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Suit challenges downtown tax district's renewal

3 years 5 months ago
A lawsuit filed Friday challenges the renewal process for downtown St. Louis' taxing district, which collects millions of dollars a year for secondary safety and beautification services. Leaders of the entity, called the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District, said Oct. 21 that they had filed a petition to renew for 20 years, after being set to expire Dec. 31.  Efforts to renew it, which included gathering signatures from a certain number of property owners, began in 2019, though it…
Jacob Kirn

Former Blues coach Quenneville resigns Florida job in wake of Blackhawks' sexual abuse case

3 years 5 months ago
Joel Quenneville resigned his job as Florida Panthers head coach Thursday following a meeting with National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman about his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual abuse case. Quenneville was in his third year as head coach of the Panthers. He coached the Blackhawks from 2008 to 2018, and the St. Louis Blues from 1997 to 2004. On Wednesday, Kyle Beach came forward as "John Doe," the former Blackhawks player who filed a lawsuit against the team for mishandling…
Jacob Kirn

What happened to the $500 checks for St. Louis city residents?

3 years 5 months ago
The City of St. Louis got a massive amount of money from the federal government for Covid relief – more than $500 million or about half of the city's entire yearly budget. In August, the city approved a plan to spend the first $135 million of that money. The plan included something pushed by Mayor Tishaura Jones – $500 checks for roughly 10,000 city households based on income and impact of Covid on finances. "This money would go directly into the pockets of St. Louisans who need it the most,"…
Casey Nolan, KSDK