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A proposed scenic byway will take drivers from St. Louis through the Missouri Ozarks region and provide access to more than 150 recreational sites along the way.

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Just seven years ago, Caiti Carrow Chaney left a successful marketing career in Chicago to return home to St. Louis and pay homage to two people she credits with growing her love of the food scene.

The St. Louis Cardinals will officially play in Major League Baseball's London Series in 2023. The MLB and Cardinals announced Thursday that they will be playing two games in London versus the Chicago Cubs. The teams will take their rivalry overseas to play on June 24 and 25 in 2023 at London Stadium. Fans from the area will join those from Europe to enjoy America's favorite pastime. Many fans from Europe shared their excitement via the MLB Europe Twitter page. "The Cardinals are excited and…

GLEN CARBON - The Illinois Department of Transportation announces the planned closure of westbound Interstate 270. At 9 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m., ALL LANES OF WESTBOUND I-270 will be closed from I-55/70 to Illinois 157. The closure will also include the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 70 to northbound Interstate 55. This closure is required to allow for the replacement of a damaged bridge beam on the Meridian Road bridge structure over I-270 at Mile Marker 10.3. All lanes are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Motorists will need to utilize the marked detour route along westbound I-55/70 and northbound I-255 to circumvent the closure. The Department’s Day Labor Unit and the District’s Troy Yard will be performing this work. Traffic control devices and changeable message signing will be utilized during this closure to assist motorists in making their way through the detour. Travelers are advised to consider alternate routes and

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As families plan out some of their final summer vacations, St. Louis could be among the top choices for lodging, at least when it comes to options outside of traditional hotels.

CHICAGO — Governor Pritzker joined lawmakers and stakeholders to encourage Illinois families to take advantage of the State’s Back to School tax holiday, Aug. 5 through Aug. 14. The 10-day sales tax holiday – the first for Illinois in over a decade - was created to save families $50 million on school supplies and is part of the $1.8 billion Illinois Family Relief Plan , with relief on gas, property taxes, and groceries. “Our parents shouldn’t have to choose between buying essential school supplies for their children and putting food on the kitchen table. Our teachers shouldn’t have to break the bank to do right by the students that they nurture day in and day out,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Back to school should be as stress-free as possible for working families and their children, and this tax holiday will help remove some of that burden.” Beginning August 5 th , the state sales tax on school supplies will drop from 6.25% t

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A recent study found people who had alcohol delivered reported consuming more drinks and drinking on more days than people who obtained it through other methods.

As founder and owner of Simply Strategy, Dorothy Carlin uses market research and data to benefit organizations that are in the business of helping people.

ST. LOUIS – Join Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria for its August Giveback Tuesday Event. On August 23, 100% of Katie’s Town & Country sales will be donated to Marygrove , a nonprofit that provides a safe home, compassionate care, and high-quality mental health services to children who have experienced significant trauma. Every month, Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria features a local nonprofit organization and donates 100% of profits from the entire day to the charity. So far, Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria has donated $331,665 to local nonprofit organizations. Funds from Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria’s Giveback Tuesday will support Marygrove in serving approximately 200 children and youth, ages birth to 21, per day through their continuum of residential and community-based programs. By providing treatment and support to children and youth struggling with debilitating emotional and behavioral issues resulting from abuse, neglect, trauma,

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EDWARDSVILLE - During the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event in July, the Metro East Humane Society (MEHS) placed 150 pets into their forever homes in only 3 weeks. The nation’s largest funded pet adoption event was hosted in more than 250 shelters in 42 states as an effort to fight shelter overcrowding. This year, the event ended with a record-breaking 28,121 pets being positively impacted. "The excitement that reduced-fee adoption drives like #EmptyTheShelters brings to Metro East Humane Society and shelters like ours all across the country is truly something remarkable," said Mady O'Reilly, Development Manager of Metro East Humane Society. "We're thrilled to report a total of 93 cats and 57 dogs have been placed in their forever homes throughout the course of this year's campaign. Those 150 "Gotcha!" Day celebrations were made possible thanks to Cathy Bissell, The Bissell Pet Foundation, and of course, our incredible network of support. Than

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Becky Buhr counted 21 years of service to the Bank of Franklin County (BFC) before rising to senior vice president in 2020. Now, she is checking off a list of great achievements.

Peter & Paul Community Services took over the city-owned Biddle House shelter on 13th Street in the city's Carr Square neighborhood on Monday.

After years of working as athletic director at Ursuline Academy in St. Louis, Jen Brooks saw a lack of women in leadership positions in the sports and education world. As a result, she founded the Global Community of Women in High School Sports, which offers a space for women to grow and amplify the voices of other girls and women in sports.

ALTON - Local nonprofit, Trinity’s Way, is hosting a pet food drive on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at Piasa Park in Alton. The drive will benefit the pet food pantry operated by Metro East Humane Society. This pantry program provides free pet food to eligible applicants who need assistance. Trinity’s Way formed in 2018 after 17-year-old Trinity Buel was killed in a car accident. The nonprofit was started by her mother, April Gray, and her godfather, Chris Unthank, to carry on Buel’s kindness and compassion for animals and the environment. The pet food drive is a fitting way to honor Buel’s memory for her birthday on Aug. 6. “When Trinity was a little girl, instead of presents for herself, she’d ask for pet food and supplies for her birthday so that she could donate those to local animal shelters,” Gray said. “She was always thinking of animals in need before herself.” Trinity’s Way hopes to collect 500 lbs. of food for

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GLEN CARBON - Brightly Senior Living in Glen Carbon recently opened back on December 15th of last year. They recently held a food drive with the donations being sent to the Glen/Ed Food Pantry. Monday, August 1st was their first big food drive and it was a great success according to Gina Ratermann, Director of Community Engagement and Events at Brightly. The St. Louis Cardinals' very own Fredbird was there to help out as well as meet the younger kids and their families. Redbird was there from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ratermann said that residents at Brightly were strongly encouraged to invite friends and family and that there ended up being a lot of people for their first event. Brightly has another location in Mascoutah where food and school supply drives have been held in the past with Redbird, but this was their first time doing something like this at the Glen Carbon location. According to Ratterman, they will continue to hold this event annually around the first week of August.

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Several organizations in the St. Louis region are teaming up for an emergency food distribution event Thursday to give out free food to flood victims.

Newly restored versions of two official Rolling Stones promotional videos for the band's classic 1968 hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash" have debuted at the ABKCO label's YouTube channel. The videos, which…

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Kimberly Beck has had an impressive career in social services in the St. Louis area for nearly 25 years. Beck, a licensed professional counselor, is currently the executive director of The Salvation Army Midtown Service and Treatment Center, where she has helped raise $2.5 million in grants and donations.