Illustration by Todd Detwiler
Hurting Birds: The Cardinals’ season ended in disappointment with a loss to the Cubs, but the real story should be the team’s winning 100 games despite a ridiculous number of injuries. Consider all the time key players spent on the disabled list. It was an especially bad season for guys named Matt.
Illustration by Todd Detwiler
Murder City: When this issue went to press, in October, the number of homicides in the city in 2015 had already matched the death toll from 2014, putting us on pace to reach 200 murders for the first time in two decades.
Illustration by Todd Detwiler
Minimum Losses: After much political hand-wringing, the city’s Board of Aldermen passed a minimum-wage increase this year, only to have it thrown out in court. Here’s how much that ruling will cost a full-time minimum-wage worker now making $7.65 per hour. (*Figures are based on a 2,087-hour work year and don’t account for possible statewide minimum-wage increases.)
Illustration by Todd Detwiler
Rainy Day Feeling: This past June was the second-rainiest month in St. Louis history (well, really since 1874, when the state started keeping track), more than tripling the usual 4.28 inches. Here’s a look at our wettest months ever.
Illustration by Todd Detwiler
Who doesn't love a good graph, am I right?
