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Call for Artists: Murals, Mosaics, Bus Shelters, Basketball Court

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis-Mo.Gov:  Urban Strategies, Inc. (USI) in partnership with the City of St. Louis Community Development Agency (CDA) is looking for local artists to design artwork for five, two-dimensional public art opportunities in the Near North Side as part of the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI). Applications are open to St. Louis area-based artists and […]
Kacey Crawley

Biden plans to “flood the zone” with aid to Gaza

2 years 1 month ago
More news on humanitarian aid to Gaza: The U.S. military will build a temporary port and pier on Gaza’s coastline to provide a new route for humanitarian aid, President Biden is set to announce in his State of the Union address Thursday evening, according to senior administration officials. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity ...continue reading "Biden plans to “flood the zone” with aid to Gaza"
Kevin Drum

Major Courthouse Changes are Coming in St. Clair County

2 years 1 month ago
From Illinois Business Journal:  Periods of time where visitors to the St. Clair County Administration and Courts Building in Belleville may have to use a different entrance and exit point are anticipated to be occurring in the not-too-distant future as part of a major renovation of the structure that is currently underway. The public’s best […]
Kacey Crawley

Think Holistically About Infrastructure, ASCE’s New President Urges

2 years 1 month ago
From Construction Dive:  Infrastructure builders must shift their thinking as environmental pressures increase and generational needs change, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ new President Marsia Geldert-Murphey. She takes the reins at the country’s oldest engineering trade group amid an upswell in federal infrastructure funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as […]
Kacey Crawley

Route 66 Projects in Southwest IL Receive Grants Totaling $850,000

2 years 1 month ago
From Riverbender.com:  New Route 66 experiences will be added along the Last 100 Miles of Route 66 in Illinois with the announcement of over $850,000 in grants from the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau in partnership with the Illinois Office of Tourism and the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. The grants will fund […]
Kacey Crawley

Clayco Helps Workers Pay Off Student Loans

2 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The need to attract and retain employees has led construction giant Clayco to roll out a two-part program to help speed up repayment of workers’ student loans. Last fall, there was some buzz from Clayco’s workforce about the end of the Covid-19 loan forbearance, and some employees approached leadership to […]
Kacey Crawley

Evaluating Fire-Damaged Concrete

2 years 1 month ago
From JLC:  Q. Can an intense fire damage a poured concrete or slab foundation? A. Peter Marxhausen, a forensic structural engineer and civil engineering instructor at the University of Colorado Denver and author of “Engineering Evaluation of Fire Damage to Concrete Foundations” (Structure, August 2014), responds: Yes, an intense wildfire or structural fire can cause […]
Kacey Crawley

Shop Women-Owned on Cherokee This Women’s History Month

2 years 1 month ago

On Cherokee Street, we’re here for women every day—but are excited to highlight the contribution that women and femmes have made to making our Community Improvement District the thriving St. Louis dining destination, shopping street, and art mecca it is today. Want to show your support for Women’s History Month in St. Louis? Look no […]

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Henry Brown

Council Reviews Request for Medical Facility Next to Chesterfield YMCA

2 years 1 month ago
From West News Magazine:  The Chesterfield Family YMCA has requested an amendment to the existing planned commercial district for a 5.6-acre tract of land located at 16464 Burkhardt Place. The Chesterfield City Council took a first reading of the proposed zoning ordinance on March 4. The ordinance would require the hours at the new facility […]
Kacey Crawley

Announcing Ctrl-Alt-Speech: A New Podcast About Online Speech

2 years 1 month ago
I’m super excited to announce our brand new podcast, created in partnership with Ben Whitelaw, who runs the brilliant Everything in Moderation newsletter: Ctrl-Alt-Speech. It’s a weekly news podcast that Ben and I will be co-hosting, exploring what’s happening in the world of online speech. It will cover issues related to trust & safety, content […]
Mike Masnick

Missouri Rep’s Brother Condemns Anti-Trans Bill Criminalizing Teachers

2 years 1 month ago
Charles Gragg Jr. is no stranger to schoolyard bullying. Now, decades after his school years, he’s speaking out about his younger brother, Missouri Representative Jamie Gragg (R-Ozark), and the way he’s bullying Missouri teachers and trans students alike.  Gragg introduced a bill last week that would label teachers as sex offenders if they support transgender students by using the name and pronouns that align with their identity.
Kallie Cox

Hearing Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Details of Missouri Marijuana Recall

2 years 1 month ago
Jack Maritz was working at Delta Extraction, a marijuana manufacturing facility in Robertsville, in February 2023 when the company’s regular state compliance officer stopped by unannounced. The officer, Heather Bilyeu, wanted to make sure Delta had “accurate counts” in the state’s tracking database of how much THC distillate, or concentrated THC oil, they had in the building. “We weighed every jar of distillate that we had together,” Maritz, the manager of the facility and part owner, said in a hearing Wednesday.
Rebecca Rivas