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Adult Beginners Night
Looking to try out chess in a welcoming, judgment-free environment? Come to the Saint Louis Chess Club to learn and play with other beginners! Led by our friendly and experienced […]
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West Nile virus found in Rockford mosquito pool, sparking health concerns
IDPH reported its first mosquito pool in the state.
Corps of Engineers to Host Meeting on Lock 25 Expansion
From RiverBender: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will host a meeting to provide additional information on the new 1,200-foot lock at Lock and Dam 25. The meeting will be held at Lock 25, 10 Sandy Slough Road, Winfield, Missouri, May 22, starting at 10 a.m. Project team members will have posters […]
RFP Calls for New Uses for Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright Building in St. Louis
From The Architect’s Newspaper: Last year, Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright Building was listed for sale, raising concerns among preservationists and historians about the fate of one of America’s earliest and most influential office buildings. Now, after acquiring the building for $8.25 million, a private equity firm is exploring potential uses for the site, prompting new questions about how the […]
Imperial Apartments Are a Go After Years of Legal Battle With County
From Leader Publications: LL Investments LLC will be allowed to construct an apartment complex near the intersection of Seckman Road and Old Lemay Ferry Road in Imperial after a nearly three-year-long legal battle with Jefferson County. Nathan Smith, owner of LL Investments LLC in St. Louis filed the lawsuit on July 13, 2022, in the […]
Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond, former Missouri governor and senator, dies at 86
Bond’s political career spanned four decades, during which he went from young liberal whiz kid to born-again conservative.
Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital Ambulatory Project Completed
IMPACT Strategies, Inc., proudly announces the completion of its first design-build ambulatory care project for BJC HealthCare. This project is located on the Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital campus in St. Charles County. IMPACT Strategies served as the design-builder working closely with architecture firm, Archimages. This remodeling project within an operational medical office building included […]
The House GOP Quietly Slipped In An AI Law That Would Accidentally Ban GOP’s Favorite ‘Save The Children’ Laws
Buried in the House GOP’s massive budget reconciliation bill is a seemingly simple provision about AI regulation. The idea appears straightforward enough: stop states from regulating AI companies for the next decade. To do this, they quietly added language preventing states from regulating “artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems.” This is, […]
Qatar Airways to announce major purchase from Boeing during Trump’s visit: Reports
The Qatari government is also planning to gift the U.S. government a luxury Boeing 747 to be used as a new Air Force One, a controversial move that Trump has defended in recent days.
Lily Volz Joins Tarlton as Project Engineer
Lily Volz joined Tarlton Corp., St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting, construction management and design-build firm, as a project engineer. Volz is a member of the Tarlton team working on construction of the Henry A. Jubel Foundation Destination Discovery at the Saint Louis Zoo. In summer 2024, she served as a Tarlton project engineer intern, […]
Storybook Walk Unveiled at Weinand Park
Weinand Park is now home to a new and improved Storybook Walk, a community-driven project celebrating literacy, creativity, and outdoor activity. Made possible by a collaborative effort between local organizations and students, the Storybook Walk features a rotating selection of stories and artwork displayed along a walking path. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on May […]
Cat missing in TGS near Alfred Ave and Wyoming
City Releases “Monarch on MLK” Workforce Development Center Phase 1 for Bid
On behalf of the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority (LCRA), the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has issued bid invitations for the partial renovations to SLDC’s economic incubator “The Monarch on MLK”, located at 3940 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. (at the intersection of MLK and Vandeventer Ave.) SLDC has been working for several months with […]
‘Extreme and toxic’: Democrats in Congress mount opposition to GOP tax cut package
WASHINGTON — Democrats Tuesday criticized House Republicans for their efforts to pass “one big, beautiful” bill to extend Trump-era tax cuts that would require potential cuts to food assistance and Medicaid. “The American people do not support this extreme and toxic bill, and we’re going to hold every single House Republican who votes for it […]
Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee tasked with overhauling energy policy and Medicaid to achieve $880 billion in spending cuts on Tuesday began what was expected to be a long, grueling session with debate on dozens of amendments. Republicans on the panel argued during opening statements the proposed changes are necessary to realign several programs […]
U.S. House Republican plan would force states to pay for a portion of SNAP benefits
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s portion of Republicans’ massive taxes and spending bill would partially shift to states the costs of the country’s largest food assistance program, which some experts and Democrats predicted will lead to major cuts in the program — and possibly even an end to it in some states. The measure will […]
Failure of Missouri Construction Budget Bill Shocks Communities
From Missouri Independent: Blast waves from Friday’s explosive decision by Missouri House Republicans to kill a $517 million capital improvements bill echoed through the state Monday, with local officials picking up the shards of shattered plans and state senators furious as they recover from shell shock. The spending on new construction isn’t essential for the […]
This concept can help St. Louis grow. Mayor Spencer should make it a priority | Opinion
A concept called entrepreneurship through acquisition could help St. Louis grow. Public officials, including the new mayor, can help elevate it, writes a retired partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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