The "Fish Fry Finder" is a directory that helps people find new places to dine during Lent, and churches, groups, and organizations can sign up for it.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The former longtime headquarters of industrial technology company Emerson has hit the market. The 217-acre campus, off West Florissant and Lucas and Hunt Road in Ferguson, features 11 buildings spanning nearly a million square feet of space. The property boasts four tennis courts, two softball fields, a helipad, playground and proximity […]
From KDSK: After nearly eight years of renovations, the Jefferson Arms Building on North Tucker is nearly ready to reopen its doors to the public. The historic building on North Tucker Avenue sat vacant for nearly 20 years as attempts to revive it stalled. The long neglect, as well as break-ins and vandals, had taken […]
From Call Newspapers: The Crestwood Board of Aldermen heard updates on the Proposition A Nature Playscape project at its Jan. 28 meeting. As the playscape is nature-centered, the plan is to incorporate natural elements such as logs and wood into the play equipment. Derek Don, a landscape architect with DG2 Design – the architecture firm […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Lutheran Church Extension Fund in St. Louis owns 43.4 undeveloped acres in the southern end of the Winghaven master-planned community, adjacent to Mastercard International, and also adjacent to the Kingsgate upscale villa subdivision. On Jan. 2, the O’Fallon Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved a site plan for a solar farm […]
From St. Louis Magazine: TechArtista, the St. Louis-based coworking company, recently signed a lease agreement to open a new location at Gateway South, the forthcoming $1.2 billion, 100-acre riverfront development located south of the Poplar Street Bridge. Inside the former Crunden-Martin Manufacturing Company complex, the coworking space will occupy 30,000 square feet. An additional 10,000 […]
From Leader Publications: The ice and snow storms in January, along with other wet weather this winter, have slowed construction of the addition to Festus Middle School at 1717 W. Main St. However, the addition could still be completed this summer as planned, Superintendent Nicki Ruess said. When the addition opens, the Festus R-6 School […]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Two suspects were taken into custody following a reported burglary at a residence on Meckfessel Drive in Fairview Heights on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. Officers from the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to the scene after the victim discovered various items had been stolen from a shed in her backyard. The victim reported seeing individuals in her yard and provided surveillance footage that captured the suspects loading stolen items into a tan-colored pickup truck. This evidence facilitated the identification of the suspects. With assistance from the Belleville Police Department, authorities apprehended the suspects at a residence on South Church Street in Belleville. The St. Clair County State’s Attorney, James Gomric’s Office, has issued warrants for the following individuals: Jared S. Kitterman, age 31, of the 100 block of Tomlinson Street, East Alton, faces charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Class 1 felony, and burglary,
From West Newsmagazine: A new type of pet shelter is planning to open in Wildwood – a kennel strictly for cats. A public hearing was held Feb. 3 by the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission. Cattails Lodge will be located on the west side of the commercial center at 16497 Clayton Road. Jane Budnick is […]
Cuddle up at The Cozy Cider Cabin located at Eckert’s family farm in Belleville, Illinois. Open until March 2, the wintry pop-up bar boasts a mountainside-cabin atmosphere with rustic décor […]
Props and costumes featured in the Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are set to go on display at both the Bob Dylan Center and Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa,…
From RiverBender: Trustees this week unanimously approved a 10-year agreement with Ampion, PBC to subscribe the village’s electrical accounts to a community solar array. Glen Carbon aims to offset a portion of its electrical costs with solar credits it will receive from a nearby solar farm. The village will not be developing a solar facility […]
Right-hander Andre Pallante has defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in salary arbitration. He will earn $2.1 million instead of the team’s $1,925,000 offer. Arbitrators Walt De Treux, Paul Radvany and Brian Keller made the decision Thursday, one day after hearing arguments. The Cardinals split their first two salary cases Wednesday, beating outfielder/infielder Brendan Donovan on Wednesday and losing to outfielder Lars Nootbaar. Teams and players are tied 4-4 in decisions. The only remaining case involves Washington first baseman Nathaniel Lowe on Friday.
Way back in the far more innocent times of 2012, we covered a brief but tense dispute between Google and Iran over the lack of a label for the Persian Gulf on Google Maps. Ostensibly so as not to upset anyone about the name of that body of water, given that there was some dispute […]