Amid the growth, the industry is changing. One expert said that "reinsurance has tightened up, resulting in very strict underwriting guidelines and less capacity for risk," which has led insurance carriers to stop writing new business in 2023.
Back in June, we wrote about a ridiculously weak lawsuit from the big music publishers against exTwitter, claiming that the platform, mostly known for text, and which barely has any reasonable system for posting or listening to music, was a music piracy haven. As we noted, the publishers’ lawsuit seemed misguided in multiple ways, beyond […]
When you first walk into St. Louis’ newest art store, everything is as you’d expect: There are racks and shelves filled with paints, printing supplies, papers, canvases and pretty much anything else you could imagine needing to create art — and also plenty you couldn’t. There are the helpful and intimidatingly cool store clerks, who immediately ask if they can guide you to anything specific. There’s even the whiff of oil paints wafting on the air.
The Rolling Stones have paid tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away two years ago on August 24, 2021. The band posted some dashing photos of Watts through the…
When the most glamorous woman in all of St. Louis, Becky “Queen of Carpet” Rothman, passed earlier this year, we couldn’t help but wonder what would happen to all of her sequined gowns and fantastic footwear. Well, as it turns out, you can go buy pieces of her wardrobe this weekend, so you can keep a piece of the Queen (of Carpet) with you for all eternity. [content-1]
A selection of the St. Louis commercial legend's designer clothes and accessories will be available to get in a sale hosted by Jonnco For Antiques LLC this weekend.
From Bloomberg CityLab: In 1960, two highway segments cut through majority-Black neighborhoods in Washington, DC. Interstates 395 and 695, known locally as the Southwest and Southeast freeways, forced the removal of at least 1,400 occupied housing units and ejected about 4,700 residents. That was just a small fraction of the total population that was displaced […]
As a new Missouri law takes effect next week that bans gender-affirming treatments for minors, the New York Times dove deep into one St. Louis pediatric transgender center facing pushback through a series of events described as a "political storm."
Build-A-Bear is looking to piggyback off the success of Barbie — the Mattel Inc.-toy-turned-Hollywood-juggernaut, which is currently the second-highest grossing movie of the year — as it looks to continue making moves in the entertainment industry.
From RiverBender: Following a stormy summer, local linemen explain their jobs at Ameren and how they work to restore power after bad weather. Linemen install and repair electric lines throughout the year, but their job has additional risks after heavy rain or snow. When storms knock out power across the region, a crew will work […]
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court in East St. Louis announced today that a man from Arkansas was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison Wednesday after he admitted to transporting 11 pounds of crystal methamphetamine to Fairview Heights. Leonardo A. Hernandez, 50, of Bentonville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. In addition to the prison sentence, he will serve two years of supervised release. Co-defendant Luis A. Aguilar-Caldera, 31, of Chula Vista, California, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment on April 12, 2023. After serving his sentence, he will be placed on supervised release for two years. “Out-of-state drug dealers frequent southern Illinois roadways to execute plans for distribution across the country,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “DEA plays a critical role to help disband
There was a lot of blather at the Republican debate last night about the need to supercharge our energy production, all of it centered on fossil fuels. (For some reason Republicans have no apparent interest in supercharging any other type of energy production.) This makes me think that a lot of people don't realize just ...continue reading "US fossil fuel production has skyrocketed over the past 20 years"
From The Bluebeam Blog: I was a reluctant leader,” said Mashal Ali, CEO of Infra Tech Engineering LLC, based in New York City. “I didn’t imagine myself in this position and taking care of people in my home.” Ali was thrust into an engineering leadership role at an early age when her father, who founded […]
Eric Clapton is paying tribute to The Band's Robbie Robertson, who passed away August 9 at the age of 80. "The Band to me was amazing because they were all giants," Clapton shared…
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