ST. LOUIS – The Gateway Apprenticeship Hub has reached a major milestone, enrolling its 390th apprentice, exceeding the halfway point toward its goal of 750 apprentices. This achievement highlights the Hub’s mission to enhance career opportunities and address workforce needs in education, healthcare, and bioscience throughout the St. Louis region. Launched in 2022 with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Gateway Apprenticeship Hub connects individuals to sustainable career pathways through Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in the healthcare, bioscience, and education fields. The Hub focuses on meeting workforce needs and has been particularly successful in recruiting participants for its education programs, which account for approximately 63% of all apprentices. Given the increasing number of vacancies in education roles, this trend is especially encouraging to employers. “Every apprentice is an investment in the future of our community,”
ST. LOUIS – The 32nd Annual Purina Pet Parade hosted by the south Saint Louis Village starts at 1 p.m. Sunday at 12th and Russell. The parade winds down Russell to 9th Street then heads north on Lafayette Avenue before wrapping up at 8th Street. Registration begins at 10 a.m. After the parade is the [...]
MetroLink services came to a halt near Enterprise Center after a busy night of sporting events on Saturday after a man was struck and killed by a train.
Donald Trump keeps prattling about how the Gilded Age from 1870 through 1913 was the richest era in US history. Why? Tariffs. Nobody with a room temperature IQ should buy this obvious foolishness, but just in case you need evidence, here it is: The most prosperous era in American history is . . . right ...continue reading "We are ten times richer than we were during Donald Trump’s favorite era"
There's not a lot to report. My oxygenation continues to be good and my colon virus appears to be gone. I'm eating more, which makes my doctor very happy. Marian even brought me a Sausage McMuffin from McDonald's this morning, along with some lovely orange juice. But—who cares? My breathing is still so shallow I ...continue reading "Health update"
In his “Ancient Rings” series, Jim Scheller transforms each vessel into a meditation on time, continuity, and humanity’s spiritual connection to the past. The pieces from the collection shown together […]
Hard to believe that it’s been ten years since I ran these three posts. It is definitely time to run them again. I will provide the links to Parts Two and Three at the end of Part One. Maplewood History: The Maplewood Planing Mill and Stair Company– Part 1
was born in St Louis June 15, 1935, and passed into life everlasting on February 8, 2025. He was the only child of David R. and Alma Ida (Lipps). Beloved husband of Patricia E. (Dougherty) Fitzgerald for 67 years. Father…
Funeral Friday, February. 28, 10:15 am from Kutis Affton Chapel to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque for 11:00 am Mass. Interment JB National Cemetery Visitation Thursday 4:00-8:00 pm. www.kutisfuneralhome.com
Visitation Monday, February 24, 9:00 a.m. until Funeral Service 12:00 NOON at KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL, 10151 Gravois Rd. Interment Walnut Hill Cemetery (Belleville, IL). www.kutisfuneralhomes.com for more information.
Mooney, Francis “Frank” James, Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Friday, February 14, 2025. Beloved husband and best friend of Kathleen “Kathy” A. Mooney (nee Garozzo) for 49 years; loving father of Frankie Mooney, Margaret (John) Mahfood…
Jerome “Jerry” Hilary O’Neil, Sr. of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025, at St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, Missouri. He was 94.
On Feb.11, 2025. Wife of the late Randy Ransdell, whom she loved well and with all her heart; dear mother of Matthew Bruce, mother-in-law of Rayetta Bruce; grandmother of Racheal. Private service. Please leave condolences at www.calcaterrafuneral.com
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