New York City residents will, once again, be asked to foot the bill for NYPD efforts that solely benefit the nation’s largest police department. It’s not enough that they’ve been asked to spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year to bail out officers hit with civil rights lawsuits. It’s not enough that they’ve been […]
Paul McCartney brings his Got Back stadium tour to Brazil this week, and to celebrate, he’s treating locals to smaller, more intimate shows. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced he'll be performing a…
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Grand Center's Angad Arts Hotel has a new top chef for its flagship restaurant. Today, Commonwealth (3550 Samuel Shepard Drive, 314-561-0033, angadartshotel.com/restaurants-bars/commonwealth) announced that it was bringing on Lauren Anthony as executive chef for both the restaurant and for the hotel. Previously, she had served as the restaurant's sous chef.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning to a St. Louis company after an inspection revealed there were unsanitary conditions, including mold, at its noodle manufacturing plant.
Ace Frehley is back with new music. The former KISS guitarist just dropped the new single “10,000 Volts,” the title track to his upcoming solo album, due out February 23. The album, produced by…
Missouri’s largest electric provider hopes to use a state law meant to help utilities add renewable energy to close a coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws.
St. Louis-based Ameren Missouri, which serves 1.2 million customers, is planning to close its Rush Island Energy Center, near Festus in Jefferson County, next year under a court order forcing it to either install pollution controls or shut down the facility.
The company, part of Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), announced almost…
JERSEYVILLE - Updated statistics from the Illinois State Police indicate crime rates have risen in Jersey County over the past year, with arson, burglary, and motor vehicle theft topping the list of offenses on the rise compared to last year. According to the Illinois State Police Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program , which combines data submitted by law enforcement agencies across each county in the state, the overall crime rate in Jersey County is up 14.12% over 2022, with significant percentage spikes in certain types of crime. Arson is up 100% in Jersey County, which represents a change from one arson in 2022 to two arsons in 2023. The first arson of the year was committed on September 29, 2023 , shortly followed by the second arson on Oct. 3, 2023 . Burglaries have risen by 73.33% over the past year in Jersey County. The total number of burglaries reached 26 in 2023 compared to 15 in 2022. Motor vehicle theft also went up by 50%, an increase from eight motor
A month ago we wrote about Google effectively “pulling up the ladder” on the open internet by embracing age verification mandates as part of a regulatory approach to child safety. As we pointed out at the time, this is bizarre and stupid for a variety of reasons, but also not too surprising. It’s bizarre because […]
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