yippie ‘pie’ yay | Die Hard fans will want to head to Hot Pizza Cold Beer this holiday season. The restaurant will be hosting a Pie Hard pop-up through Dec. 31. Guests will be transported to the 1988 Nakatomi Corporation’s holiday party through special food and drink menus and ’80s Christmas decor. Seating is first come, first served.
giving back
The West County Woodcarvers Club donated $705 to the Assistance League of St. Louis. The funds were raised through the club’s ornament sales. Each year, a different nonprofit is selected, and the 2024 donation represents its largest to date.
St. Louis City SC has appointed a new head coach! Olof Mellberg, an Aston Villa legend and previous Swedish National Team captain, brings more than five years of managerial experience from Scandinavia. “I am excited to join St. Louis as the head coach,” Mellberg says. “I can’t wait to build upon the foundation already set here and the massive fan support that gives this team the energy to be successful.”
mound city
Counterpublic and the Osage Nation announced a historic land transfer agreement for Sugarloaf Mound, the last intact Mississippian mound and oldest human-made structure located within the City of St. Louis. The announcement marks a major milestone in the civic impact organization’s three-year effort to rematriate the entirety of the mound to the Osage Nation.
a big welcome!
The Saint Louis Zoo has a big new addition! Jet is an Asian elephant calf that was born in late November. He is the beginning of the fourth generation of the zoo’s elephant family, and the first calf born through artificial insemination.