From First Alert 4: Hundreds of thousands of people use Missouri’s highways every day, which leads to traffic congestion and frustration for many drivers. The Missouri Department of Transportation is working to expand two of the state’s most-used driving corridors. This summer, construction started this summer on an extra lane for I-70, and now MoDOT […]
From Offsite Builder: Dean Dalvit is a Founding Principal of EVstudio, a design firm based in Austin, Texas. Besides being a licensed architect, he’s also an engineer, with his licensure covering structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering. His team works on conventional and prefabricated projects, and we talked with him about how the process […]
From Labor Tribune: The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) has been awarded a $4 million Apprenticeship Building America grant by the U.S. Department of Labor that will help Missourians land high-wage jobs in high-demand industries. MDHEWD, in partnership with Missouri Works Initiative (MWI) and BioSTL, will utilize the grant to launch […]
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High sophomore softball player Grace Oertle was one of the heroes for her team when she slammed a three-run first-inning home run in the Tigers' 7-4 IHSA Class 4A regional final win over Belleville West on May 23, 2024, at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. Oertle hit a three-run homer off the top of the fence in left-center field that bounced over to start the Tigers off on the right foot Edwardsville then scored four times in the second. After the regional championship, Oertle was hitting .368, going 32-of-67, with two home runs and 22 RBIs. She was one of the hottest hitters for the Tigers late in the season. Grace is a Spencer Homes Female Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. "It was a good outcome, and it's a good feeling to win regionals for the seventh time in a row," she said after that big game. Oerlte's homer came about on a pitch that was right inside her wheelhouse, and she knew exactly what to do with the ball once it got to the plate.
From World of Concrete: The term “employalty” comes from a book written by Joe Mull called “Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work.” In this professional climate, every contractor has to compete feverishly for talent to make sure they have the right people in the right roles. […]
ALTON - Four food trucks will give away a total of 500 meals in the housing developments under the Alton Housing Authority. Community members can receive a free hot meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2024. The food trucks will stop in the housing developments at Oakwood Estates, Alton Acres, Toledo Estates and Alton Manor, and each food truck will give away 125 meals. “We’ll just enjoy one another and use food as a way to connect and bless the people,” explained John Michel. Michel oversees the operations of Soulcial Kitchen and Currency of Caring, two programs that fall under the Food is Love brand and aim to fight food insecurity in the St. Louis metro area. He explained that the Currency of Caring program allows people to purchase $8 tokens to provide a free meal to their neighbors. This month, Alton Township decided to purchase 500 tokens to provide meals to community members. Michel said Alderman Ray Strebel was “instrumental”
The Regional Arts Commission is administering a mural project, to place two in each of St. Louis' 14 wards. Our photographer captured one that's finished in Southwest Garden.
From St. Louis American: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $1.5 million in grant support for the Lafayette Senior Apartments. HUD has secured $19 million in new grant and loan awards to 32 properties nationally under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). These grants and loans will support significant […]
Located in the downtown space that previously housed The Sliced Pint, the travel-inspired restaurant will offer food and drink flights, in addition to sharing space with the owners' travel agency.
ALTON - iMerge Community Center is hosting a three-day house music festival to raise funds to help the center continue to offer programs for youth as well as meeting and party space for area groups. The Once in a Blue Moon House Music Festival and Fundraiser will be held during August’s blue moon phase, from Friday, August 16 through Sunday, August 18, at iMerge, which is housed in the Riverbender.Com building, 200 W. 3rd Street in Alton. Brigit Holt, Executive Director of iMerge, has recruited a robust lineup of DJ’s from Chicago, St. Louis, and Tennessee. “We have 15 DJ’s lined up so far, most of whom are from Chicago,” Holt said. “In fact, it was a Chicago DJ who inspired me to host a House Music festival at iMerge,” she said. World renowned DJ Gene Hunt visited Holt in Alton after performing at a venue in St. Louis. “I gave him a tour of iMerge Community Center, and he was really impressed with the facility. He said it would be
Missouri voters are set to pick a Republican candidate for governor and other statewide offices. Outcomes of the state's primaries Tuesday are hugely influential as Republicans have a significant advantage in the GOP-dominated state.
Officials in both Missouri and Illinois are looking public input to improve transportation issues. In Illinois, applications are now open for the Transportation Enhancement Program. Local governments, non-profits, and private entities can now apply for awards of up to $3 million for projects such as bike and walking trails, streetscape beautification, and other improvements that…
Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. She’ll introduce Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qualified by a deadline last week. She officially claimed…
CHAMPAIGN – Today , the Pritzker Administration announced that SEquity Ventures (LLC dba The Dispensary Champaign) became the 100th social equity cannabis dispensary to open its doors in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) issued a full adult use cannabis dispensary license to The Dispensary Champaign on June 6, 2024, who applied for and was selected in the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL) and met the lottery's criteria . “From day one of legal cannabis sales in Illinois, my administration has been committed to making sure we don’t sacrifice a fair, equitable opportunity to join the industry – while also undoing decades of wrongs in the failed War on Drugs – just for the economic gains,” said Governor JB Pritzker . “More than three years later, we’ve consistently learned and made our industry more accessible, while also seeing strong, consistent year-over-year revenue growth.”
The Missouri Housing Development Commission awarded millions of dollars in public funds and tax credits without notice or public votes, a former employee alleged in a lawsuit filed last week.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County, claims the commission regularly violated the state’s Sunshine Law and the law governing its actions, which requires an “affirmative vote of at least six of the members.”
The lawsuit was filed by Jesse Mofle, who was employed by the MHDC from March 2021 until October…
GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois proudly recognizes Kennedy Cason from East St. Louis, Illinois for her recent achievements. Kennedy is a member of the 2024 Girl Scout Gold Award class and recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) for her work in creating a literacy library for the seniors of East St. Louis Township. The Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouts, and those who earn it set themselves apart from their peers through their perseverance and grit. Nationally, close to 3,000 Girl Scouts in the 2024 Gold Award Class found meaningful ways to address some of the most pressing issues facing their communities, acted on issues they are passionate about, and discovered they have the power to create the future they want. This year’s class of world-changers raised over $1.6 million of support for their projects and invested over 287,000 hours toward creating long-term solutions to community issues they’re passionate
On our recent Danube cruise the ship stopped briefly at a town called Weissenkirchen. Sure enough, there was a white church at the top of a hill in the center of town. Marian and I walked up and down and all around to find a way in, but all the streets went in circles around ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
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