Drive-ins helped movie theaters stay afloat during the pandemic, when their fate was in serious doubt. Now, years later, drive-in theaters are still providing a small but meaningful boost for the ...

Let’s start with a debate on consumer behavior: Are fewer restaurant goers visiting the drive-thru? From January 2024 through June 2025, there have been consistent gains in dine-in, delivery, and ...

Taco Bell’s chief digital officer says the company is having an “active conversation” about when to use and not use AI. The company has apparently rolled out voice AI-powered ordering at more than 500 ...

Can a canopy have historic significance? It can, if it’s the canopy that covered parked cars ordering and receiving food at Rex’s Driv-In on the east side of St. Charles in the 1960s. Possibly long ...

Barb Biehl was about 6 years old the first time she saw a movie at the 13-24 Drive-In theater in the 1960s. She remembers wrapping up in blankets and resting on pillows beneath the stars with her ...

The glow of the big screen. Lawn chairs under the stars. A car radio turned just right. For longtime moviegoers, the drive-in is a summer ritual. For first-timers, it’s a chance to rediscover a ...

In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater.Lauren ...

Davon Marcum is being charged with murder after a 16-year-old was killed in a drive-by shooting. The 5 p.m. shooting happened in OTR on Walnut Street and left the 16-year-old dead and a 14-year-old ...