From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Aldermen on Friday approved a plan to put another $15.3 million toward finishing a convention center expansion beset by bureaucratic delays and cost overruns. The money won’t be enough to cover all the outstanding needs of the America’s Center project, which has been billed as critical to keeping it competitive with […]
After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by climate change. Meanwhile, dozens more governments large and small have brought new claims against the fossil fuel industry as those initial cases, filed up to a half-dozen […]
Three key hitters who could've been part of the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener lineup - Brendan Donovan, Willson Contreras and Matt Carpenter - have all suffered injury setbacks ahead of it.
Tax incentives for a $125 million Downtown West hotel project threatened by a union dispute were given the green light by St. Louis aldermen Thursday after further talks with the developer.
Sammy Hagar is set to make an appearance at Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. The former Van Halen frontman will take part in a tribute to the late country star Toby Keith, which…
From Citizens For Modern Transit: The City of St. Louis and Bi-State Development are working to build a new Green Line that extends light rail service north and south of the existing MetroLink system within the City of St. Louis. As a part of that work, the City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Voters on Tuesday passed many of the bond issues and ballot measures to fund major construction projects by St. Louis-area municipalities, school districts and fire districts. The biggest project – the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s continued bond issues to fund the $7.2 billion Project Clear program – was favorably […]
From First Alert 4: While St. Louis politicians continue to consider changing laws to make the streets are safer, the City of St. Louis is also looking to change how these are designed to naturally slow down drivers and give pedestrians more space to move about. One of those plans includes downtown. Since 2020, many […]
After five days on the lam, officials in St. Charles have captured the escaped bull who was running amok in the city. On March 29 the bull was in a commercial transport trailer that was involved in a highway accident — and apparently took his chance and made his escape. That’s according to the City of St. Charles Animal Shelter, which posted rather pun-filled updates about the fugitive on Facebook.
From NPR: St. Louis-area voters have approved two Metropolitan Sewer District ballot measures. 79% of voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County voted yes on Proposition W, which authorizes a $750 million bond issue to pay for federally mandated sewer improvements. Prop W will allow the MSD to sell bonds and spread out the […]
In the Guardian today, April McGreger writes about her son's kindergarten, which has cut lunchtime to 15 minutes and requires kids to remain silent the entire time: When I questioned this policy, his teacher told me the short lunches allowed more time for electives and special academic programming that made their school best in its ...continue reading "15-minute lunches and no talking"
From Forbes: It’s been an unprecedented time for workforce investments and the future of work. Bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHiPs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act all provide much-needed funding to develop the nation’s manufacturing capabilities, boost our climate resilience, and more. But there’s a central question on everyone’s mind: where will […]
From RFT: When Jassen Johnson was an undergrad, he drove through Midtown St. Louis so much that it changed his entire life. At the time, Johnson was studying architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but he was working on a project in East St. Louis, and to prevent a long commute back and […]
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