Returning to urbanity Like many of the other major intersections in this city, the crossroads of Grand and Gravois has suffered the fate of auto-oriented blight. With two of the four corners still standing as a testament to our city’s rich history, the northern half has been leveled by the automobile, a gas station, and […]
In a building of a former library, bins of records, shelves of CDs and boxes of products tower almost as high as the ceiling. Only the sound of customers peeling through plastic-covered records can be heard over classic rock playing over a loudspeaker. This is the Record Exchange (5320 Hampton Avenue, 314-832-2249), where owner Jean Haffner, 76, has built a literal library of records and music paraphernalia in the former Buder Branch of St. Louis Public Library in St. Louis Hills.
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Civil rights activists sued Missouri on Wednesday over a decades-old law that prohibits volunteers from offering ballot-booth help to multiple voters who have physical disabilities or …
As part of this year's Business of Pride Awards program, we asked our honorees what Missouri — and St. Louis — could be doing to be a more attractive place for LGBTQIA+ talent. Their responses range from legislative suggestions to more simple thoughts on acceptance.
Meet this year's class of Business of Pride honorees, which also includes two companies — House of Pain and Electro Savings Credit Union — who are celebrated for their commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis and across the state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) called for swift passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This package contains many of Rep. Kelly’s gun violence prevention priorities. Rep. Kelly is calling for House leadership to quickly bring the bill to the floor for a vote and for the support of her colleagues in passing the bill to save lives. “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will bring real progress to communities across America that are impacted by gun violence, like Illinois’ Second Congressional District,” said Congresswoman Kelly. “Imposing stricter penalties for straw purchasing and gun trafficking, investing billions of dollars in our mental health care services, keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and improving the background checks for buyers under 21 years of age – these are all policies and investments that the American people support and that I have worked for many years to achieve. I
Civil rights groups are suing Missouri state and local officials over a state election provision that disenfranchises voters with limited English proficiency or with disabilities who require assistance in casting a ballot.
Heather Brown-Hudson is founder and owner of Dynamic DEI Solutions, which offers consulting services in the realm of DEI work for organizations nationwide. Brown-Hudson is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with summer, Mosquito Season is now underway in Illinois and that positive batches of West Nile Virus have been reported in seven counties around the state. The reminder comes as public health officials around the country are highlighting the importance of taking protective action to “Fight the Bite” during National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. While no human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Illinois so far this year, there were 64 human cases (which are significantly under-reported) and five deaths attributed to the disease in the state in 2021. “West Nile virus is a serious illness, and we want to remind everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites at this time of year when so many of us are spending more time outdoors,” said IDPH Acting Director Amaal Tokars. “The most important things we can do are to wear insect repellent if w
St. Louis creative and self-described jack-of-all-trades Kristen Elizabeth went out in late December 2021 expecting to see a poetry show, but by the end of the night she found herself reading to a live audience for the first time since before the start of the pandemic. The 25-year-old actress and model is no stranger to the stage, or a camera lens, but she’ll be the first to admit that she’s still a newcomer to the vibrant poetry community in St. Louis. Under the moniker K Money the Poet, Elizabeth has produced a number of written pieces and videos that address taboo subjects such as body shaming, self-harm and abortion, to name a few.
Today is ATUS day, the day when the BLS releases the latest numbers from the American Time Use Survey. I was looking forward to comparing 2021 with 2020, but I forgot that ATUS had been suspended in 2020 due to COVID. Still, we have charts. Here's one for the percentage of people who worked at ...continue reading "Charts of the day: How we spent our time in 2021"
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) and the Village of South Roxana are hosting a ceremony to designate Illinois Route 111 from New Poag Road to Madison Avenue as “The Chief Todd Werner Memorial Highway”. The ceremony is open to the public and will be at the sign location on Highway 111 and Madison Avenue at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 2. Family and guests can park at the back parking lot of Mike’s Inc. at 109 Velma Avenue, South Roxana and walk to the sign location. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the South Roxana Village Hall at 211 Sinclair Avenue, South Roxana. “Chief Werner dedicated his life to public service in Madison County by serving as a first responder. He made a positive impact on the people who were fortunate to call him a friend,” said Rep. Elik. “Dedicating a portion of Route 111 in his honor will serve as a reminder that his selfless commitment to the community will not
Neighbors of the Kingdom of God Global Church, an organization many accuse of being cult, say that strange occurrences around church-owned properties in West County have left them confused and at times even frightened. "There's definitely a lot of questions about what exactly is going on with this group," Chesterfield Prosecuting Attorney Tim Engelmeyer tells the RFT. "They could certainly run whatever organization they want to run out of the dozens of commercial areas around Chesterfield.
Steven Louis Brawley is the founder of the St. Louis LGBT History Project and executive vice president of Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Brawley is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.
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