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On Monday afternoon, St. Louis police said a man was robbed at gunpoint by two men, who then left the home with the victim's grandson.

From Patch:  The St. Louis County Port Authority recently awarded a $200,000 grant to A Red Circle, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of racial equity in North St. Louis County, Mo. The nonprofit plans to utilize the grant to finance architectural expenses for its North County Community Nexus initiative. A Red Circle is one […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Hollywood Casino has resolved its long-running dispute with the Howard Bend Levee District, dropping a five-year-old lawsuit in exchange for a $3.5 million refund and an agreement that the casino, once the district’s largest taxpayer, will make only small payments toward the levee in future years. The agreement essentially frees the […]

From The Telegraph:  The spending of approximately $2.7 million in Community Development Block Grant funding and $981,000 in HOME funding moved forward when a resolution to submit a development action plan for the programs was approved Tuesday, July 2 by the Madison County Grants Committee. In addition to set amounts of CDBG funding allocated to […]

From Leader Publications:  Bella Terra, a 99-home subdivision to be built at the northwest corner of Vogel and Old Lemay Ferry roads, is part of the area the city of Arnold is trying to annex this summer. City residents will be asked on Aug. 6 to vote on whether Arnold may annex land that runs […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Parks, recreation and the great outdoors were the hot topic in a variety of bills, resolutions and staff reports at the June 24 Creve Coeur City Council meeting. Center stage was the Venable Park Master Plan. Most of the early work was initiated by the great-grandniece of Dr. H. Phillip Venable through […]

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills into law on Tuesday, including legislation to criminalize celebratory gunfire and fleeing from police.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Construction is expected to begin later this year on a stretch of the Brickline Greenway that connects with St. Louis City SC’s CityPark stadium. The project includes a new 0.85-mile trail along Market Street from Compton Avenue and 22nd Street, connecting CityPark and Harris-Stowe State University. The path’s construction could […]

Heavy rain and a chance of severe storms and tornadoes are expected in the St. Louis region today, with wind gusts potentially reaching 40 mph and the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers experiencing minor flooding.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The new stained-glass window in Rick Roth’s kitchen reminds him of his mother. He had it installed in May, not long after she died at age 97. It catches the morning sun and casts a prism onto the counter. “It just brings in such amazing light,” said Roth, who lives in […]

An O’Fallon man faces criminal charges after police say he shot a food delivery service driver who attempted to retrieve an order that had been delivered to the wrong address.

From Leader Publications:  Preliminary work has begun to add about $1 million in sidewalks around the Festus R-6 schools, which should make it safer for pedestrians to walk in the area, according to Festus city officials. Festus City Council members voted 7-0 on June 24 to hire Heneghan and Associates, which is based in the […]

Casey Jovick's new café offers grab-and-go items for breakfast and lunch on weekdays.

From Ladue News:  Right now, an unprecedented amount of federal funding is available for sustainability efforts. St. Louis is on the fast track to take advantage of this green opportunity. In spring 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the City of St. Louis to join its Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities. It’s a three-year initiative to maximize unprecedented […]

Daniel Horwitz — who has fought plenty of free speech battles for Tennesseans — has secured an extremely quick victory for his client, Lakeland resident Julie Pereira. According to the complaint [PDF], which was filed June 6 of this year, the city of Lakeland took offense to a sign Pereira had placed in her yard. […]

From Labor Tribune:  A group of local teens is taking part in a new program to introduce, train and connect them to high-paying, rewarding careers in the St. Louis union building trades. The Skilled Trades Exploration Program (STEP) is a collaborative effort between the Missouri AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative (MWI), Boys & Girls Clubs of […]

Bonsall passed after complications with ALS.

Bob Dylan is getting ready to drop a new box set featuring live recordings made with The Band.The 1974 Live Recordings will be massive box set made up of 27 CDs.…

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From Webster Kirkwood – Times:  Webster Groves resident Vicki Singer was with her 2-year-old daughter at Larson Park in Webster Groves this spring when a pressing need hit: Her potty-training child needed to use the restroom. But Singer, 34, has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that causes stiffness and spasms in her extremities. […]