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The 25th season of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival begins with the masterpiece Hamlet, and free Shakespeare in Forest Park continues with the mammoth debut of the wildly fun family production Romeo […]

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Multiple cars were set on fire and vandalized with antisemitic graffiti in Clayton, Missouri, and the Clayton Police Department is treating the incident as a hate crime and working with federal partners to find answers.

by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]

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Toto has celebrated one accomplishment after the next throughout 2024. The song “Africa” has been certified DIAMOND for sales of TEN MILLION copies by the RIAA in The United States. […]

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From Architect Newswire: Drone technology is rapidly expanding into multiple arenas, including videography, delivery, and military applications. One of the most promising applications for flying machines is building construction. With their relatively small size and aerial movement, drones may at first seem superficial additions to a building site. However, advocates of flying robotic technologies point […]

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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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School districts around Missouri are preparing for a new school year with a new law that prohibits students from using cell phones during the school day.

From Forbes: For most of my career, when asked to speak to high school students or incoming first-year college students and give them career advice, I mostly steered them towards a career in technology. I would talk about how I saw tech jobs driving the future, especially in IT, programming, security, and areas that would […]

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At the center of this potential shakeup is Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, who has represented Missouri’s 5th District since 2005

From Western Specialty Contractors: Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Every year, construction workers become ill on the job and some even lose their lives due to […]

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Two men allegedly stole almost $10,000 worth of "tools, buckets and adult entertainment materials" from a storage unit in St. Charles County.

The goal of the camp was to allow minors to get hands-on experience.

A young boy rescued in St. Francois County after days without food or water remains in a coma. But new details show his 11-year-old brother is the one who helped make a major breakthrough in the rescue.

From First Alert 4: Leaders in Chesterfield advanced a bill Monday in which the city would purchase a building and a parking garage for more than $17 million. City leaders argue the growing city needs more space and that parking problems near Central Park need to be addressed. But the vast majority of citizen comments […]

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From UMSL Daily: George Nnanna, founding director of the University of Missouri–St. Louis School of Engineering, has been elected as ABET commissioner and team chair for the Engineering Accreditation Commission. His five-year term begins August 1. Nnanna was nominated for the role by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Committee on Engineering Accreditation and was officially sworn in on July 19 […]

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A woman allegedly stabbed two people and chased a third down the street with a knife in Pagedale.

The Korte Company is leading a major expansion of Knapheide’s manufacturing plant in Quincy, IL to meet growing production needs. The project added a 117,000-square-foot assembly plant with advanced features like a 10-ton crane, loading docks, and racking storage. A 4,500-square-foot, two-story office block will provide modern workspaces, and a 42,000-square-foot canopy will enhance truck […]

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HAZELWOOD, MO. - Men who have lost a child are invited to a day of “brotherhood.” From 3–5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, at 2267 Riverwood Trails Drive in Hazelwood, the Bereaved Fathers’ Day event invites fathers and father figures to come together for an afternoon of conversations, breakout sessions with licensed therapists, cornhole, axe-throwing and connection. Lawayna Berry, who organized the event, hopes it helps attendees share their grief. “We want to just hold space,” Berry said. “If you want to share, you can, but you don’t have to. We just want to take a moment to just honor the strength behind the silence.” Berry, a licensed therapist, started Allberry Career and Life Coaching in 2022 “to help people experience life better.” She decided to host the Bereaved Fathers’ Day event because it is “very sacred” to her to help other parents through one of life’s greatest challenges.

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