ALTON - All vehicles in the eighth annual Ride for Wishes will be getting extra attention from Wish Children this year as the children select their Wish Children’s Favorites. “This year we opened the Ride to all street-legal vehicles and we thought we’d let Wish Children at the event choose their favorite vehicle among the motorcycles, hotrods and dune buggies,” said Jeanne Wuellner, co-director of the event. “We thought that would add a little more fun for the kids and all the participants,” fellow co-director Trena Wells said. “The winners among the different types of vehicles will receive a certificate proclaiming theirs as a “Wish Children’s Favorite.” The ride starts at noon Saturday, Sept. 17, at Ted’s Motorcycle World, 4103 Humbert Road in Alton, and ends at Alton Sports Tap, 3812 College Ave., with an after-ride party and dinner. Sign-up, with giveaways and free bagels, begins at 10 a.m. and leaves at noon
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control approved booster shots specifically targeting the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Those boosters are now available widely in the St. Louis area. Private providers such as Walgreens and CVS have the new booster in stock. Also known as the bivalent shot, as it targets both the original strain and the variants.
When it comes to diversity and inclusion efforts in St. Louis, Midwest BankCentre (MBC) puts its actions and money – including funds from business partners – where its mouth is.
Among 1,694 degree-granting four-year colleges that reported cost of attendance estimates since the beginning of the pandemic, roughly 74% hiked prices in the recently completed academic year. At some, like WashU, costs top $80,000.
Keystone Construction Company has kicked off the next phase of development with The Staenberg Group at The District of St. Louis with the new $4 million outdoor entertainment space: The Hub. Slated for completion by Spring 2023, The Hub will serve as the heart of The District, what will soon be St. Louis’s most unique, […]
As the CEO and founder of Lauer Toys and creator of Waterbabies, the second best-selling baby doll in the United States with more than 24 million units sold, Dan Lauer knows what it takes to grow an idea into a successful business.
Developers behind a $325 million mixed-use development along the Mississippi River in North County said it will succeed because of their experience and its location near a new Saint Louis Zoo campus.
St. Louis startups involved in sports software and in educational technology have been named to the 2022 cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. The pair are among more than 50 companies that will receive $100,000 in nondilutive and other assistance from Google.
The banks' new director of community reinvestment enters the job at an especially interesting time. Federal banking regulators are revising Community Reinvestment Act rules for the first time in more than two decades.
Adrienne Dawson is not only head of DEI for MilliporeSigma North America, but she also co-founded several employee resource groups, including the Black Leadership Network and served as a co-lead for the Leaders of Color Action Network in North America.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a man wanted in connection with a recent carjacking. He was wearing a very distinctive shirt and investigators believe that may identify him. The brand name of the suspect’s shirt is likely referred to as “Vlone.” A 27-year-old woman was carjacked in [...]
This picture was taken at La Defense in Paris. Stop me if I'm wrong, but it's the starship Enterprise, right? And it's connected to the building via part of the Starfleet emblem. Or am I losing my mind?
Members of the rock community are sharing their thoughts on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, who died Thursday at age 96. Here are…
Helen Lee, principal and founder of award-winning design firm Tao + Lee Associates, is passionate about stopping hate against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. A proud Chinese American, Lee sees it as her mission to mentor young Asian Americans.
Nalini Mahadevan’s experiences as an immigrant, mother, and woman of color deeply inform her legal practice — both as a workplace and in terms of services provided.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Eligible voters can cast a ballot right now for the next President of the Board of Aldermen. There is a Special Primary Municipal Election in St. Louis on September 13. But, all Missouri voters now have the option to vote early. The election is between Jack Coatar and Megan Green. They [...]
Earlier today, there was a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on the JCPA — the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act — put forth by Senator Amy Klobuchar. Last week I wrote a long post about just how broken the bill is. It does almost everything it seeks to do badly, in ways that are genuinely dangerous. […]
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