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Creve Coeur officials hope to save the city's 50-year-old ice rink that is in need of repairs.

On June 29th, Baileys’ Range hosted a soft opening event for the community. Hundreds of neighbors and visitors to the neighborhood gathered at 4175 Shaw to enjoy an evening of milkshakes, burgers, and fries. The formerly vacant gas station was on the nuisance property list of Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (TGNCDC) in 2010 before it came up on the Sheriff’s tax sale in August 2013. Gas stations on prominent corners dotted neighborhoods across St. Louis City and, as an organization, we knew the original building at 4175 Shaw had value and would create a visually interesting development on a highly visible corner. With TGNCDC board support, TGNCDC purchased the property at the tax sale and began the work to remediate the site (removing the gas tanks and any other environmental hazards) for future development.

Through the Department of Natural Resources, TGNCDC, as a not for profit, was able to secure FREE phase 1 and Phase 2 reports to determine the level of clean up needed. Additional remediation was determined to be necessary. TGNCDC applied for and was awarded a $160,000 grant from EIERA (Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority) to complete the cleanup. A no further action letter was delivered which opened the possibility for redevelopment without barriers. This is a key strategy for CDC’s to attract a developer.

In April 2016, after a successful RFP process, Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC selected David Bailey to redevelop the property. After delays with historic state and federal tax credits, Covid and other barriers, his team pushed forward to complete the development in June 2022. The multimillion-dollar investment into the Shaw neighborhood, which preserved and embraced the original building, is a benefit to the community by creating approximately 75 new jobs, removing a nuisance property and increasing the desirability of the neighborhood as a place to live, work, play and invest. The improvement of 4175 Shaw is a great example how Community Development Corporations identify problems, determine the appropriate solutions, secure grants to help, and patiently work through the process to a successful conclusion. Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC thanks David Bailey and his team for their persistence and commitment to completing the promised development.

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The video reviewed by 5 On Your Side shows Chief of Staff Calvin Harris engaged in a sex act in an office.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are calling out sick for Friday's scheduled concert in Glasgow, Scotland. A statement posted by the band early Friday reads, "Due to illness RHCP will not…

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Two months ago, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones found her plans for a Detention Facilities Oversight Board facing potentially fatal opposition from the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. What a difference two months can make.  Yesterday, two nominees to the board whose nominations came under fire garnered aldermanic approval.

The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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The derailment near Mendon left four people dead and injured up to 150 others.

David Duhalde digs into the struggles of the movement under Trump and Biden.

Missouri voter protection advocates Wednesday condemned Governor Michael Parson’s signing of H.B. 1878, the elections bill passed by the General Assembly last month.

Bret Michaels was reportedly hospitalized in Nashville, just before taking the stage on Thursday.  While there's no official word on why he was hospitalized, Michaels, 59, TMZ reported he's being treated…

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Bag Phones, Brick Phones, Blackberries, a Satellite Phone and more – these are some of the cellular telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone

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Panera Brands, a privately held company that includes the Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, said the two groups have called off the deal, announced in November 2021, “in light of unfavorable capital market conditions, including the deterioration of the market for initial public offerings over the past several months.” However, it isn't deterred from its ambition to become a publicly traded company again.

Perez Reed is accused in seven murders from Kansas City to St. Louis.

EDWARDSVILLE – Jennifer Korte candidate for State Representative in the 112th District defeated Joe Hackler in the Republican Primary Election on Tuesday by a sizable percentage of 47.2 percent to 32.8 percent. Korte will now meet incumbent Democrat Katie Stuart in the November General Election for the state representative post. Korte is a resident of Highland. Korte's platform keys in the state representative race have been a pledge for common-sense conservative government, that supports law enforcement and small business. “Throughout this campaign, I knocked on thousands of doors and talked to thousands of people in our district. I love our community and meeting so many people throughout this campaign only strengthened my dedication to reforming Springfield and providing tax relief to help our families. The Republican primary win was amazing but sweet as this win is – the reality is the mission is far from over. "I got into this race to fight for tax relief for

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For literally twenty-five years now, telecom monopoly executives the world over have been trying to force big tech companies billions of dollars for no coherent reason. It began with AT&T’s attempt to double dip on Google; which spurred the entire net neutrality war. The complaint by telecoms has long since moved global, as they try […]

The area's newest food truck garden features a synthetic turf area, a covered outdoor beer pavilion, live music, and a reservations-only whiskey and wine bar.

The reaction to the Supreme Court stripping away a constitutional right to abortion has spurred many apocalyptic forecasts for the country. Most vivid, of course, is the fear that the United States will become a version of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” with a slave-class of women forced to bear children for a […]

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You might notice gas prices rising in Missouri once again this weekend. Starting Friday, the state will increase its motor fuel tax by 2.5 cents.