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FreightWeekSTL: St. Louis Regional Freightway’s 2023 Priority Projects List Totals $3.8 Billion

3 years 3 months ago

The St. Louis Regional Freightway’s 2023 Priority Projects List includes 25 projects representing a total investment of more than $3.8 billion, up from $2.75 billion last year. More than $2 billion of the total covers infrastructure projects that have recently been completed, are already funded and under construction or expected to start in 2022 and 2023, or are programmed to begin within the next few years. The list, which represents the infrastructure needs of the manufacturing and logistics industries in the Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois area, indicates tremendous progress on a range of projects that will strengthen critical roads, bridges, rail infrastructure, and port and airport facilities across the bi-state St. Louis region.

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Werremeyer Creative

MDC warns St. Louisans bears are on the move

3 years 3 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Bears are on the move in spring and early summer, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants all Missouri residents to be careful. MDC said bears are commonly seen in counties like Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and Crawford, but just over a year ago a male black bear was seen in Richmond [...]
Monica Ryan

Review: St. Louis Restaurant Namaste Serves Up Spin on Nepalese Cuisine

3 years 3 months ago
Like many novices to this particular region of cuisine, I wasn't sure of the differences between Nepalese and Indian food. Even within the countries themselves, there are variations and specialties from region to region. With so much complexity and nuance, it can be intimidating, even a little overwhelming.
Joel Crespo

Extension of mental health, substance use health care for new Missouri moms in limbo

3 years 3 months ago

Threats of a filibuster in the Missouri Senate this year extinguished a proposal to extend health care for new moms to a full year after giving birth. Few realized at the time that it also dealt a blow to a program lawmakers passed in 2018 designed to help pregnant women recover from substance abuse. In […]

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Tessa Weinberg

St. Louis native moves closer to Congress

3 years 3 months ago
Another St. Louis native took a giant step closer to Congress Tuesday, by prevailing in the Democratic runoff election to represent southern Dallas’ 30th Congressional District.
Karen Robinson-Jacobs | The St. Louis American

Senators Push FTC To Protect Location Data Of Abortion Clinic Visitors

3 years 3 months ago
Earlier in May, Motherboard showcased how it was relatively trivial to buy the location data of cellphone users that had visited abortion clinics across the U.S. As states criminalize getting abortions (and helping people get abortions), there’s valid concern that our rampant failure to secure user location data will be abused in new and exceptionally […]
Karl Bode

Sowing Insolvency at 800 S 7th

3 years 3 months ago

The area south of the highway downtown has long been choking on parking and automobile infrastructure. It become a little more asphyxiated recently with the demolition of 800 S 7th Street once home to The Bird House STL later called The Batter’s Box Sports Bar. Terrence McDonald of 800 4th Street LLC and The Dent […]

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Richard Bose