Town and Country

A march against violence towards black transgender Americans that looped through St. Louis' Central West End and Forest Park Southeast neighborhoods was among several demonstrations against racism in the region Friday. 060520

LGBTQ, Health Workers And Youth At Center Of 9th Day Of Protests In St. Louis

Rachel Lippmann

White coat wearing-health care workers, teens too young to vote and members and allies of the LGBTQ community were among the groups that showed up by the…

State officials are testing the Marriott St. Louis West after two guests who stayed at the hotel this fall were diagnosed with the bacterial lung infection Legionnaires' disease.

Health, Science & Environment

State investigates St. Louis hotel after 2 guests diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease

Sarah Fentem

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating a west St. Louis County hotel after two recent guests developed Legionnaires’…

Government, Politics & Issues

With a new noise ordinance in Town and Country, what do different decibel levels do to our hearing?

Kelly Moffitt

A new noise ordinance in Town and Country prohibits continuous noise higher than 55 decibels from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and higher than 65 decibels during…

A rendering of the Maplewood Tim Hortons, which opened in June 2015.

Economy & Business

Town & Country rejects Tim Hortons after some residents call for 'no fast food'

(Updated at 10:55 a.m. July 14, 2015 with result of Board of Aldermen vote)Plans for a Tim Hortons restaurant in Town & Country are uncertain following a…

Some residents of Town and Country are protesting the city's approach to deer overpopulation in the suburb.

Health, Science & Environment

Town And Country Residents Plan Deer Vigil

Some residents of Town and Country plan to hold a vigil for deer Thursday night in an unusual protest against what they call the city's costly and…

St. Louis suburbs move to control deer numbers using sharpshooting, bow hunting

Officials in two suburbs of St. Louis have approved policies to control the deer populations.Aldermen in the St. Louis County community of Town and…

Arts

Beacon update: Town and Country's 'deerly departed'

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 23, 2009 - Town and Country's pre-Christmas effort to reduce the number of deer was "extremely…

Health, Science & Environment

On Science: Bambicide in West County: Dealing with exploding deer population

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 30, 2009 - I was 14 when I shot my first deer. I was standing next to a large gray tree,…