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Grand expansion, grand opening planned for CityGarden

1 year 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Citygarden, the unique, three-acre urban park combining art and nature, will mark its 15th anniversary in grand fashion. Five large-scale art installations will be introduced for the park’s grand opening Memorial Day weekend. The celebration will take place Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fox 2’s Jasmine Huda spoke with Gateway [...]
Joe Millitzer

McDonald's free McNuggets deal for one day only

1 year 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- More meal-deals are coming to fast food restaurants after customers see high prices. McDonald's is giving away Chicken McNuggets this week. This Wednesday, May 22, McDonald's is giving away free 6-piece Chicken McNuggets when you order through the McDonald's app. This offer is valid for one day only at participating restaurants across [...]
Joe Millitzer

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 5 months ago
This is the Jesuit Church in Vienna. It's a fine example of Baroque architecture, but that's not why I visited. I was attracted by the remarkable—and photogenic—use of color inside. The fake marble comes in hues of green, rose, and yellow, set off by gold leaf everywhere. It's not really what I would associate with ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

87% of Biden’s new judges haven’t been white men

1 year 5 months ago
In the Washington Post today, Nick Mourtoupalas writes about something that hasn't gotten much attention: Joe Biden has appointed more non-white judges than any president in history. But to really see how dramatic Biden's tenure has been, you need to look at his annual appointment rate: Biden is appointing non-white judges at more than twice ...continue reading "87% of Biden’s new judges haven’t been white men"
Kevin Drum

Book shop owner introduces book vending machine for children

1 year 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Vending machines are the go-to source for snacks, soda, and water. But in St. Louis, one vending machine is getting kids hooked on a healthy habit: reading. It's all thanks to Ymani Wince, owner of The Noir Bookshop on Cherokee Street in South St. Louis. Wince introduced ONYX, a vending machine that [...]
Jasmine Huda

St. Louis County New Comprehensive Plan Public

1 year 5 months ago

  For the first time in more than 40 years, St. Louis County is developing a new Comprehensive Plan, and is seeking the public’s guidance in crafting this strategic framework for how our community intends to grow and evolve over time. “Now is the time to be brave, to ask hard questions about what we […]

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Crypto: Back From the Dead

1 year 5 months ago
Today on TAP: It’s hard to think of a more useless financial invention. Crypto began as a fringe fad, disdained by the big investment banks. Now, Wall Street is cashing in.
Robert Kuttner

Butterfly Gardens at SLPL

1 year 5 months ago
Did you know that there are more than 700 species of butterfly native to North America? St. Louis Public Library hosts thousands of these six-legged guests eve
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Missouri House puts questions of ranked-choice, non-citizen voting on the 2024 ballot

1 year 5 months ago
The Missouri House approved a non-citizen voting provision as part of a Senate bill which will put a question before Missouri voters seeking to ban ranked-choice voting and non-citizen voting. Arguments over the validity of banning non-citizen voting in Missouri, which is already illegal, were part of what ultimately killed an initiative petition bill prioritized by Republicans this session. But in the final hours of the legislative session on Friday, the House approved a non-citizen voting provision…
Anna Spoerre

Memorial Day events in Florissant

1 year 5 months ago

Mayor Tim Lowery  announced that the City of Florissant along with the St Louis County Veterans Coalition, VFW, VFW Auxiliary, American Legion, 1st Marine Division Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Korean War Veterans of America, Police and Fire Departments and Boy Scouts of America will jointly host a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27 […]

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