"We are going to see the impact of this for many, many years," one expert says of the pandemic. "It is sad, it is brutal, and it’s ugly. It doesn’t mean there isn’t hope, but we have a long way to go on the healing journey.”
For more than two decades, the UMSL Trailblazers Award has honored, celebrated and uplifted the achievements of exceptional women who have paved the way for others on campus and beyond. The annual awards are part of the university’s Women’s History…
We’ve noted for a while that DC, and particularly the GOP’s, interest in “antitrust reform” is somewhat hollow. For one, while the United States is rife with heavily monopolized business sectors (insurance, health care, telecom, banking, airlines), this recent batch of “reform” only specifically targets large technology companies. It’s as if these other sectors (most […]
Van Morrison has announced plans to release his 43rd studio album, What's It Gonna Take?, which will arrive on May 13. The 15-track collection is a follow-up to Morrison's 2021…
If you were in the Lemay area Monday, you may have seen men flying through the air tethered to a helicopter. It wasn't a stunt, it was power line construction.
Crew members alternated between tethering to the tower and tethering to the helicopter, and in between, they installed key elements to the new structure.
"The crews you see doing the work, I think they get excited about it," Construction Supervisor Adam McAllister said. "It takes a special individual to do that, I mean you are hanging from…
There are many features on our streets that often go unnoticed when we’re driving, walking, biking, or taking transit. Roadway markings for construction or bike lanes, slabs of concrete in the roadway (or in St. Louis’ case, steel plates), and many other features are often just things most of us whiz past when we’re getting […]
Opioid overdoses in Missouri a decade ago were fueled ago by prescription pills and largely affected rural, mostly-white communities. The crisis has entered a new phase in the last few years, dominated by fentanyl in urban areas.
ST. LOUIS - The national push for Starbucks workers to join a union hit the St. Louis region. The Post-Dispatch reported workers at the Starbucks in Tower Grove South and another on Hampton Avenue just south of Forest Park voted to file for union elections. They are joining workers at the stores in Ladue and Bridgeton [...]
ST. LOUIS - Tuesday, April 5 is Municipal Election Day in Missouri. Election leaders in St. Louis City and St. Louis County are both expecting a light turnout. County officials said some areas with hotly contested races could see more voters. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The Rockwood School [...]