Rachel Lippmann

Converting St. Louis' 'Baseball Heaven' Into An (Almost) Proper Soccer Pitch

Rachel Lippmann — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000

A major sports rivalry comes to Busch Stadium on Thursday - but it doesn't involve the Cubs, or the Brewers, or baseball at all.

The exhibition game between Manchester City and Chelsea of the English Premier League will be the first time that the stadium locals sometimes call "Baseball Heaven" hosts a sporting event other than baseball since it opened in 2006.

Here's how you convert a baseball diamond to a soccer pitch.

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Blanchette Bridge Will Open Three Months Early

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:18 +0000

Commuters who take Interstate 70 across the Missouri River got good news today from the Missouri Department of Transportation - the new westbound span of the Blanchette bridge will be open by August, three months ahead of schedule.

The 'Bittersweet Progress' Of The Demolition Of St. Louis' Old Jewish Hospital

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000

On May 16, 1901, workers laid the cornerstone for a new hospital committed to caring for the St. Louis Jewish community when other institutions wouldn’t.

Exactly 26 years later, on May 16, 1927, officials gathered to dedicate the first building of a new Jewish Hospital at the corner of Kingshighway and Forest Park. The complex would eventually become part of Barnes-Jewish Hospital following a 1995 merger.

CityArchRiver Project Gets Environmental Okay

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:05:35 +0000

Although it wasn't the "environmentally preferred" alternative of the National Park Service, federal officials have given a thumbs-up to a plan to change the Arch grounds.

East St. Louis Detective Arrested On Drug Charges

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:44:20 +0000

An East St. Louis police detective is in federal custody today on charges that he and six other men helped distribute more than five kilos of cocaine in St. Clair and Madison counties over the last month.

Orlando Ward, 41, has been with the department for more than a decade. He will remain in jail until a hearing on May 15.