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Daily Deal: TruGolf Mini Golf Simulator

9 months 3 weeks ago
The TruGolf Mini is a new approach to learning the game of golf. Paired with E6 CONNECT software, this interactive swing studio analyzes and displays swing data after every shot, helping golfers of all skill levels understand the game. With TruGolf Mini, every shot you take is a lesson. It’s on sale for $230. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Contractor Picked to Demolish Old Jamestown Mall

9 months 3 weeks ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A county agency on Thursday picked a contractor to demolish the crumbling Jamestown Mall near Florissant. Demolition is expected to begin this fall. Awarding a $7.4 million bid to South Carolina-based Target Contractors marks another significant step in the years-long process to raze the the million-square-foot building. “I am trying to […]
Dede Hance

Wedding Venue Developer Cancels Wood River Plans

9 months 3 weeks ago
WOOD RIVER - A developer has canceled their plans to build a wedding venue in Wood River’s Belk Part after a lengthy public hearing last week where 17 residents spoke against the project. Knotting Hills Wedding & Event Venue , with one location in Pevely, Mo., will likely relocate the project elsewhere. “We are disappointed that the acts of some residents have resulted in the developer of the possible wedding venue pulling their interest in Wood River,” Mayor Tom Stalcup wrote in a statement on Facebook . “We were looking forward to growing that relationship.” “Many other municipalities have reached out to this developer and we wish them nothing but success wherever they choose to locate. We hope that actions of some do not tarnish the reputation our community has built to being a business and development friendly municipality.” Mayor Stalcup further clarified those “actions of some” as “threats and personal attacks”

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Vehicle Plunges Into Illinois River When Brakes Fail

9 months 3 weeks ago
GREENE COUNTY - A 2003 Cadillac Escalade was pulling a boat while traveling westbound on Illinois Route 108 on the Kampsville Ferry when the brakes of the vehicle failed. The vehicle struck the gate stopping westbound traffic, passed the gate, and plummeted into the Illinois River. The Illinois State Police Troop 8 handled the situation. The state police said there were no injuries in the incident. "Traffic was rerouted to the Hardin Bridge until approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday when the ferry was re-opened. No further information was available."

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Golf the Galleries

9 months 3 weeks ago

Join us for the 6th season of this playable, artist-designed, nine-hole mini golf installation, designed to be inclusive, family friendly and accessible. All proceeds from Golf the Galleries support The

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Climate change has made our heat wave 10,000 times more likely

9 months 3 weeks ago
World Weather Attribution, a group that does rapid estimates of weather events, has calculated the odds that our current heat wave would have happened with and without climate change. Their final synthesis is the purple bar at the bottom. For the southwestern US, climate change has made the heat wave 3,000-11,000 times more likely, with ...continue reading "Climate change has made our heat wave 10,000 times more likely"
Kevin Drum

St. Louis LEGO convention arrives this weekend

9 months 3 weeks ago
Attention all St. Louis LEGO fans! Get ready for an exciting event as a massive LEGO Convention is heading to the St. Louis metro this weekend! St. Louis is going to give you the best LEGO experience ever.
Liz Dowell

Tarlton Garners a 2023 Top Workplaces Award

9 months 3 weeks ago
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has been named a Top Workplace by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Of the approximately 2,700 organizations in Greater St. Louis invited to participate in the 2023 Top Workplaces survey, Tarlton was one of 179 companies that earned recognition for the Top Workplaces award this […]
Dede Hance

Missouri Opens Applications for Microbusiness Licenses This Week

9 months 3 weeks ago
The cannabis industry has grown like a weed in Missouri since voters legalized medical marijuana in 2018. More Missourians will soon have a shot at the pot. The state Department of Health and Senior Services will begin accepting applications for new small cannabis businesses on Thursday.  The "microbusinesses" were created to broaden participation in Missouri's legal cannabis industry by allowing small business owners from disadvantaged populations into the field.
Monica Obradovic

City Preservation Board Puts Kibosh on Tower Grove South Apartments

9 months 3 weeks ago
The city's Preservation Board put the kibosh on a proposed apartment building development along Morgan Ford Avenue in the Tower Grove South neighborhood yesterday, denying the developer's request to demolish three buildings deemed historic. The developer behind the property is AHM Group, the group behind the MOFO building at Morgan Ford Road and Connecticut Street, a block away, as well as another apartment and retail project a few blocks south.
Ryan Krull

New Apartment Community Comes to Florissant

9 months 3 weeks ago

Veronica Place for 55+ Residents Unveiled in Florissant July 26 Representatives of the City of Florissant, STRAQR Investment Funds, the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, PMR Companies LLC and Rev. Lijo Kallarackal, incoming pastor of St. Ferdinand Catholic Church in Florissant, will unveil Veronica Place located at 1425 N. New Florissant Road Florissant’s newest […]

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