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Jaw-Dropping Playground Coming to St. Louis Area

3 years 2 months ago
From Riverfront Times:  Brentwood is adding a destination park to its city. On Wednesday, Brentwood’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a total of $7.4 million to fund a state-of-the-art playground in the suburb. The new park will feature a rock climbing wall, zip line, net climber, boardwalk and a creek. The playground has been at […]
Dede Hance

Gov. Pritzker Announces New Illinois State Police Metro East Regional Headquarters in East St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS — Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders today announced the location of a new state-of-the-art Illinois State Police (ISP) Metro East Regional Headquarters and the release of capital funding to begin the design process. The regional multi-mission facility will house ISP patrol, investigations, communications, and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) resources. Strategically relocating patrol and investigative personnel will increase preventive patrol presence, help solve violent crime, and improve regional safety. “Today, we take a significant step forward in ensuring the safety and opportunity of Metro East reflects what its residents deserve – what all of Illinois deserves: a community where all our families can thrive,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This state-of-the-art facility will take a holistic approach to violent crime reduction, making the community safer and establishing an anchor for residential and business investment.”

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Splash Pad & Pickleball Courts Among Additions To Glazebrook Park

3 years 2 months ago
From RiverBender:  Some new improvements to Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park had a soft opening Saturday morning. A brand new area has been being worked on for quite some time now and is finally open to the public. This new expansion includes a splash pad, a brand new pavilion, and the main draw, eight pickleball […]
Shruthi Beedu

St. Louis Wins ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ Grant

3 years 2 months ago
From KMOV:  St. Louis is one step forward in developing the region’s manufacturing industry after winning a $25 million competitive federal Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant. “This was an opportunity for the city, the county and the region to come together and really go after something really significant,” said Rodney Crim, CEO and President […]
Dede Hance

New Book Says NSA Pressured GCHQ To Shut Down Publication Of Snowden Leaks By UK Journalists

3 years 2 months ago
A new book written by journalist Richard Kerbaj, detailing the history of the so-called “Five Eyes” surveillance collaboration between the NSA and surveillance agencies in the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, is revealing a few more postscripts to the Ed Snowden story. Snowden’s first leak appeared nearly a decade ago. Since then, spy agencies […]
Tim Cushing

Insight From an Outsider

3 years 2 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The story of Good Developments Group, the New York-based firm behind a $1.2 billion plan to overhaul part of the St. Louis riverfront, started with an internet auction. While searching for development projects a few years ago, Greg Gleicher, 31, the company’s founder and CEO and a 2013 graduate of Washington University […]
Shruthi Beedu