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From The Architect’s Newspaper: Since mid-July, when the AIA shared its June Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report, not much has changed. The score for July dropped again to 46.2, a decline from June’s 46.8—any score below 50 indicates a decline in billings—continuing the downward trajectory of business conditions. Inquiries into new projects continue to be […]

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ALTON - On August 19, 1925, Prudence Chappell, 29, and her 12-year-old sister Pearl were killed in an automobile accident. Prudence taught at Granite City Community High School and had been a teacher at Alton High School. She was an instructor in commercial subjects (she taught business classes) at the high school, and also organized a night business class in St. Louis, at Manchester and Taylor Avenues. After a month’s vacation around the Great Lakes, with visits to Chicago, Wisconsin, and Michigan, they were on their way back home for the start of the school year. Pearl, who suffered from heart disease and had been a patient at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis for nearly a year, was well enough to join Prudence for the trip. The Chappells were a quarter of a mile north of Dwight, Ill., when their Buick roadster skidded 200 feet on wet pavement and overturned. Prudence died instantly. Pearl was taken to a government hospital in Dwight, but died 12 hours later. Driving

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From Dodge Construction Network: Total construction starts were down 10.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.19 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts declined by 30.1%, residential starts fell 3.1%, and nonbuilding starts grew 20.4% over the month. On a year-to-date basis through July, total construction starts were up […]

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From West Newsmagazine: A high-profile proposal to purchase the Mass Mutual office building on Main Circle Drive for $17.3 million was approved by the Chesterfield City Council on Aug. 18. Following a 6-2 vote on the first reading of the bill on Aug. 4, the council repeated that vote to purchase property at 16150, 16290 […]

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BOSTON - Thirteen people, including a Missouri man, have been charged in a nationwide $5 million "grandparent scam" that tricked hundreds of seniors into believing their grandchildren needed urgent financial help. Chaman Samael Silverio Balbuena, 31, of Defiance, Missouri, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and one [...]

In an effort to increase access to safe and affordable housing for residents impacted by the May 16 tornado, the City of St. Louis Recovery Office, in partnership with the City’s Community Development Administration, is launching a new initiative aimed at connecting landlords with residents in need of housing. The landlord inventory survey comes as […]

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City of St. Louis Launches Landlord Inventory Survey to Help Tornado-Impacted Residents Find Rental Units Survey now open for landlords to list vacant rental units and build citywide housing inventory. Partners to support with resources and housing placement. ST. LOUIS—To increase access to safe and affordable housing for residents impacted by the May 16 tornado, the City of St. Louis Recovery Office, in partnership with the City’s Community Development Administration, is launching a new initiative aimed at connecting landlords with residents in need of housing. The landlord inventory survey comes as part of the commitment to supporting city residents impacted by the May 16 tornado in finding housing and ultimately staying in St. Louis. “Finding intermediate and long-term housing for impacted residents remains a top priority for the Recovery Office, and landlords play a critical role”, said Julian Nicks, chief recovery officer for the City of St. Louis. The

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: An artificial intelligence company will relocate to the former Post-Dispatch building in downtown St. Louis as part of an effort to grow its work in national security. San Francisco-based Scale AI, which employs 250 people here, will open its new lab at Tucker Boulevard and Cole Street in October. The company […]

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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Magazine revealed its A-List Readers’ Choice Awards earlier this week. Our own Mandy Murphey was selected Best TV Anchor for 2025! Approximately 36,000 people participated in the poll, according to the magazine, which honors the St. Louis region’s best in a variety of categories. This is Mandy’s fourth consecutive victory [...]

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RED BUD, IL. — A community park in Red Bud has received a vibrant new lease on life. Thanks to a strategic partnership between the City of Red Bud and national design firm Farnsworth Group, Ratz Memorial Park now features a brand-new splash pad and upgraded amenities designed to bring families together and boost local tourism. The transformation was made possible through an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, secured with the support of Farnsworth Group’s planning and engineering team. “The grant was of utmost importance; in fact, I don't think the project would have happened without the grant,” said Red Bud Mayor Susan Harbaugh recently, celebrating the park’s reopening. At the heart of the renovation is a 2,000-square-foot splash pad, one of the most requested features by local families. The zero-depth water play area is fully ADA-compliant and designed for children of all

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Coffee shops are selling iced lattes with multiple espresso shots in plastic buckets, with lids, straws and handles. Consumers are buying them.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. Raoul and the coalition submitted a filing presenting extensive evidence on the safety of medication abortion in their states as well as the burdens imposed by the FDA’s continued restrictions on mifepristone. In today’s filing (attached), Raoul and the coalition join and supplement a citizen petition filed with the FDA by Massachusetts, California, New Jersey and New York on June 5, urging the agency to eliminate unnecessary restrictions on this safe medication that make it much harder for patients to access medication abortions, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas. “The existing restrictions on mifepristone only serve to create unnecessary obstacles for patients

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Def Leppard made an appearance on NBC’s America’s Got Talent Wednesday night, treating the audience to a performance of their classic tune “Pour Some Sugar On Me.”The band later shared…

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jordan Hughes wasn’t too nervous when he was asked to make an appointment at Washington University a couple of weeks ago. An admissions counselor had sent an email saying he wanted to chat, to learn more about Hughes’ story, which had been featured recently in the Post-Dispatch. So Hughes, 26, was […]

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