From NPR: A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow. “Beautiful, beautiful,” a photographer said as he clicked away. It marked the kickoff […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis on Thursday filed its petition to use eminent domain to control of 10 parcels of downtown St. Louis that encompass the vacant Railway Exchange Building and its adjacent parking garage. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, part of city agency St. Louis Development Corp., filed the […]
From St. Louis Magazine: Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously quipped that “God is in the details,” and though he was referring to a job well done, we are inclined to co-opt his sentiment for another purpose: There is something divine about walking a city street or strolling through a neighborhood of old houses […]
From Labor Tribune: The St. Louis Port Council honored Labor leaders and the St. Louis fire chief at its annual golf outing and awards dinner Sept. 26 at the Courses at Forest Park clubhouse. This year’s honorees included: Gary Payeur, business manager of Insulators Local 1, who received the Dick Mantia Leadership Award. Dennis Jenkerson, […]
From Missouri Net: According to data from 2021, nearly 21% of Missourians over the age of 25 have had some college, but no degree. Ben Boggs, commissioner of the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, said they are accumulating debt with nothing to show for it. He said that it’s crucial to get […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis on Thursday filed its petition to use eminent domain to control of 10 parcels of downtown St. Louis that encompass the vacant Railway Exchange Building and its adjacent parking garage. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, part of city agency St. Louis Development Corp., filed […]
Even the New York Times now shows Kamala Harris leading by more than three percentage points: Another couple of points and Harris will be a sure thing—assuming, of course, that the polls aren't way off because Trump voters aren't responding. That's always a potential confounder.
From West Newsmagazine: On Sept. 18, a proposal for a preliminary site development plan (PSDP) was introduced to the Town & Country Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z), marking a new attempt to find a use for Woods Mill Center, located at 14302 South Outer 40 Road. Earlier this year, the McBride Berra Land Company LLC […]
From St. Louis Magazine: Embattled developer Green Street is off a $436 million project encompassing eight blocks of Manchester Road, but the so-called Brentwood Master Planned Redevelopment that would transform 40 acres near the municipality’s border with Maplewood is no less controversial for it. Using eminent domain, Brentwood hopes to see the area razed and […]
From Leader Publications: Some residents left last week’s Arnold City Council work session dismayed by what the city can and cannot do to repair a broken pipe that caused the collapse of a portion of yard behind a quadplex in the Woodridge Estates subdivision. The special work session was held Sept. 26 so city officials […]
From The Wall Street Journal: A contraction in the U.S. warehousing sector is deepening following a period of frenzied expansion during the pandemic. Real-estate developers sharply pulled back construction of warehouses in the latest quarter, and logistics operators slashed warehousing payrolls last month, signs that the market is resetting heading into the busy holiday shopping […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A local city is privatizing some of its soccer fields, as it sells them to a developer that plans to make more than $20 million in improvements at the site. The city of St. Charles voted Tuesday to sell its public St. Charles Soccer Complex Park at 3801 Mueller Road […]
Apropos of nothing in particular, check this out: A third of a century ago the US accounted for 26% of the world's GDP. Today, even though it's the biggest economy on the planet and developing countries like China and India have skyrocketed, we still account for 26% of world GDP. That is truly remarkable.
Illinois is one of several states that is suing social media giant, TikTok, for its business practices which the suit alleges target children and deceive the public about the social media platform’s danger.
From Fox 2 Now: Many homeowners in the City of St. Louis and in St. Louis County are thankful for a group of volunteers dropping by their homes this weekend. Rebuilding Together St. Louis, a local nonprofit group, is trying to not only help revitalize neighborhoods, but keep veterans and low-income seniors living in their […]
Bruce Springsteen is set to attend two special screenings of his upcoming documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.Billboard reports that the film will be part of…
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