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It was the wettest April on record and May has been rainy at times.

WOOD RIVER – Members of the Wood River City Council on Monday approved an agreement to renovate a former pizza restaurant in hopes of attracting a coffee shop and/or bakery to fill the vacant space. Council members approved a redevelopment agreement with Wood River Properties LLC to renovate the property at 7 N. Wood River Ave. The site was the former home of 1929 Pizza & Wine , which has since moved to Edwardsville after initially opening in Wood River in 2022 . The ideal “proposed tenant” for the property is described as a bakery and coffee shop with sandwich offerings, according to the TIF application submitted by Tom Declue of Wood River Properties LLC. Under the agreement, the city would reimburse Wood River Properties for up to $34,867 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to renovate the space. These TIF funds would cover 50% of the estimated project cost of $64,875. The full scope of the project includes the installation of a new stove, fryer, and vent hood

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EDWARDSVILLE - Kali Patterson has been selected as a New CTE Teacher of the Year for Madison County. Patterson teaches accounting, business management, international business, and a workplace learning course at Edwardsville High School in the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7. She also serves as an adjunct accounting professor at SIUE. After spending 17 years in public accounting, she decided to start teaching to share her love for the profession with up-and-coming young professionals. “I just really wanted to give back to what I’ve learned in the accounting industry and help other kiddos learn about and fall in love with the profession like I did, so that’s why I actually got certified in high school business education two years ago and took up a job at Edwardsville to teach accounting,” she said. “I love it.” Patterson shared that her goal as a CTE teacher is to help students learn as much as they can about the field before

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From SM Wilson:  The construction industry has long prioritized physical safety—but behind hard hats and high-visibility vests lies a silent struggle that’s gone unaddressed for too long: mental health. Now, that silence is being broken through collective awareness and industry-wide efforts. Jeremy Hutfles, Project Superintendent at S. M. Wilson, sees workers’ emotional weight firsthand. “Sometimes […]

Officials did not provide a timeline for when the citywide boil advisory would be lifted.

From SITE Improvement Association: Construction Safety Week begins May 5. Now in its 12th year, the initiative began when a coalition of national construction firms came together to reaffirm safety as a core value, elevating leadership’s role in preventing injuries and promoting shared responsibility across every rank and role on the jobsite. Whether you’ve fully […]

Nerdy Inc., the Clayton-based online education business, said Thursday it slashed its headcount by 16% in its first quarter, as its loss grew.

The publication rated the city’s livability score 87/100.

From Wood Central:  Canada wants to tap into mass timber and other modern construction methods to more than double the speed of housing under construction, according to Mark Carney, the country’s newly elected Prime Minister, who spoke about his plans for housing just two weeks before the federal election. A key plank of the plan – […]

From ReNuTeq:  We are pleased to announce the preliminary design completion for the “Bowing Tower” inspired by the inverted catenary curves of Saarinen’s Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Specifically the angled perspective of the Arch as you enter the city of St. Louis. Featuring multiple observation decks, an EV drivers lounge, an architectural materials […]

From MODOT:  After hearing concerns from residents and local officials along Routes 340 (Clarkson Road) and CC (Long Road), MoDOT will remove the curb bump out islands installed on the shoulders last year as a part of the ongoing Safety Improvements Project. The project identified safety improvements at 230 locations across three counties in the […]

From The Wall Street Journal: Elijah Rios won’t graduate from high school until next year, but he already has a job offer—one that pays $68,000 a year. Rios, 17 years old, is a junior taking welding classes at Father Judge, a Catholic high school in Philadelphia that works closely with companies looking for workers in […]

But director says ongoing shortage of shuttle drivers also affects the performance of the airport's parking system.

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten thinks The Rolling Stones should call it quits after all these years.Lydon announced his own retirement after his wife Nora’s death in…

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Today Keith Jarrett turns 80, so I thought I would revive my flagging blog with some Jarrett-specific content. As luck would have it, the Dallas Symphony recently programmed his Elegy for Violin and String Orchestra, which gave me the opportunity to write annotations on an artist I have enjoyed and admired for most of my […]

Two men have been charged after allegedly stealing a $900 antique harp and silver tea set from a Jefferson County home last year.

Great Rivers Greenway has announced a $2 million gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company towards the development of the Brickline Greenway. Purina’s investment aims to enhance the accessibility and enjoyment of Downtown St. Louis and the region for dog owners and their furry companions. Headquartered in Downtown St. Louis for over 130 years, Purina has […]

WASHINGTON  — The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Sen. Chris Murphy warned Noem that DHS is at risk of running out of its $65 billion in funding by July […]