From West Magazine: The Chesterfield City Council approved the first portion of the redevelopment project area to utilize tax increment financing (TIF). For what is known as regional area RPA-2, developers are seeking to use up to $25 million in TIF that will include a parking garage at the northwest corner of Chesterfield Parkway West […]
From Call Newspapers: The Lindbergh Board of Education voted unanimously at its meeting last month to hire a construction manager at risk for a possible future proposition in 2024. The school board voted to hire BSI Constructors Inc. at its March 14 meeting to serve as the construction manager at risk, or CMAR, for future […]
The county executives in St. Charles and Jefferson counties and Franklin County’s presiding commissioner say such a “regional solution” to problems in the St. Louis circuit attorney’s office should be enacted during the final 2 weeks of the Legislature’s 2023…
Our Mothers’ Gardens is a series uncovering repressed images of Black women held in photographic collections at the Art Institute of Chicago. The images often depict exploitation and violence towards
From Feb. 11 to May 14, the Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park will exhibit Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden. Narcissus Garden is an immersive installation consisting of almost
The first-quarter GDP number was released today, and it's not great: The Q1 number clocked in at 1.1%, which is pretty anemic. Unfortunately, I can't think of any good reason why this should improve next quarter, when the Fed's interest rate hikes are going to start kicking in and personal savings will be even further ...continue reading "First quarter GDP grew at an anemic rate"
From Leader Publications: The would-be developers of a 152-unit apartment complex just outside of Arnold are suing the Jefferson County Council for denying the rezoning request they needed. KAB Construction of Imperial and its owners, Larry Barnes and Lisa Barnes, have filed suit against the council in an effort to overturn the denial or force […]
A. C. Newman, leader of indie-rock luminaries the New Pornographers, is enjoying the bucolic life. A few years ago, Newman and his wife ditched their apartment in New York City and moved upstate to Woodstock, where Newman is preparing for the New Pornographers' album release and U.S. tour, which includes a stop at the Sheldon on April 27. "Woodstock is kind of a bubble within a bubble within a bubble," Newman says.
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: At its April 24 meeting, the St. Charles County Council acted on three items to continue making parks more useful and available to residents. In the consent agenda, the council unanimously approved the hiring of Intuition and Logic to perform design services for the Dardenne Creek Blueway Stream Restoration Project […]
WASHINGTON — This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined four Republican colleagues and every House Democrat in voting against partisan legislation that would make harmful across-the-board cuts to federal programs. The proposal comes as House Republican Leadership continues to hold the full faith and credit of the United States hostage in a political game aimed at forcing cuts on programs that working families rely on every day. Budzinski’s statement can be found below: “Just like every family in America, it’s critical for Congress to pay its bills. Failure to do so would cause a devastating default on our debt and an economic crisis. It’s profoundly irresponsible for Republican Leadership to hold our economy hostage in an attempt to force harmful cuts on the American people,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “This week, I stood with colleagues on both sides of the aisle in voting against a proposal that would raise costs for hardworking
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council announced the winners of its Emerald City Awards Gala on April 22nd, 2023. The ASA Midwest Council hosted 380 people, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown St. Louis, for the 30th annual event. The award categories included General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding MEP Subcontractors, Outstanding Specialty […]
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