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It's SIZZLING HOT outside!  And I don't know about you, but I can barely breathe.    You may be feeling the effects and not even realize it.  Watch this quick video for a few of...

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Every other week, Dr. Patrick Tate, chief of the veterinary staff and a general practitioner at Webster Groves Animal Hospital, answers reader questions about pets. This week's question c...

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Did you head to Fair St. Louis 2012 for the Fourth of July? Patch did!  Check out some of the pics from Patch writer Rhonda Weiche after she and Patch Editor Jim Baer decided to brav...

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Fourth of July is about barbeque, fireworks and family fun, right? Wrong. Starbucks is asking people to trade in all that, at least for a few minutes, for a hot cup of Joe on Indepen...

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On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most A...

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Construction work in the St. Louis metro region stopped for the Fourth of July holiday at noon Tuesday, July 3. Work will resume at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 5. From Thursday, July 5 thr...

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Do you like taking photos? Do you want a fun challenge, and a chance to win a $50 gift card to Schiller's Camera and Video in Brentwood? By uploading your favorite July 4th fireworks...

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Why doesn’t the World Series MVP have a spot on the All-Star team yet? David Freese rescued the St. Louis Cardinals when they were one strike away from losing the World Series twice, and ...