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Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is back with new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will release his ninth studio album, Drive My Car, on Aug. 9. It will…

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You just can’t tell Florida “no,” which is a bit ironic. The state obviously feels it can say “no” to all sorts of things, even if doing so means violating the Constitution. Another dumbass bill written by dumbass legislators and signed into law by the state’s dumbass governor, Ron DeSantis, continue to bleed money from […]

One man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in St. Francois County Wednesday night.

Here's the drop in murder rates in the largest US cities. Most of the data is through the end of March. The data from Boston comes from a New York Times story this morning. Homicide is down almost everywhere, and in Boston it's down a phenomenal 78%.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A fight between a general contractor and owner threatens to further delay the completion of a $150 million music production facility here that officials said would grow jobs and boost the region’s visibility in the entertainment industry. Arco Construction last week ordered its crews and subcontractors to stop working at Gateway […]

The ruling may clear the way for investors citywide to buy properties from the city's land bank or at tax sales unencumbered by delinquent sewer bills.

From New Civil Engineer:  3D printing technology could be deployed for bridge construction, but there are still some factors hindering its adoption. The evolution of 3D printing technology in the past two decades has made it increasingly popular in the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as in the production of medical devices. This technology […]

From Gensler:  The shift in priority towards whole-life carbon in the last five years has been a seismic change for the industry, one we’re just starting to see the effects of in the buildings we live and work in. But unlike the cutting-edge sustainable buildings of the past — characterized by highly visible features like […]

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  On Monday, June 24, on a 98-degree afternoon, O’Fallon and St. Charles City hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new regional law enforcement facility to be constructed on an 87-acre site at 2400 Hwy. 79. St. Charles County Council member, Mike Elam (District 3) was the event’s master of ceremonies. The […]

An out-of-this-world revamp of the former Atomic Cowboy is coming this fall.

From West Newsmagazine:  The fate of the Latitude N38 project in Wildwood Town Center is still to be decided. TB Realty and Benton Homes have proposed a plan for 57 attached and detached single-family dwellings in building clusters at the southeast corner of Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive. These would be rental units run by […]

The funding announced Wednesday includes $1.6 million in Neighborhood Plan Implementation Grants, funded through the city’s economic development sales tax.

From St. Louis Public Radio:  The Gateway South redevelopment project, which aims to establish a construction innovation district near the Arch grounds, has secured funding to begin initial renovations. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Board voted Tuesday to authorize $155 million in industrial revenue bonds for the project, which has a total price tag […]

A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Hillsdale.

From Construction Business Owners:  Total construction starts rose 10% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonbuilding starts gained an impressive 49% during the month, driven by the start of an offshore wind project and an LNG facility, while residential starts lost 7% and nonresidential building […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A developer can move forward with plans to build a controversial 120-home subdivision in unincorporated St. Charles County following an at-times contentious meeting Monday night. The St. Charles County Council voted 5-2 to approve Lombardo Homes of St. Louis’ request to rezone the land along Highway DD, a decision that garnered […]