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Godfrey Making Progress Towards Video Gaming Ordinance

5 months 2 weeks ago
GODFREY – Godfrey trustees are expected to vote on an ordinance next month setting new rules for video gaming licenses in the village. The proposed ordinance would lower the number of video gaming licenses allowed in the village by one each time an establishment with video gaming goes out of business. This move seeks to prevent such establishments from transferring their gaming licenses to other entities, since the number of allowed licenses would remain the same under the current

What We Lost When Cars Won

5 months 2 weeks ago

From Grist: When automobiles first started tearing through American streets a century ago, they weren’t exactly welcome. One of the main problems was that they were killing children: in 1921 alone, 286 children in Pittsburgh, 130 in Baltimore, and 97 in Washington, D.C. Cities memorialized the dead with monuments and solemn marches. A safety council […]

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Dede Hance

The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature

5 months 2 weeks ago
Amazon Ring’s upcoming face recognition tool has the potential to violate the privacy rights of millions of people and could result in Amazon breaking state biometric privacy laws. Ring plans to introduce a feature to its home surveillance cameras called “Familiar Faces,” to identify specific people who come into view of the camera. When turned […]
Mario Trujillo

Proposal to Extend Minority Goals to Private Development Draws Industry Criticism

5 months 2 weeks ago

From St. Louis Business Journal: Realtors, contractors and other groups are criticizing a St. Louis County proposal to extend minority hiring goals there to private developments, saying it will endanger projects in the jurisdiction. Though the county already has a Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program, which sets goals for participation levels on government contracts, […]

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Tom Finan

Maryville Breaks Ground on New Entertainment Pavilion

5 months 2 weeks ago

From RiverBender: The Village of Maryville came together to celebrate the upcoming installation of a new entertainment pavilion at Firemen’s Park. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, community members gathered at Firemen’s Park for a groundbreaking ceremony. The entertainment pavilion will encourage the community to come together for events and attract people from across the region […]

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Dede Hance

St. Louis Startup Week at 39 North: Meet the Founders

5 months 2 weeks ago

Last week 39 North hosted a “Meet the Founders” gathering as was part of St. Louis-area wide Startup Week activities. Proceedings were held in the building occupied by NewLeaf Symbiotics across the parking lot from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the BioResearch & Development Growth (BRDG) Park, and other Innovation District enterprises. A lively […]

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Mike Fabrizi