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Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

1 year 2 months ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died [...]
ANDREW DALTON and KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press

Cox Sues Rhode Island Because It Dared To Use Infrastructure Bill Money To Fund Broadband Competition

1 year 2 months ago
As we’ve mentioned a few times, $42.5 billion in taxpayer-funded broadband subsidies will soon start hitting the states next year courtesy of the 2021 infrastructure bill’s Broadband, Equity And Deployment (BEAD) program. Efforts to expand affordable fiber access don’t get all that much press attention in the AI hustlebro era, but the impact will be […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis Board of Aldermen approves extending marijuana dispensary hours

1 year 2 months ago
St. Louis lawmakers approved a plan to allow marijuana dispensaries in the city to stay open later. The Board of Aldermen voted Friday to extend dispensary hours until 10 p.m., seven days a week. Alderman Rasheen Aldridge said since recreational marijuana became legal, the city is seeing big bucks. "Currently we’re bringing in $2.4 million, so hopefully with now extending until 10 p.m., we'll bring in more money, but it also allows the city to be more competitive with St. Louis County." Dispensaries…
Brent Solomon

St. Louis restaurant to sell pizzas nationwide at Walmart

1 year 2 months ago
Katie’s Pizza & Pasta, the St. Louis-based chain of pizzerias, will soon be available to a much larger consumer base after it received the rare honor of earning a "golden ticket" following a pitch to Walmart recently. Katie’s pitch to Walmart to carry its frozen pizzas was so well received that it received the offer to carry the products almost immediately, according to the companies. The St. Louis company participated in Walmart's 2024 Open Call event, held Sept. 24-25, where it hears pitches…
Thomas Planchet