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Washington University's Olin Business School is partnering with a business school trade publication to launch a new pitch competition for prospective entrepreneurs.

St. Louis leaders on Tuesday released eligibility criteria for the $500 direct cash assistance payments the city is providing some residents under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Mariah Carey proudly wears her "Queen of Christmas" crown and is always telling us how hard she goes around the holidays.  But no one really knew how to celebrate Christmas just like Mariah...until now. Speaking to People, the…

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Fresh off a visit from native St. Louisan Andy Cohen, Left Bank Books (399 N Euclid Avenue, 314-367-6731) will host an event with actor Kal Penn for the release of his book You Can’t Be Serious.

The actor will be at Brennan’s Work & Leisure (3015 Locust Street, 314-620-3969) at 7 p.m. on December 13. Penn has acted in movies such as Harold and Kumar and TV shows like House and How I Met Your Mother.…

By 2023, St. Louis’ two largest parks should have basketball courts.

“St. Louis has been good to me," says Ola Ayeni, who found success in St. Louis after being awarded the Arch Grant in 2013.Ayeni’s startup Eateria, a marketing platform for restaurants recorded profits.

However, difficulty hiring tech talent, stunted Eateria’s growth. But, it led to the launch of a new business venture, Louis-based for-profit software development boot camp Claim Academy.

Since 2015, the boot camp has trained about 700 graduates, with Claim saying 90% have been hired for roles with an average starting salary of $72,000.

More than eight years after winning his Arch Grant, Ayeni said his connections from the program continue to help him. It was through Arch Grants that he was connected with the real estate broker that found Claim’s new Central West End headquarters.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

David Barklage failed to pay $151,842 in tax.

In a move to empower advertisers, publishers and media organizations to gain control of their data, advocado acquires Kantar BVS, the ad verification arm of Kantar. Customers stand to benefit from unified video and audio ad verification and universal attribution from a trusted source.

Developer Paul McKee’s stubbornness will soon be met with more protests as the battle to force a name change for a medical facility carrying the name, Homer G. Phillips Hospital continues.

In this 2018 talk from the TEDxStLouis archive Jo Pang, of Culture Wise, discusses how mindfulness can help to transform a person. He discusses how often people constantly seek mindfulness from all external traits instead of seeking it from internal traits of themselves.

This comes just two days after Tyler Bozak was also put on the list

T-REX, an innovation and entrepreneurship center has partnered with the Open Geospatial Consortium. The latest initiative means both organizations will collaborate on events, promote greater visibility nationally and boost geospatial technology development for startups with the aim of making St. Louis the Silicon Valley of geospatial Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

In this 2016 talk from the TEDxStLouis archive Amy Hunter, the Director of Racial Justice for YWCA Metro St. Louis, talks about economic realities and unexamined mindsets that create social disparities and inform the Black experience.

An operator was not disclosed in documents but Topgolf, which has a location in Chesterfield, has long eyed the property for a second location.

After Spire Missouri warned its 600,000 customers that its ability to heat 400,000 homes and businesses this winter is "in jeopardy," the energy company now says that it is "encouraged" by statements from federal regulators deliberating on the fate of a key pipeline.

Just eleven days remain before a December 13 deadline that could see Spire lose the operating license to its key St. Louis pipeline — a threat that the company shared in a November 4 email that sent customers panicking while also outraging some local officials.…

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons is a sharp-dressed Santa in a new animated video for his recently released holiday tune "Jingle Bell Blues," which premiered today on his official YouTube…

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