St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A determined band of churchgoers and residents is about to revive three 130-year-old grade-school buildings as the first loft apartments in the city's Soulard neighborhood. If all goes as planned,...

As Michael Rankin sees it from his office in O'Fallon, Mo., a St. Louis suburb, the building boom along U.S. Highway 40 is progress and growth. "It's one of the...

Four years ago, the old International Shoe Co. complex in St. Louis stood boarded and mostly empty. It was another of those big, historic buildings that deteriorate because of neglect...

Owners of the Plaza Square Apartments in downtown St. Louis are pumping $6 million into the 36-year-old complex, hoping to revive it as a popular place to live. "We'd like...

Since the beginning of the Cold War, military technology has generated civilian commercial spinoffs. Those spinoffs include everything from Tang powdered fruit juice to the Global Positioning System satellites that...

In all the guidebooks, articles and brochures, San Miguel de Allende and neighboring Guanajuato are as linked as beans and rice or tortillas and salsa. They're both exquisitely beautiful; they're...

When Paul Keppel worked for a real estate developer, he spent untold hours in area assessors' offices. Even with computerized records, the task of looking up information on various parcels...

Hunkered down in the Front Street Cafe, I linger over a gooey grilled bite of a patty melt, just like Mom used to make--though during my entire childhood she might...

Is your boss a grinch or a prince when it comes to the company's 401(k) retirement plan? Here's how to tell: - Does the boss match at least 60 cents...

If you find yourself in a holiday cooking jam, the following phone resources might help. Meat and Poultry Hotline Information offered: Cooking and handling tips for meat, poultry and eggs...