Drinking

The Lone Wolf Club, shown here, was a speakeasy during Prohibition. The club, which stood at the edge of what is now Castlewood State Park, later became a private tavern.

Arts

Bathtub Gin And Bootleggers: St. Louis' Wild Prohibition Years

Emily Woodbury

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. Enforcement of the new law started on Jan. 17, 1920.In this…

Arts

After the party, largely unseen workers keep St. Louis Mardi Gras running

The Mardi Gras crowd was thinning out, and drunk revelers zigzagged in the middle of the street, kicking cans and shivering in the 35-degree weather. As…

Health, Science & Environment

For Young Women, Drinking Alcohol Increases The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Updated on August 29 to change 13% to 11% after further clarification from study co-author Graham Colditz.A new study out of Washington University…

Health, Science & Environment

Commentary: The wages of abstinence are death

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 9, 2010 - Finally, some encouraging news. While wading through the seemingly endless litany of…