From BigRentz: In November 2021, Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA funds desperately needed improvements to the United States infrastructure. This historic bill is the largest commitment to U.S. infrastructure in over 100 years. The IIJA includes $500 billion allocated for surface transportation systems, $73 billion to update the […]
The Kinks’ Dave Davies is upset that someone is trying to auction off his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame statue.After seeing the listing, Davies took to social media to let people know…
From Offsite Builder: Most builders and developers are busy doing what they do every day —building single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses and multifamily projects. And most of them are doing so using traditional on-site building methods. But those builders and developers have also been hearing the growing drumbeat about this thing called offsite construction. Offsite first […]
Shortly after the company’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit in 2019, Google Senior VP Rick Osterloh wrote a blog post proclaiming that the merger would result in better and cheaper fitness tracking tech: “We’re confident the combination of Fitbit’s leading technology, product expertise and health and wellness innovation with the best of Google’s AI, software […]
Israeli TV says that Benjamin Netanyahu was off the reservation when he publicly accused the US of withholding weapons: Channels 13 and 12 said a clandestine meeting held before Netanyahu’s Tuesday video statement — which accused Washington of withholding arms shipments to Israel, calling it “inconceivable” — included National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Strategic ...continue reading "What’s going on with Benjamin Netanyahu?"
Fifty years after his death, Bruce Lee’s status as one of the world’s most influential martial artists endures through his work as an actor and his philosophical teachings. In her 2020 book “Be Water, My Friend,” Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee speaks to principles that guided her father’s life as well as her own. She joined host Elaine Cha for a conversation before a live audience, taped in March 2024 at the Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Sports Commission has received financial backing from the St. Louis Development Corporation to attract top-tier sporting events to the region, with an entertainment attraction fund providing a guarantee for expenses if ticket sales and sponsorships fall short.
From Call Newspapers: The Crestwood Board of Alderman voted May 28 to use the city’s allocated Community Development Block Grant funds to make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at Crestwood Park. The CDBG funds are administered annually through the St. Louis County Office of Community Development. Previously, the city received $23,400 annually, though beginning this […]
From Washington University’s The Source: Brooklyn, N.Y.-based architectural worker and alum Adare Brown has been selected as winner of the 2023-24 James Harrison Steedman Memorial Fellowship in Architecture. Established in 1926, the biannual Steedman Fellowship is organized by the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at the Sam Fox School […]
Frisella Landscape Group is proud to announce its new landscape design architecture service line, an expansion of the company’s design-build services, along with the appointment of Megan Wilker as the Lead Landscape Architect. Responding to increased demand for projects requiring a landscape architect seal, this strategic development allows Frisella Landscape Group to enhance its residential […]
Bliss, a new upscale Caribbean restaurant in Ferguson, MO, offers a luxurious dining experience for mature adults, featuring custom-made decor, ambient lighting, and a diverse menu of Caribbean cuisine.
From Edwardsville Intelligencer: Following a 10-month-long pause, Glen Carbon Fire Protection District officials are back with their burn building. In August 2023, Glen Carbon Fire Chief Jason Whitaker and others came to the building and development panel to champion a new training facility that would be built in front of the district’s new fire house on West Main […]
SpaceX launched its first 50 Falcon 9 rockets in a little under seven years. Today we have a new record holder for the quickest to 50: Until today I had never heard of Rocket Labs, the company that makes the Electron rocket. And in fairness, there's a big difference between Electron and SpaceX's Falcon 9: ...continue reading "We have a new record holder for the fastest company to launch 50 rockets"
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