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From KSDK:  A nonprofit organization active in 24 different north St. Louis County neighborhoods will be able to expand its reach in agricultural work with the help of a $20,000 grant. Joel Oelke and his team at Beyond Housing, a comprehensive community development organization dedicated to transforming the St. Louis region’s under-resourced communities, have already […]

From The New York Times:  Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines and make it easier to add more wind and solar energy. The new rule by the Federal Energy […]

Former FCC Chair Ajit Pai seems to have forgotten the First Amendment in his rush to support the TikTok ban. In a recent Fox Business interview, Pai stumbled through a series of perplexing statements, leaving us wondering if he’s ever actually read the bill he’s defending. And look, we’ve criticized Pai a lot here on […]

From Construction Dive:  Federal infrastructure money is keeping the country’s infrastructure woes from getting worse, but that progress will be lost when that funding ends, the American Society of Civil Engineers said in a report released this morning entitled “Bridging the Gap.” ASCE releases the economic study every four years leading up to the release […]

From Leader Publications:  The Northwest R-1 School District will soon begin construction on some of its Phase 1 improvement projects. Altogether, the Phase 1 projects will cost about $12 million and are being funded with revenue from the $28 million bond issue district voters approved in April 2023. The Phase 1 projects to begin this […]

A man sentenced to death for the 2018 murders of his girlfriend and three family members will plead his case to the Missouri Supreme Court.

From Builder Online:  Aiming to increase national energy and emissions savings by boosting the building industry’s adoption of leading-edge energy-efficient technologies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched Energy Star NextGen Certified Homes and Apartments. A voluntary certification for the nation’s residential new construction sector, the program was developed with funding from President Biden’s […]

For the second straight year, the St. Louis Cardinals sit in last place at the season's quarter point. Wins have been hard to come by, and there appears to be at least some sense from within that the franchise is at a crossroads.

From Construction Business Owner:  We’ve all heard and experienced the challenge of finding workers to fill construction-related jobs, whether in the office or the field. It’s a condition that isn’t likely to improve anytime soon. As a recent Forbes story pointed out, “help wanted” signs aren’t the solution. Filling the labor gap is going to […]

From MRN:  On May 9, the O’Fallon City Council voted unanimously to approve a bill amending regulations for underground boring. After two years of experience under regulations governing underground boring, O’Fallon is tightening and clarifying those regulations. On March 11, 2022, a gas explosion demolished an O’Fallon home and two cars, caused severe destruction and […]

From Riverbender:  AltonWorks’ next big renovation project in downtown Alton’s historic district is the Lucas Row building, located at 601-611 E. Broadway. Lucas Row is directly across the street from the Wedge Innovation Center. Lucas Row will feature 12 new apartments with modern amenities and six street-level retail stores once the renovation is complete. The […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Metro Transit are partnering to provide fans with a special ticket offer for an upcoming series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Bruno David presents Lifelines, a sculpture installation by multi-disciplinary artist Judith Shaw. The installation in the WINDOW ON FORSYTH is on view 24/7 at 7513 Forsyth Blvd., Saint Louis (Downtown […]

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Van McElwee received his MFA in Multimedia 1978 from Washington University School of Art and his BFA in Printmaking in 1973 from the Memphis College of Art. Selected installations and […]

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Jean Mason's photographic anthology in the exhibition, captures the quintessence of life—or rather, its absence. This poignant collection features images of lifeless nature that Mason encountered while meandering through the […]

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Damon Freed statement on The Inner Chapters paintings: “The paintings came into being after a long sojourn into the mind and heart of working nonobjectively, that is, after looking inward […]

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From Construction Dive:  The Department of Labor is closer to publishing a rule to protect construction workers from hazards related to heat stress and illness while on the job. On April 24, the OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health unanimously recommended that OSHA “move forward expeditiously” on a notice of proposed rulemaking for […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Built in 1983, the oldest of Metro West Fire Protection District’s five fire stations recently completed a $5.7 million renovation. Located at 17065 Manchester Road at the intersection with Route 109 in Wildwood, Station 3 also houses the fire district’s administrative offices, the fire prevention bureau, the district’s maintenance shop and is […]