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Fire damages vacant apartment building in north St. Louis

3 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Firefighters rushed to what used to be the Kennerly-Maffitt Apartments in north St. Louis this morning after getting a fire call at that location. When they arrived just about 7:30 am they found flames shooting out of a second-story window.  Crews searched the building at Maffitt and Newstead but found no one [...]
Chris Regnier

Review: Elmwood Owners Find a New Win in Pizza Champ

3 years 11 months ago
For most of his adult life, Chris Kelling would head into work donning a stiffly pressed shirt, suit blazer and, sometimes, a pocket square. Though not employer issued, it was the de facto uniform of his job as a hospitality professional at some of the country's top fine-dining restaurants and one he wore with pride as the co-owner and front-of-house face of the sleek Maplewood restaurant Elmwood. Today, Kelling's work ensemble is quite different.
Cheryl Baehr

Preventing pollution or creating more greenhouse gases? Missouri debates ‘advanced recycling’

3 years 11 months ago

Missouri lawmakers are pushing to ease state regulations on so-called “advanced recycling,” a process proponents say diverts hard-to-recycle plastics from landfills and makes them into new products.  The bill’s sponsor hopes to bring the massive facilities into the state to create jobs while saving the environment from plastic.  But the promise made by advanced recycling […]

The post Preventing pollution or creating more greenhouse gases? Missouri debates ‘advanced recycling’ appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Allison Kite

The 8 Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend, April 30 to May 1

3 years 11 months ago
The weekend is nearly here, and there is so much to do. Whether it's taking in a film, catching the city's inaugural block party or supporting local bookshops, St. Louis is sending April out with a bang. If you're already too busy this weekend, there's more going on this week: [content-2]
Jenna Jones

Great Rivers Greenway breaks ground on project in Brentwood

3 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Area residents will soon be able to walk, bike, or just enjoy the breeze at parks across St. Louis with the Deer Creek Greenway Connector. The groundbreaking for the project in Brentwood is happening on Thursday. The new connector will create a walking and biking trail linking several parks in Brentwood, Webster [...]
Ala Errebhi

Former Reign Restaurant ordered to pay over $300k

3 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A former Downtown St. Louis nightspot plagued with problems has now been ordered to pay its landlord hundreds of thousands of dollars in back rent and attorneys fees. Reign Restaurant on Washington Avenue has boarded up its windows and doors. The business was evicted from the space in October. The business was shut [...]
Chris Regnier

Build Back Better Dies … Again

3 years 11 months ago
In a final admission of defeat, the administration is rebranding its ‘Build Back Better World’ foreign-policy initiative, removing references to its failed domestic agenda.
Austin Ahlman