International Business News - Louis http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif From medicine cabinets to the fermented beer in the fridge, Americans are surrounded by science all the time. The St. Louis Science Center is launching a festival this week to help people better understand, and enjoy, the ways that science plays a role in everyday lives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/st-louis-festival-brings-out-sciences-cool-side.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:49:51 EDT Back in their sport's heyday, professional bowlers like Dick Weber and Ray Bluth ruled America's lanes and living rooms. Calling St. Louis home was natural for their team--the Buds, which was named for the city's iconic Budweiser beer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108620-bowling-hall-of-fame.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/bowling-hall-of-fame-leaves-city-that-drove-sport.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/bowling-hall-of-fame-leaves-city-that-drove-sport.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:43:52 EDT Louis Vuitton and Sony BMG have reached a settlement over musicians' use of Louis Vuitton logos and other trademarked property, the luxury goods company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/louis-vuitton-and-sony-bmg-reach-settlement.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:41:39 EDT A lawsuit has been filed in the death of the sister of Detroit boxing hero Joe Louis, five months after she froze outside a suburban assisted-living center. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/lawsuit-in-death-of-boxing-great-joe-louis-sister.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:54:56 EDT With the city dethroned as the world headquarters for the King of Beers, people in Anheuser-Busch's hometown were nervous Monday about what changes the sale of the company to Belgian brewer InBev will bring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/st-louis-ponders-change-after-anheuser-busch-sale.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:42:46 EDT As St. Louis frets the possible loss of one icon, another one quietly goes away. For 122 years, Sporting News called St. Louis home. That ended this weekend when the publication officially moved to Charlotte, N.C. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/after-122-years-sporting-news-leaves-st-louis.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:11:23 EDT An archbishop who tussled with singer Sheryl Crow, college basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over their support for abortion rights has been named as the first American to lead the Vatican supreme court. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/81757-vatican-st-louis-archbishop.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/first-american-named-to-head-vatican-high-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/first-american-named-to-head-vatican-high-court.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:48:59 EDT Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, a church law expert known for his tough stance that politicians who support abortion rights be denied Holy Communion, was named Friday to head the Vatican's supreme court. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/81740-vatican-st-louis-archbishop.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/st-louis-archbishop-to-head-vatican-supreme-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/st-louis-archbishop-to-head-vatican-supreme-court.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:12:40 EDT Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, a church law expert known for his tough stance that politicians who support abortion rights be denied Holy Communion, was named Friday to head the Vatican's supreme court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/st-louis-archbishop-to-head-vatican-tribunal.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:48:23 EDT When record flooding ravaged much of the Midwest in 1993, the earthen wall protecting one of the nation's poorest cities stood fast against the Mississippi River. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080621/aging-levee-poses-threat-to-impoverished-city.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:40:01 EDT St. Louis civic leaders have long lamented the disconnect between most of downtown and the riverfront area that resulted when Interstate 70 was built through the heart of the city nearly a half-century ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/st-louis-unveils-walkway-under-highway-to-casino.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:40:23 EDT The state will extend its control over the struggling St. Louis public schools for three additional years. The decision by the State Board of Education means Missouri's largest school district is to remain under state supervision until June 30, 2011. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/missouri-to-control-st-louis-schools-3-more-years.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 22:47:49 EDT Ward Stare will serve as resident conductor for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and music director of the symphony's youth orchestra. He will join the symphony's conducting staff in September for an initial two-year term in the newly created position of resident conductor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/stare-to-become-st-louis-symphony-resident-conductor.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 17:37:18 EDT French commodities giant Louis Dreyfus Commodities plans to invest more than $315 million over the next five years to produce and export not-from-concentrate orange juice in Brazil, a company executive said on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/louis-dreyfus-invests-in-brazil-oranges.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:12:58 EDT March Madness in St. Louis has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years _ wrestling, not basketball. Next year, the city will host its second straight NCAA Wrestling championships and fifth this decade. Now, the city wants to make the event its own. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/st-louis-vying-to-be-wrestling-site.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:39:07 EDT A young girl fell over a wooden fence that borders a sun bear exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo, suffering a cut on her head but not coming near the animals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/girl-falls-over-fence-at-st-louis-zoo.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:22:39 EDT Zoo officials in St. Louis say a young girl fell into a bear exhibit and received a minor head injury. Zoo spokesman Wyndel Hill says the child is between the ages of 3 and 5. She had visited the zoo with her mother Wednesday, climbed on a rail and fell over into the exhibit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/girl-falls-into-bear-exhibit-at-zoo.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:14:28 EDT The 92-year-old sister of boxing great Joe Louis, was found frozen to death outside her apartment at an assisted-living center, authorities said. The body of Vunies High, who had Alzheimer's disease, was found Monday outside The Heatherwood retirement complex in Southfield, a Detroit suburb, said Capt. Tom Colombo of Southfield emergency medical services. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95495-iraq-obama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/joe-louis-sister-92-freezes-to-death.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/joe-louis-sister-92-freezes-to-death.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:30:09 EST