Companion Baking will close its West St. Louis cafe in Maryland Heights following service Friday, but plans to convert the space. Companion Baking announced Tuesday it will close its Maryland Heights cafe location following service Friday, after which founder and owner Josh Allen and his team will renovate the space to support the bakery's manufacturing business.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Museum of Art has parted ways with its CEO in the days after the FBI raided the Florida museum and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that are the subjects of an investigation into possible wire fraud and conspiracy. The museum's board of trustees is “extremely concerned" about the exhibition of 25 paintings whose authenticity has been challenged, as well as an “inappropriate" email former CEO and director Aaron De Groft sent to an academic art expert when she asked that her name not be used in promoting the works, Cynthia Brumback, the museum board's chair said in an emailed statement Tuesday night.

Platinum Jubilee weekend saw the summer 2022 edition of the Alton Beer Festival held at Alton College. This was the 35th time drinkers had gathered in the festival’s 20-year existence and the theme was celebration. Friends and families enjoyed a range of beers and ciders while listening to live music.

As we first reported on Wednesday, the state of Illinois is launching an awareness campaign to entice consumers to try the invasive carp from the Illinois River now known as copi, formerly known as Asian carp. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has just kicked off a $600,000 campaign to get Illinois eaters excited about copi, the rebranded Asian carp from the Illinois River that is healthy and sustainable.

GODFREY – The RiverBend Growth Association recently helped two of its member businesses mark their 10-year anniversaries with celebrations that included special ribbon-cutting ceremonies coordinated by RBGA staff and members. Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. Marking these milestones were Green Tree Inn of Elsah and Olive Oil Marketplace.

The invasive Asian Carp is getting a brand makeover. The goal of the new campaign is to make the extremely plentiful fish more enticing to eat so that numbers are reduced in Illinois waterways. The new name for the carp was announced by Chicago Chef and winner of the show “Chopped,” Brian Jupiter. Your browser does not support the audio element.