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The plan could see a coffee shop reopen in summer or fall, the site's landlord said.

From My Leader Paper:  Festus R-6 officials have agreed to spend a total of $1,536,900 on improvements at the Festus Elementary and Festus Middle schools. The Festus Board of Education voted 6-0 Jan. 18 to spend $1.49 million on HVAC replacement and roof repairs projects at the elementary school, and in another motion the board […]

This is a little boat landing on the outskirts of Giverny. The stream is the Epte River, which runs along the entire southern edge of town. It doesn't look like much, but it's 70 miles long and empties into the Seine a few miles from this spot.

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  The commons area at Edwardsville High School will take on an all-new look and size based on a proposed $6.8-million expansion. At the most recent District 7 board of education work session meeting Monday, work on the new commons area was discussed. No vote is needed for the school district to […]

A local business says it has teamed up with MoDOT to spread the training to teens across the state.

Drake offered a lot to his concert attendees in St. Louis Monday and Tuesday, including paying for a man's upcoming surgery and sending a couple to Turks and Caicos.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Regional Business Council President and CEO Kathy Osborn will step down from her role May 1. She’s to be replaced at the business advocacy group by Karen Branding, senior vice president for external engagement and corporate communications at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She’ll be an RBC employee […]

You can now bring Mötley Crüe home sweet home in action figure form. The toy company Super7 is releasing plastic recreations of Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and Mick…

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HAZMAT crews responded to a truck stranded near Eureka High School on Thursday morning. Officials say the situation has been resolved without any leaks or injuries.

From Call Newspapers:  The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting Feb. 22 to share information about its upcoming project along Route 231 (Telegraph Road) from Franru Lane to the Meramec River. The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Cliff Cave Branch of the St. […]

From The Intelligencer:  Mayor Art Risavy announced Tuesday that the city has acquired two parcels of greenspace — one just south of downtown and the other adjacent to Governors’ Parkway — to be preserved as Edwardsville park properties. Community members will have an opportunity later this month to share ideas for how those properties might […]

Before state Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern left home Wednesday for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration, she took a marker and wrote her husband’s telephone number on her sons’ arms. A former high school teacher, Nurrenbern said in an interview with The Independent, it was a precaution she learned during active shooter drills. “We’re […]

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As lots of folks are reporting, Senator Richard Blumenthal, this morning, released an updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). He and co-author Senator Marsha Blackburn are also crowing how they’ve now increased the list of co-sponsors to 62 Senators, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Ted Cruz among others. Blumenthal, as he always […]

Today on TAP: Who really cares about the Stormy Daniels hush money? It’s the January 6th trial that matters.

Letter To The Editor: Discrimination is a reality in Alton. New recruits have joined the Alton Police Department and not one of them are black. How can that be? We elected Alton's first black mayor, who was also a police officer. The police chief apparently doesn't see the need for more black officers and now there are only two on the force in Alton. This illustrates how pervasive and embedded discrimination in Alton still is. Where is the Alton NAACP President, black pastors and leaders? I never really agreed with James Gray, the former NAACP President, but he would have been a one-man person against this. Underlying conditions that foster racism in the black community have existed for years. When we elected the first black mayor we wanted change, but we are still facing the same problems. This happened because of our so-called "leaders" are too worried about being appointed to ceremonial positions. I am beyond disgusted and appalled about the lack of hiring of any new black polic

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  HDA Architects, one of the St. Louis region’s biggest architecture firms, is splitting from parent company Green Street Real Estate Ventures and is now on the search for a new headquarters in the reigon. Green Street acquired HDA in 2020 in a bid to expand its national pipeline. Ownership will […]

From MRN:  While the Dardenne Prairie Town Square Vision Steering Committee was envisioned in May of 2023, its first official meeting did not take place until Sept. 25. Since that time, the committee has conducted multiple committee meetings and two public meetings – all with the goal of bringing residents and city leadership closer together […]