a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Food truck town hall held amid Soulard concerns

3 hours 1 minute ago
There’s a passionate fight underway against a proposal to allow food trucks to set up shop in a St. Louis neighborhood known for its nightlife scene. Neighbors and business owners gathered Thursday at a local St. Louis institution to talk about how the plan could impact the historic Soulard neighborhood. 
Max Diekneite

St. Louis County launches $5.9M pilot for childcare wages

3 hours 40 minutes ago
St. Louis County is launching the Child Care WAGE$ Missouri pilot program, a new initiative backed by a $5.9 million investment. The program aims to increase retention of early childhood educators, addressing child care as an economic and workforce issue impacting the entire region.
Taylor Harris

99-year-old veteran receives hometown hero award in Illinois

5 hours 4 minutes ago
In celebration of Memorial Day and our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft and the Southern District of Illinois recognized 99-year-old Robert Gill from Jerseyville, Illinois, as a recipient of the Hometown Hero Award.
Wade Smith

Miles Davis honored in Illinois ahead of 100th birthday

5 hours 58 minutes ago
Jazz trumpet player Miles Davis, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, is being honored this weekend by two cities leading up to what would be his 100th birthday. Alton, Ill., his birthplace and East St. Louis, Ill., where he once lived, are holding events to commemorate the legendary artist.
Patrick Clark

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Message In A Bottleneck

6 hours 37 minutes ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick