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Groth Guide to Lindenwood Park

3 years 2 months ago

Lindenwood Park is a southwest neighborhood of St. Louis south of Arsenal, north of Chippewa, east of I-44 and the city limits and west of Hampton. Lindenwood Park lost 3% of it’s residents from 1990-2000 where 10,207 were counted, 95% white, 2% black, 2% Hispanic/Latino, 1% Asian. 96% of its 5,032 housing units are occupied, 71% […]

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Mark Groth

Mask mandates end in St. Louis County and Illinois

3 years 2 months ago
Mask mandates came to an end Monday in the state of Illinois and St. Louis County. It comes at a time when CDC officials say more than 70% of the U.S. population lives in counties where the coronavirus is posing a low or medium threat to hospitals. In St. Louis County, public health officials rescinded the mask order at 8 a.m. and in its place issued a public health advisory that encourages mask use. Noting that as of Feb. 26, St. Louis County is now in the medium level of community transmission,…
Alex Fees, KSDK

SIUE Difference Maker Jacks Gets Creative, Remains Dedicated to Students

3 years 2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The pandemic has taken a marked toll on all individuals, presenting a variety of challenges as it has engendered salient adjustments in personal lives, learning environments and workplaces. Realizing and sharing in these challenges, numerous Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty, staff and students have gone above and beyond to support each other. In response to a social media call to highlight “SIUE Difference Makers,” nominations were abundant. Among those acknowledged for their positive impact was Tim Jacks, PhD, associate professor of computer management and information systems (CMIS) in the School of Business. “I'm incredibly fortunate to have a meaningful career where I'm able to make an impact on people at a personal level,” shared Jacks, who joined SIUE in 2012. “I am profoundly humbled by this Difference Maker recognition. The School of Business is full of faculty, staff, and administrators who make a difference

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Man shot at a ZX gas station in St. Louis City Monday morning

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A man was shot at a gas station in St. Louis City Monday morning. The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. in the 1600 block of Union Boulevard at the ZX Gas Station. The 31-year-old man was conscious and breathing when officers arrived at the scene. He was then taken to the [...]
Jason Maxwell

Welcome To The New Techdirt!

3 years 2 months ago
On Friday, we announced that we were beginning Techdirt’s migration to a new platform – and now that migration is complete! Though you’ll only see some changes on the public-facing site (especially in the comments section) we’re now running on an all-new WordPress back end. There is still a small handful of known bugs and […]
Leigh Beadon

Izumi Brings Traditional Japanese Sandos to St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
As a child, Kurt Bellon remembers hearing the Japanese folklore of Momotaro, which translates to “peach boy.” The story highlights the adventures of a boy who is born from a peach. “[The story is] about making friends with different people by sharing the food and the gifts that you have.…
Cassidy Waigand

Missouri spent $25 million to aid hospitals. Contract marked by no-shows, high costs

3 years 2 months ago

SLSCO, a Texas-based construction company, made lofty promises to Missouri’s state health department over the summer that, if hired, it could immediately send hundreds of healthcare workers to aid struggling hospitals. As evidence, the company pointed to filling a request within 36 hours for 200 intensive care unit nurses and staff in California, and indicated […]

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Betsy Ladyzhets