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‘Q in the Lou’ canceled 2 weeks before it's supposed to happen
St. Louis locals escape heat with water features in parks
Summer is nearing its end, but the heat seems to be sticking around, leading to many extracurriculars being cancelled. With the high temperatures, St. Louis residents are gathering in and around the refreshing waters of local parks.
'Q in the Lou' Barbecue Festival Canceled Due to Safety Concerns
Those who work on the annual "Q in the Lou" barbeque festival in the City of St. Louis say the event has been canceled due to a lack of support.
Nationwide school bus issues hit local districts
The school bus company that abruptly dropped Saint Louis Public Schools is having issues in other states as well.
Car crash into The Rice House leaves one dead, police investigating
A planned family lunch turned into a tragedy at the Rice House restaurant in Florissant Monday.
Plan & zoning, city council to consider rezoning residential lot for additional parking for brewery
Maplewood Planning and Zoning on September 4 at 6pm in the city council chambers will hear residents’ comments and vote on rezoning an empty lot at 7443 Hazel Avenue from single family residential to community business district. The results of the vote will go as a recommendation to city council, which will consider the same […]
Don’t touch Social Security
Pew has a new report out today about the values and policy opinions of Trump and Harris voters. As you'd expect, they disagree widely on everything. Except for Social Security: Nobody—not Democrats, not Republicans, not independents—wants Social Security touched even slightly. It's still the third rail of American politics.
It’s finally time to impeach Joe Biden
From Axios: House Republicans are furious about being forced into a last-minute Biden impeachment vote — which they say could hurt their campaigns, top GOP sources tell Axios. Even leadership doesn't want it. But just one member can force a vote.... With Congress stuck in D.C. next month to hammer out a short-term funding deal, ...continue reading "It’s finally time to impeach Joe Biden"
New $25M plan to add apartments in Cortex
Cate Zone recommendations
Parents of Saint Louis Public Schools students struggling to get answers from district on transportation
Raw data: Heat-related deaths in the US
This is from a research letter in JAMA today: Average temperatures in the US have gone up 2°F since 2000. That might not seem like much, but when the average increases a little the tail of the bell curve increases a lot. In the past decade, that small increase in average temps has caused the ...continue reading "Raw data: Heat-related deaths in the US"
Is The Armory closing down?
Missouri is the '2nd-riskiest state to drive in
'TJ Strong': Family designs shirts for Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown, profits go to his children
'He’s a hero': Family credits Cahokia Heights mayor with saving 7-year-old
Australian Regulators Decide To Do Absolutely Nothing About Clearview’s Privacy Law Violations
Clearview’s status as an international pariah really hasn’t changed much over the past few years. It may be generating fewer headlines, but nothing’s really changed about the way it does business. Clearview has spent years scraping the web, compiling as much personal info as possible to couple with the billions of photos it has collected. […]
Fort Zumwalt superintendent retiring at end of school year
Fort Zumwalt School District Superintendent Paul Myers recently announced his retirement at the end of the 2024–2025 school year.
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