Last week, as you likely heard, the Senate had a big hearing on “child safety” where they grandstanded in front of a semi-random collection of tech CEOs, with zero interest in actually learning about the actual challenges of child safety online, or what the companies had done that worked, or where they might need help. […]
ALTON – Riverbend Head Start & Family Services is proud to announce the agency has earned its status as a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal Holder. After completing a thorough review process, Riverbend Head Start & Family Services has met BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability. Standards ensure that an organization has: Proper governance and oversight; A method to measure organizational performance & effectiveness; Sound financial stewardship and practices; and Complete and accurate fundraising and informational materials. “By meeting the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability and displaying the BBB’s seal, it gives donors the confidence needed to support Riverbend Head Start & Family Service’s mission,” said Michelle Corey, BBB President & CEO. “Charities that meet these best practices go above and beyond legal requirements, putting them in an elite group.” “We are pleased to continue as a BBB
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Area leaders hope a proposed Missouri tax credit program will entice developers to tackle two of St. Louis’ most difficult, yet important, real estate projects: the empty AT&T Tower and the historic Railway Exchange building. A new tax credit program introduced in the Legislature would offer incentives to developers who convert […]
From Riverbender.com: The St. Louis metropolitan area still has the most efficient inland port district in the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The St. Louis region’s barge industry handled over four times the national average tons moved per river mile in 2021 (the most recent year […]
If you still haven't caught Carlos Santana's Las Vegas residency, he's giving you more time to do so. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just extended the dates for An Intimate Evening…
Mere months after decamping from its longtime St. Louis home in favor of the hustle and bustle of *checks notes* Maryland Heights, KMOV (Channel 4) saw fit to return to the mean streets of downtown this week to film a promo in the part of the city where the big buildings can be found, which presumably makes for a better backdrop than the sea of strip malls for which its new HQ is better known. The trademarked champs of First Alerting had set up shop in the temporarily closed 1300 block of Washington Avenue on Monday afternoon when ace Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson, who was in the neighborhood at the time, decided to fire some shots of the non-photographic variety across their bow. "This is rich," Carson tweeted at 12:37 p.m. "@KMOV moves their offices out of downtown St. Louis and flees to St. Louis County for their new studio.
For the second time in four years and the third time in a decade, the St. Louis Blues will compete in the NHL's premier outdoor event known as the Winter Classic.
Looks like AC/DC has some big news to share. The rockers just posted a huge tease on Instagram, sharing a video with an image of a lightning bolt and the tag line “Are You Ready” with their…
Yesterday I casually dismissed some common complaints of Millennials about their lot in life. You will be unsurprised that I got some pushback. So here's a rundown of the complaints I listed along with evidence that they're untrue. I expect approximately zero Millennials to be convinced by this. But it's all true! Young people always ...continue reading "Are Millennials really as well off as Baby Boomers?"
On This Day, February 6, 1984... The Talking Heads performed their last-ever concert at the Sweetwaters South Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 12-song set featured such classic songs as “Psycho Killer,”…
In February, Third Degree Glass Factory will spotlight two member artists in coinciding exhibitions. In Roots & Rivers: A Glassmaker’s 20-year Journey, Jon Biscan will display his work, which explores […]
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