From St. Louis Magazine: Embattled developer Green Street is off a $436 million project encompassing eight blocks of Manchester Road, but the so-called Brentwood Master Planned Redevelopment that would transform 40 acres near the municipality’s border with Maplewood is no less controversial for it. Using eminent domain, Brentwood hopes to see the area razed and […]
From Leader Publications: Some residents left last week’s Arnold City Council work session dismayed by what the city can and cannot do to repair a broken pipe that caused the collapse of a portion of yard behind a quadplex in the Woodridge Estates subdivision. The special work session was held Sept. 26 so city officials […]
From The Wall Street Journal: A contraction in the U.S. warehousing sector is deepening following a period of frenzied expansion during the pandemic. Real-estate developers sharply pulled back construction of warehouses in the latest quarter, and logistics operators slashed warehousing payrolls last month, signs that the market is resetting heading into the busy holiday shopping […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A local city is privatizing some of its soccer fields, as it sells them to a developer that plans to make more than $20 million in improvements at the site. The city of St. Charles voted Tuesday to sell its public St. Charles Soccer Complex Park at 3801 Mueller Road […]
Apropos of nothing in particular, check this out: A third of a century ago the US accounted for 26% of the world's GDP. Today, even though it's the biggest economy on the planet and developing countries like China and India have skyrocketed, we still account for 26% of world GDP. That is truly remarkable.
Illinois is one of several states that is suing social media giant, TikTok, for its business practices which the suit alleges target children and deceive the public about the social media platform’s danger.
From Fox 2 Now: Many homeowners in the City of St. Louis and in St. Louis County are thankful for a group of volunteers dropping by their homes this weekend. Rebuilding Together St. Louis, a local nonprofit group, is trying to not only help revitalize neighborhoods, but keep veterans and low-income seniors living in their […]
Bruce Springsteen is set to attend two special screenings of his upcoming documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.Billboard reports that the film will be part of…
Prosecutors in Franklin County have charged a New Haven motorist with murder after they say he chased his estranged wife in her car and caused her to crash and die.
ALTON - This month, the Hayner Public Library District has a wide range of free programs for people with all different interests. Executive Director Mary Cordes said that this quarter’s newsletter was the longest newsletter that Hayner has ever put out, largely due to the sheer number of events and programs that they have planned. She hopes these events are well-attended, and she looks forward to sharing the library’s resources with the community. “We’ve got a lot going on,” Cordes said. “This is all free.” At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at Alton Square Mall, the library will host Wrestling at the Chase: An Evening with Ed Wheatley. Wheatley, a sports historian who believes St. Louis is the greatest sports town in America, will share information about wrestling in the region. Cordes said she has been stopped by many people who tell her how excited they are for the program. Also on Oct. 15, 2024, Hayner’s new
How quickly do you think we’d be having Congressional hearings about “election interference” if Mark Zuckerberg so much as posted a “Harris/Walz” lawn sign in front of his house? Yet, Elon Musk is now directly tweaking the site he owns to push his favored political candidate, even seizing people’s accounts to promote Trump. One of […]
WOOD RIVER - Community members in Wood River and Bethalto are invited to participate in the upcoming Halloween parades, scheduled for Oct. 26, 2024, and Oct. 28, 2024, respectively. The "Chain Gang," a non-profit group registered with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be leading the efforts, with military members expected to join in the festivities. The Wood River Halloween Parade will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, with setup beginning at 9:30 a.m. The parade will start at Emerick Park on Sixth Street, proceed south on Sixth to Ferguson Avenue, then west on Ferguson to Wood River Avenue, before ending at Central Park. The Bethalto Halloween Parade, sponsored by the Bethalto Rotary Club, has a line-up set for 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at Rose Lawn Cemetery on the Erwin Plegge side. The parade route will travel down Erwin Plegge and conclude at Bethalto City Hall. Participants are encouraged to bring their children and grandchildren, dressed i
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Missouri Chamber of Commerce's interim President Kara Corches explains why her organization is opposing Proposition A. That measure would raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and institute mandatory sick time for employers.
The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Continuity are partnering to provide $500,000 in grants to media creators in the St. Louis region, with seven creators to be awarded up to $100,000 and a variety of events to be held.
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