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UMSL says it could host rec facility at heart of convention center dispute

3 years 4 months ago
The University of Missouri-St. Louis could host on its campus the recreation facility that's at the heart of a dispute over funding for an expansion of the downtown St. Louis convention center. A spokesman for the university said Tuesday that "leadership" in St. Louis County requested that UMSL study "the feasibility of being the site for a proposed Track and Field Complex in north St. Louis County." "In response, UMSL enlisted its Master Plan firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative to review the options,"…
Jacob Kirn

New 557 area code coming to St. Louis area when new 314 numbers run out

3 years 4 months ago
The St. Louis area will be the home of a new area code later this year, the 557 area code. The existing 314 area code is currently used for St. Louis, Overland, Bridgeton, Florissant, Webster Groves, Creve Coeur, Kirkwood and other nearby jurisdictions, but the number of new 314 numbers that can be issued is running low. According to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, the last of the 314 phone numbers will be exhausted by the third quarter of 2022. Because of the short supply, the…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

'We're scrambling': St. Louis small businesses report supply shortages this Valentine's Day

3 years 4 months ago
Seven days to go before Valentine's Day, and sales are ramping up at a High Ridge floral shop, Stems By Stacy. "We've got about 50 [orders] in right now. We will probably do 200 to 300 deliveries. It just kind of depends from year to year," owner Stacy Overlander said. Overlander and her team are preparing for what's typically the busiest time of the year, but they're finding some stock is just out of their control. "There are a few things that we are not able to get," Overlander said. "Baskets…
Sara Machi, KSDK