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Downtown St. Louis cafe closing its doors

4 months ago
Another business in downtown St. Louis is closing its doors this week. SAN Cafe and Market owner Shonnette Colbert confirmed that Friday would be the business's last day of operation. The small business, which opened its doors in early 2023, sells coffee, deli sandwiches, pizzas and more at its location at 1007 Washington Ave., Suite 101, in the Dorsa Lofts building, according to its website. One Cafe & Market & Deli formerly occupied the space. Colbert, who owns the business with her husband,…
Jennifer Somers

'We all lost our jobs': St. Louis hospital eliminates positions

4 months ago
Numerous employees at a St. Louis hospital recently received emails saying their positions have been permanently eliminated. On Tuesday, KSDK obtained termination emails from multiple employees at Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital, NorthSide Regeneration's small North City hospital. The emails confirmed the employees no longer have jobs just over two months after the hospital's staff was furloughed. "After careful consideration and due to ongoing business challenges, we regret to inform you that…
Hunter Bassler

St. Louis garbage truck drivers have their pay docked

4 months ago
St. Louis garbage truck drivers recently received a letter from the city's Department of Streets letting them know their pay will be docked 10% for the next three pay periods. KSDK obtained a copy of the letter, which said the docked pay was due to trash pickup delays the city faced after January's snowstorm. "You refused a direct order from supervision to report to your assigned route," the letter said. "Due to the fact that we did not work the previous two days because of weather conditions,…
Hunter Bassler, Mark Maxwell

Missouri Senate committee moves quickly on capital gains tax cut

4 months ago
The first bill passed by the Missouri House that is headed to the Senate floor for debate would exempt long-term capital gains from the state income tax. On a 3-2 party-line vote, the Senate General Laws committee approved the bill to create the new tax deduction. The bill passed the House on Feb. 13, also on a party-line vote, with Republicans supporting the measure and Democrats opposed. If passed into law, the proposal sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, a Republican from Bowling…
Rudi Keller