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The 2022 Museum Plein Air artist competition is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 2022. Artists who wish to register to enter the competition should click

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ARNOLD, Mo. - There's a new trend in senior living: more sophisticated food options.  Cedarhurst Senior Living has done a complete overhaul of its entire dining program across 60 communities, with the help of chef Christian Gullet who has more than 25 years experience in the kitchens of large-scale dining operations. The plan is have him and his [...]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city of St. Louis will pay a St. Louis assistant police chief nearly $162,000 to settle his federal discrimination lawsuit in which he alleged he …

THE CENTER SQUARE – Illinois property taxes have far outpaced household incomes and home values since 1990, a Wirepoints analysis shows. Tax bills per household have grown 268% since 1990, while average home values have grown 114%. According to the nonprofit Wirepoints, the average household now owes nearly $4,400 in residential taxes each year, up from $1,200 in 1990. In 2020, property taxes ate up 5.9% of median household incomes in Illinois. Thirty years ago, property tax bills consumed just 3.6% of incomes. Wirepoints president Ted Dabrowski said Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised to address property taxes when he was elected, but it hasn’t happened. “We only see new bills and new laws come out of Springfield, and they always raise spending and they always raise property taxes and they always raise pension costs, so there is nothing good there for taxpayers,” Dabrowski said. As for their impact on home prices, Dabrowski said property taxes have contributed

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This is probably not worth anyone's time, but it annoyed me so I'm going to make you all suffer through it. In New York, Ross Barkan provides a potted summary of the infant formula shortage and ends up with this: Though off the table for now, more radical solutions should be considered too. Why not ...continue reading "No, let’s not nationalize the infant formula market"

Founded in 2002, the award-winning Ferguson Farmers’ Market is now celebrating its 21st delicious season. This Saturday morning tradition brings you fresh fruits and veggies,

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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will return next week to gathering online after someone at last week's meeting tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Flatiron @ Olive and Lindell Background Grand Center is a neighborhood whose rich, extensive history and built environment are scarred by the prejudices of the past and the suburbanization of our urban core. Hollowed out by years of total disinvestment, targeted demolition, and gross neglect, much of what is left in Midtown today is […]

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With roller derby, getting injured is not an if. It’s a when. That moment came for Gabe Montesanti, 28, on a Sunday morning in April 2017.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argued that masks bring "negative impacts" on children.

A multibillion-dollar deal promising to be an economic boon for Guyana may be false dawn with dire impact on climate, warn campaigners.

LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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Barbara Baker is a recovering heroin addict now devoted to helping other women put their lives together after prison terms.

A state law in Missouri bears the name of a charming little boy from Herculaneum. His name is Will Capps, 4. He suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.