Reconstruction of the Lemp Brewhouse in St. Louis
William J. Lemp Sr. was almost finished with his huge new lagering house in 1882. He surely had other grand plans in his head. His father’s failures in Germany are a... Read More
A Panoramic View Of The St. Louis Lemp Brewery Buildings
The difficulty of studying the Lemp Brewery’s architecture is that very few historic photos are still available from the 19th century or the last years before Prohibition. However, this week I... Read More
Why Does St. Louis Have Such Clean Water
Why is St. Louis so lucky to have such great water quality? However, this wasn’t always true. After a visit to St. Louis, Walt Whitman observed that the city made up... Read More
Where efforts to raise the federal minimum wage stand
A restaurant worker at a May 26, 2021 “Wage Strike” demonstration organized by One Fair Wage in Washington, D.C. Getty Images News – Getty Images| Getty Images News | Getty... Read More
Democratic Senator floats bill to redo pass-through business tax break
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing to Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Treasury Secretary nominee, on February 23, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters Ron... Read More
Some states offer workarounds for state and local tax deduction limit
Getty Images| Getty Images An increasing number of states offer pass-through business owners an exemption from the $10,000 federal limit on state and municipal taxes. This is called SALT. The... Read More