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After delays due to opposition, BJC and supporters make case for children's psychiatric hospital in Webster Groves
A joint venture between BJC HealthCare’s St. Louis Children’s Hospital and a Kansas City-area children’s behavioral health provider wants to build and operate a 77-bed, one-story inpatient behavioral health hospital in Webster Groves.
Man shot to death in north St. Louis
The incident occurred late Wednesday afternoon near Union Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive.
Arch City Report Podcast: St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones travels far more than predecessors
This week's Arch City Report Podcast dissects an aggressive travel schedule from St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, a big contract to help redo St. Louis Lambert International Airport and the Railway Exchange Building's value.
Listen to the podcast, from St. Louis Business Journal staffers, below.
The stories discussed in this week's episode are:
Price tag determined for Railway Exchange Building: The city of St. Louis should pay $7.3 million to acquire the Railway Exchange Building, a group…
Perryville restaurant keeps linemen fed after winter storm left thousands without power
Peacock Diner in Delmar Loop closes after a decade of service
Despite the best intentions, nothing lasts forever.
Puerto Rico arson case leads ATF to St. Peters, Missouri
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant on quiet Bramblewood Drive in St. Peters Tuesday looking to solve a series of arsons 2,000 miles away. A neighbor recorded video of the ATF after doing a little online sleuthing of her own.
Extended Winter Classic
Being there is not all it’s cracked up to be
Politico reports on the politics of LA's enormous fires: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced mounting criticism Wednesday for her handling of deadly wildfires that continued to rage across the region, taking blame from influential city figures as she traveled back from a trip to Africa. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles ...continue reading "Being there is not all it’s cracked up to be"
What’s the going rate for dog walking in the city?
Ford To The Rescue: Wild Winter Weather Edition
Editorial: We can debate later how well the snow was handled. For now, stay off the roads.
Winter weather prompts tough snow day decisions across schools
Thousands of students experienced a third snow day in a row Wednesday, with the possibility of more as another winter weather system is approaching Thursday evening. Some districts say it’s a tough decision to make, as many families deal with the extended holiday break.
Hackers Claim To Have Compromised Data Broker Used By U.S. Government To Dodge Warrants
Gravy Analytics, the parent company of Venntel, is like many dodgy data brokers. The company gleans vast troves of sensitive U.S. behavior and location cellphone data, then generally sells access to that data to a long line of folks. Including the U.S. government, which has increasingly turned to buying data broker data as a quick […]
The County-City border
Snow still lingers on state roads for Wednesday commute
MoDOT plows were still getting to major roads partially covered in snow Wednesday.
Two St. Louis County men sentenced to five-year prison term in 2020 shooting death
A judge sentenced two men Wednesday to five years in prison for their roles in the 2020 death of a man in the city's Hamilton Heights neighborhood.
What made the Los Angeles wildfires so monstrous
Powerful winds and extra-dry vegetation have fueled what may become the costliest wildfires on record.