

Dictionaries are great gifts.

The former Last Hotel on Wash Ave apparently had a run in with a car.

Today is @jayohday.bsky.social’s birthday, a milestone one. Two truths and a lie for the occasion: -She is an aspiring rapper -She ate 35 cheese curds at one sitting -She has posed as The Man of Steel while on assignment Which is the lie? Let Jay know what you think.

Legal sports betting turns other sports into pro wrestling. Still entertaining, but the action is an inside joke among the participants. #PropBetting

Today is @greggpalermo.bsky.social’s birthday. At a time when many of us fret about the state of journalism, Gregg and his Spectrum colleagues are producing timely, reliable local news. You should be following him, especially today.