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A Guide To Pumpkin Spice Season

9 months 2 weeks ago
Pumpkin spice lattes, apple crisp macchiatos and chai lattes are staples of fall and winter. The drinks can boost your mood and energy and liven up social gatherings. But drinker beware, says Caroline Brundage, a dietetic intern with OSF HealthCare. She says the concoctions contain more added sugar (sugar not naturally occurring in an ingredient) than you’d think. Some drinks have 50 grams or more of added sugar, she says. And Brundage has noticed more coffee shop drinks with higher levels of saturated fat. “The biggest risk would be weight gain,” Brundage says. “That can lead to heart disease, diabetes and obesity.” Her advice to enjoy fall drinks but stay healthy: modify the drinks, and consume them in moderation. Ingredient swaps Brundage suggests you do your research before getting hooked on a sugary drink. Look at the nutritional facts for high levels of added sugar, carbohydrates or saturated fat. If you’re purchasing on a coffee shop

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The Red Door Cottage Thrives in Troy

9 months 2 weeks ago
TROY - Doug Orcutt stays busy with his business, The Red Door Cottage, and he invites everyone to come by to check out the shop. Based at 116 S. Main Street in Troy, the store features crafts and wares from 38 different vendors. Orcutt said they have everything from tumblers to home decor to jewelry to soap. At the recent Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce 40th anniversary festival, Orcutt noted that The Red Door Cottage has a great selection and a strong love for the community. “When I go to local festivals, I don’t see hardly anything there that we don’t have in our store,” he said. “You could have a festival five days a week at our place. You don’t have to worry about going to all the different places like that.” Orcutt has owned the building at 116 S. Main Street for 15 years, but he opened The Red Door Cottage two years ago so he could collaborate with other crafters and artisans in the area. He immediately joine

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DoNotPay Has To Pay, After FTC Dings It For Lying About Its Non-Existent AI Lawyer

9 months 2 weeks ago
Remember “DoNotPay”? They were the company, run by Joshua Browder, claiming to be the “world’s first robot lawyer.” There were all sorts of sketchy things going on, some of which dated back to “DoNotPay’s” earliest days. But things really came to a head last year when legal investigator extraordinaire, Kathryn Tewson, started digging in and […]
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St. Louis Leaders Celebrate Procter and Gamble's $180 Million Expansion in North City

9 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS — In 2022, St. Louis won a competitive search to retain and expand Procter & Gamble’s existing home products facility at 169 E. Grand Ave. Earlier this month, representatives from St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership) joined Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and P&G’s leadership to celebrate the company’s $180 million expansion, which will result in the creation of new jobs at the 17-acre North St. Louis campus where the company produces Cascade, Mr. Clean, Swiffer and Febreze products. In collaboration with Missouri Department of Economic Development and STL Partnership, through the Port Authority, SLDC supported P&G with access to economic development incentives. The Port Authority issued $180 million in industrial revenue bonds to help fund the expansion as part of an incentive package that provides a sales tax exemption for construction materials and a personal property tax abatement

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18th Annual Blood Drive in Memory of Caleb Nehring Oct. 1

9 months 2 weeks ago
KIRKWOOD, MO. – Leslie and Alan Nehring invite the Kirkwood community to honor their son Caleb’s memory. For the 18th consecutive year, they have partnered with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive in memory of their son. This event will take place on Tuesday, October 1, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kirkwood Family YMCA, 325 N. Taylor Ave., in Kirkwood.On October 1, 2006, after over a year of treatment for stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma, Caleb lost his battle with cancer at 8 years old. He was an active, smart, funny and beautiful 7-year-old when he was diagnosed. A day that was supposed to be a quick CT scan followed by lunch and school shoe shopping became a long, painful and devastating nightmare with his diagnosis and hospital admission. During Caleb’s months of treatment, he often needed a boost from blood transfusions. “It was through these challenging days that we truly learned the power of the gift of blood donation.”, his parents said. “Each

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