From St. Louis Business Journal: Voters on Tuesday passed many of the bond issues and ballot measures to fund major construction projects by St. Louis-area municipalities, school districts and fire districts. The biggest project – the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s continued bond issues to fund the $7.2 billion Project Clear program – was favorably […]
From First Alert 4: While St. Louis politicians continue to consider changing laws to make the streets are safer, the City of St. Louis is also looking to change how these are designed to naturally slow down drivers and give pedestrians more space to move about. One of those plans includes downtown. Since 2020, many […]
After five days on the lam, officials in St. Charles have captured the escaped bull who was running amok in the city. On March 29 the bull was in a commercial transport trailer that was involved in a highway accident — and apparently took his chance and made his escape. That’s according to the City of St. Charles Animal Shelter, which posted rather pun-filled updates about the fugitive on Facebook.
From NPR: St. Louis-area voters have approved two Metropolitan Sewer District ballot measures. 79% of voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County voted yes on Proposition W, which authorizes a $750 million bond issue to pay for federally mandated sewer improvements. Prop W will allow the MSD to sell bonds and spread out the […]
In the Guardian today, April McGreger writes about her son's kindergarten, which has cut lunchtime to 15 minutes and requires kids to remain silent the entire time: When I questioned this policy, his teacher told me the short lunches allowed more time for electives and special academic programming that made their school best in its ...continue reading "15-minute lunches and no talking"
From Forbes: It’s been an unprecedented time for workforce investments and the future of work. Bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHiPs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act all provide much-needed funding to develop the nation’s manufacturing capabilities, boost our climate resilience, and more. But there’s a central question on everyone’s mind: where will […]
From RFT: When Jassen Johnson was an undergrad, he drove through Midtown St. Louis so much that it changed his entire life. At the time, Johnson was studying architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but he was working on a project in East St. Louis, and to prevent a long commute back and […]
From NPR: It’s been over three months since U.S. lawmakers for southwestern Illinois requested a federal public health assessment in Cahokia Heights. But government efforts to understand the possible health effects have not yet begun. Residents say a health assessment is long overdue because their exposure to sewage started decades ago. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin […]
A 27-year-old man already on probation for assaulting a city sheriff's deputy at the downtown Schnucks is now on even more probation after throwing an unspecified liquid at a St. Louis Circuit Court judge last year. Judge David Mason was riding the MetroLink last October when Deobra Duran Williams threw a brown liquid on the judge, who uses a wheelchair.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A developer plans to demolish one of the oldest homes in Clayton and replace it with four luxury condominiums, dismaying its former inhabitants and some of the home’s neighbors. The 118-year-old house at 139 N. Bemiston Avenue, sits atop a hill overlooking a handful of stately, tree-lined streets that many call […]
From Riverbender.com: A public hearing regarding a request from Zach Yinger to rezone several Alton properties has been canceled after he withdrew his request on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The Alton Plan Commission hearing was canceled just six days before it was set to begin on April 9, 2024. Deputy Director of Planning & Development […]
Just recently, we covered a case involving a bogus raid of someone’s home based on nothing more than a ping from Apple’s ‘find my device’ feature. The Denver (CO) PD’s SWAT team raided the home of 77-year-old Ruby Johnson, destroying her garage door and some ceiling panels (?) in the process. The raid was predicated […]
I have perfect timing. Yesterday I noted that even though overall food inflation is low, there are still some items that have increased a lot. Today, the Wall Street Journal splashes this exact thing across their front page: "Calm down, Kevin," some of you are already saying. "Read past the headline and I'm sure they ...continue reading "Yes, food is more expensive. And wages are higher too."
From MoDOT.org: Drivers traveling throughout the St. Louis area can look forward to various roadway improvements as crews begin the first phase of construction for the Safety Improvements Design-Build project. For the next two weeks, crews will be installing chevrons with reflective signpost strips at various locations in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and […]
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