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Hotel Saint Louis Owners Battle Blight in Downtown St. Louis

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Walking into Hotel Saint Louis, visitors are greeted by a two-story lobby filled with columns, elaborate plasterwork and a stained glass window ceiling. Antique-style elevator doors swing open to whisk guests up to rooms painstakingly renovated to honor the building’s historic charm, while offering modern conveniences. The view from the […]

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Dede Hance

Experience Pere Marquette's Night Hike and Fishing Adventure

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PERE MARQUETTE — Pere Marquette State Park will host its annual Fishing and Night Hike Owl Program on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, offering an evening of education and outdoor activities for families and nature enthusiasts. Scott Isringhausen, the park’s urban fishing coordinator, will begin the program at 5:30 p.m. with an educational talk. Following the presentation, children are invited to fish at the Blue Gill Pond located next to the Visitor’s Center. For more information, participants can call (618) 796-3323. At 7:30 p.m., the focus will shift to a program about owls and other nocturnal creatures commonly heard during outdoor activities such as fishing, camping, and hiking. Afterward, attendees will embark on a roughly two-mile night hike, which includes some uphill sections, to listen for owls and other nighttime sounds. The event will conclude with a hot dog and marshmallow roast. Isringhausen advised that each family bring one flashlight. Refreshments and

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Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that.

2 months 2 weeks ago
One morning earlier this year, as Deb Capistrano came on duty for her shift as a nurse in her hospital’s stroke unit, her colleagues from the night shift warned her that one of her patients for the day was a man who’d been threatening to harm them. Capistrano has been a registered nurse for 17 […]
Anna Claire Vollers

Maplewood Library Completes $3M Renovation

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On Thursday (Oct. 2nd) a reopening was held after work was completed on a $3 million renovation of the Maplewood Public Library – one of the oldest libraries in the St. Louis area. The renovation began in 2024 with the primary goal of waterproofing and repairing existing water damage to the building, which was originally […]

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Tom Finan

Investigation into Chatham YNOT tragedy complete; no charges being filed

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CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- The investigation into April's deadly car crash at the YNOT Outdoors after-school program in Chatham is complete, and the State's Attorney's Office will not be filing charges in the case. 10 children were hit by a Jeep on April 28 when the vehicle drove off of Breckenridge Road, went into a [...]
Bradley Zimmerman

State Money Will Start Going to St. Louis Tornado Victims — Slowly

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From St. Louis Public Radio: State money will soon begin going to victims of the May tornado in St. Louis via an organization made up of north side churches. But the total dollars will start out small with a possibility of increasing. The Spirit of St. Louis Task Force, a faith-based disaster response and relief […]

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Dede Hance

Illinois American Water Buys Madison’s Wastewater System

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From St. Louis Public Radio: The City of Madison is the latest Metro East community to sell its wastewater system to Illinois American Water. The publicly traded company acquired the small town’s wastewater system for $3 million, the company announced. The sale will add roughly 1,500 customers to Illinois American’s network in the St. Louis […]

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Dede Hance

Olia Village Construction is Right Around the Corner

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From West Newsmagazine: Way back on Sept. 17, 2019, the Creve Coeur Government Center hosted an open house to unveil details and artist renderings of the 39 North project. Roughly four years later, Olia Village started to ease into the spotlight, and now the development is set to show some major life. At the Sept. […]

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Dede Hance