A Democratic filibuster that stretched more than 20 hours ended Tuesday when Senate Republicans stripped provisions critics derided as “ballot candy” from a proposal to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments proposed by initiative petitions. By an 18-12 vote, with nine Republicans joining nine Democrats in the majority, language that stated non-citizens could not […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A row of vacant, dilapidated houses on South Kingshighway that St. Louis officials had once wanted to preserve instead saw the wrecking ball on Monday. City Hall determined they were a threat to public safety. By midafternoon Monday, the crew from St. Louis-based Bellon Wrecking had flattened one of the seven […]
From REjournals: The City of Olivette, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, officially cut the ribbon Nov. 5 on its new Five Oaks on Warson community center and a park maintenance facility designed by St. Louis-based KAI. Voter passage of Proposition C enabled the city to partially fund its 2018 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan for […]
From First Alert 4: Development has surged in Kirkwood since 2020, especially in the last 18 months. There are multiple developers pouring millions into the land-locked town which is quickly aging, and Kirkwood leaders are trying to change that with development. But an emerging grassroots effort said all this building and millions of dollars are […]
From Construction Dive: A coalition of building trade groups petitioned the White House Office of Management and Budget last week to clarify and adjust its implementation of Build America, Buy America requirements for construction materials, saying that they risk delaying and inflating the cost of infrastructure work as-is. BABA expands existing domestic preference requirements for […]
From Leader Publications: Nearly half a million dollars in federal funds have been allocated to buy out a handful of flood-damaged homes in De Soto. On Jan. 17, De Soto City Manager Todd Melkus received written notification that the city is eligible to receive up to $462,860.25 in federal funds to buy and demolish five […]
The Rolling Stones’ signature Crossfire Hurricane rum may be hitting your local liquor stores soon. The band has just signed a deal with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits to distribute the…
The addition of the two lawyers expands the St. Louis-based law firm's Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial Finance, Employment, Real Estate and Estate Planning practices.
Missouri Children's Division Director Darrell Missey talks about where the massive backlog of child abuse and neglect case investigations stands, and other issues affecting children in the state. Last year, St. Louis Public Radio reported that the division's office serving St. Louis and St. Louis County had a backlog of 6,124 cases that remained open after 45 days. Missey describes the division's improvements since then, and where things stand now.
Contegra Construction Co. has built a 1.3 million-square-foot facility that has enabled The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden as well as indoor and hydroponic growing products, to enhance the efficiency of its supply chain operations in central Ohio. Developed by Crawford Hoying, the facility is located in […]
As long as we're talking about Gaza, here's an updated set of fatality figures: The cumulative death toll as of today is just over 29,000, about 1.3% of the total population of Gaza. Dead and injured come to just under 100,000, or 4.3% of the total population. On a population basis, that's six times the ...continue reading "Raw data: The death toll in Gaza"
O’Toole Design Associates, a prominent interior design firm in St. Louis, has rebranded as ODA studio, coinciding with the appointment of Debbie Stamer as President and Owner. The firm’s Founder, Michelle O’Toole (pictured right), will continue to contribute in an advisory capacity during this transformative phase. “This marks a new era for O’Toole Design Associates […]
Gregory Smith III, 42, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office handed down a 19-count indictment charging a man with numerous armed robberies of people and businesses in two south city neighborhoods. The suspect was finally apprehended after robbing the same store.
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