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EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council will co-host a panel discussion about the EHS fall play, “Letters to Sala.” At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, community members are invited to the EHS auditorium for a conversation about the play and the collaboration between the Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Last fall, EHS students met with their Jewish peers from the JCRC’s Student to Student program so EHS students could learn more about Judaism, the Holocaust and Jewish traditions. “ Ashley and her students took all that information and incorporated it into their production,” explained Rachel Bray with JCRC. “But really, these students took it a step further and really absorbed the life lessons about connecting with people who don’t look like you, pray like you, believe the same things necessarily that you do, and how in life, sometimes that can reall

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After Kerry Casey questioned why St. Louis Public Schools is fully accredited, district teachers asked her to resign.

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Multiple members of the public addressed Edwardsville aldermen and city officials during the Jan. 14 Edwardsville Public Services Committee meeting. Pamela Moody and her spouse, Peter Cocuzza, both addressed how the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Governors’ Parkway and Esic Drive could cause issues. “I think it’s going to create more problems, […]

From NAHB:  The week-to-week framing lumber composite price was unchanged on Jan. 10, after climbing 0.5% the week prior. Lumber prices are now 8.5% higher than they were one year ago. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) continually tracks the latest lumber prices and futures prices, and provides an overview of the behaviors within […]

From Construction Dive:  Construction executives will be watching how President Donald Trump’s second administration plans to handle certain industry challenges that have plagued progress for some time. To support construction growth, the Associated General Contractors of America recently outlined five key recommendations for the Trump administration during a construction outlook webinar on Jan 8. They […]

WOOD RIVER - An East Alton man accused of aggravated robbery in the 600 block of Eden and Whitelaw in the Wood River continues to face charges. The man - Antonio M. Shaw - a 19-year-old East Alton resident - has been charged but released by a judge because of the SAFE-T Act conditions, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. Shaw was charged with aggravated robbery (a Class 1 felony), robbery (a Class 2 felony), and theft (a Class 3 felony). The incident did not happen at the Wood River Recreation Center but was a block away at the end of a city parking lot, Chief Wells said. The judge released Shaw from custody with certain conditions because of the SAFE-T Act, including that he be placed on electronic monitoring. Among the other conditions of his release is that he has no contact with the victims in this case. The chief said the situation occurred on Jan. 12, 2025, in the 600 block of Whitelaw Avenue. Wood River Police received a call about the situation around 5:25 p.m. that

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From ULI:  Architecture is a profession steeped in tradition, built on a romantic story of young talent learning at the drafting tables of those who have mastered their craft. This generations-old tale carries on, but how practical or healthy is it for us to hold on to this story today? Our field has grown more […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  In a political climate that feels increasingly divided, one issue that continues to get bipartisan support is the belief that emerging technologies should be produced in the United States. For that to happen, a data storage network is needed to support it. Cloud computing services, digital transformation and artificial intelligence […]

Emergency crews are responding to a three-alarm fire at a commercial facility after a report of an explosion Tuesday afternoon.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host their 42nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon with Donzaleigh Abernathy, King’s goddaughter, as the keynote speaker. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, community members and SIUE students will gather at the SIUE Meridian Ballroom on the SIUE campus for the luncheon, which includes music, Abernathy’s speech, and an award ceremony. The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub hosts the annual event as a way to honor King’s legacy. This year’s theme is “Let Us March On,” which comes from King’s 1965 “Our God is Marching On” speech. SIUE is excited to welcome Abernathy as the event’s keynote speaker. Abernathy was born in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. Her parents, Rev. Dr. Ralph David and Juanita Jones Abernathy, were close friends with the Kings. Her father was a co-founder of the Civil Rights Movement. Abernathy’s

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Forty years after bringing Vietnamese fare to St. Louis, Sau and Lee Tran reflect on family, community, and good fortune.

Metallica is giving fans a chance to fly to a show in style.The band, and their All Within My Hands Foundation, just launched their first fandiem sweepstakes of the year,…

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The building once housed the Friedens United Church of Christ.

I’m honoring the privilege and the responsibility to create as workplace where people thrive,” recently-appointed Alberici Constructors President Jose Garcia told Construction Forum in this video interview. For eight generations Alberici has been a place where people can come, work, and succeed, and create wealth for themselves… It was started by an immigrant… And 106 […]

WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump signed a slew of immigration-related executive orders, immigration researchers said during a Tuesday briefing they are scrutinizing the legal implications of the White House’s move to end birthright citizenship as well as sweeping directives barring asylum and more. The ACLU and immigrant rights groups sued the Trump […]

The state closed an investigation into whether Spire hid or destroyed documents that might have blocked rate hikes for the utility, finding “no issues of illegalities.”

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Motorists passing the Kirkwood campus of St. Louis Community College-Meramec will notice a new look. The parking area is shrinking, while two new buildings facing Big Bend are enlarging the campus presence. The makeover is expected to be complete by June. New curriculum revisions also are expected for the 2025-26 school year. […]