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The James Beard Awards have recognized culinary excellence for decades, and they're considered among the most prestigious food accolades in the country.

From Elon Musk, after Tesla announced weak results yesterday: Tesla is currently between two major growth waves. You betcha. But not everyone bought it: Dan Ives, a tech analyst with Wedbush Securities, said executives failed to address short-term concerns, even though he remains sold on the company’s long-term value. “We were dead wrong expecting Musk ...continue reading "Quote of the day: Tesla suffers a flesh wound"

A sports bar will soon close its original location in Webster Groves.

Visit The Galleries at Heartland Art Club for our newest Group of 8 Show. New artworks from Jo Jasper Dean, Mary Drastal, Julie Wiegand, Tim Breaux, Connie Schmidt, Margaret Murphy […]

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INROADS College Links has found a new path to assist college students in the St. Louis region, many of whom are minorities.

Downtown St. Louis will soon have a new spot to grab a slice and a pint. Hot Pizza Cold Beer is slated to open on Friday, February 2, at 610 Washington Avenue in the Mercantile Exchange building in the former home of Pi Pizzeria.

CARLINVILLE - A local children’s author will make a return appearance at the Carlinville Public Library with a new book. Lee LoBue will read from his newest work, Hungry Dinosaur and the Bad Case of the Tummy Growl." LoBue, a Carlinville resident, also appeared at the library in November 2021 with an earlier book, Sleepy Dinosaur and the Bad Case of the Bedtime Roars , which was well-received by area readers. Like LoBue’s first book, Hungry Dinosaur features colorful visuals and fun, quirky characters that provide an engaging reading experience. A discussion and coloring activities will also be offered in conjunction with the reading. For more information on the reading or LoBue’s book, contact the Carlinville Public Library at 217-854-3505 or ilcivilwar@yahoo.com .

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  An architecture and interior design firm based in New Hampshire is moving its St. Louis office to Clayton. Market Square Architects PLLC will move from an office in Tower Grove South to downtown Clayton, the firm said in a news release. The new office is located in the Regus coworking […]

From St. Louis Magazine:  By Chris Krehmeyer:  I’ve written a lot about the work of Beyond Housing and our partners in transforming the many under-resourced communities in North St. Louis County—and why reversing decades of decline and poverty in these communities is vital for the success of the greater St. Louis region. In addition to […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A dispute between a neighborhood association and a nonprofit has delayed a development that would house families of veterans hospitalized at the John Cochran VA Medical Center. A city board tabled its decision on Tuesday to sell four properties to the Friends of Fisher House St. Louis for its $10 million […]

SPRINGFIELD - In a letter obtained exclusively by CBS News, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, demanded that the Federal Aviation Administration reject Boeing's request for a safety waiver on the so far uncertified 737 Max 7, the smallest of the four 737 Max variants. "Boeing forfeited the benefit of the doubt long ago when it comes to trusting its promises about the safety of 737 MAX, and the FAA must reject its brazen request to cut corners in rushing yet another 737 MAX variant into service," she wrote in the letter sent late Wednesday to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker. The letter was penned on the same day that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with legislators in the wake of an incident earlier this month in which the door panel of a 737 Max 9 blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight . The FAA has grounded all 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft since the event, but announced Wednesday

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From St. Louis Magazine:  Constance Vale works at the nexus of art, technology, and architecture, and creates new ways of making communities beautiful, livable, and interesting. Vale, an associate professor and chair of undergraduate architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, is among the architects designing a house for the On Olive redevelopment project, a […]

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $3.5 million in available grant funding for local grocers through the Equipment Upgrades Program as part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative. These grants will provide funding for energy-efficient equipment upgrades for existing grocery stores, with priority given to those located in food insecure communities across the state. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. “Local grocery stores are the backbone of food-secure and healthy communities, and investing in upgrades for these local pillars grants them the stability needed to continue serving local needs and ensuring access to fresh food,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This grant program will help offset energy costs and form a greener infrastructure, a win-win that makes our state stronger and battles food deserts in the communities mos

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From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  While Glen Carbon’s newest subdivision got its preliminary plat and rezoning approved Tuesday by the village’s building and development panel, not everything about it was smooth sailing. Hidden Hills, if it gets final approval, will turn from agricultural and forested land to 104 single-family home sites built in two separate phases. […]

As everyone predicted, economic growth in the final quarter of 2023 was excellent: Over the last year and a half, GDP growth has averaged about 3%. This is a nice, healthy growth rate, but without being so high that it threatens to overheat the economy and reignite a surge of inflation. This trend continued in ...continue reading "GDP rises a healthy 3.3% in Q4"

ALTON - A man from Alton has been charged with forgery, meth possession, and resisting an officer resulting in injury to the officer, according to Madison County court documents released last week. Joey L. Holoman, 34, of Alton, was charged by the Alton Police Department with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, forgery, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer on Nov. 18, 2023. Court documents allege Holoman possessed less than five grams of methamphetamine in addition to a fraudulent document “purported to have been made by … the U.S. Treasury” consisting of “various denominations of fake U.S. currency.” Holoman was additionally charged with resisting or obstructing a peace officer after allegedly pulling his arms away from the officer arresting him, which court documents state caused an injury to the officer, specifically “a laceration to the officer’s hand.” In total, Holoman faces two Class 3 felonies for possession

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Billy Joel and Sting are teaming up for more stadium shows in 2024.  The rockers and friends are now set to co-headline the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, October 25, and Las Vegas’…

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Health care providers could refuse gender-transition care on “moral” grounds and a ban on hormones and puberty blocker for transgender minors would be indefinite under the legislation.

Appearing onstage at Birmingham, England's New Alexandra Theatre on January 24, Sharon Osbourne revealed more details about Ozzy Osbourne's farewell shows in the city, his hometown. According to the Birmingham…

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Well, here’s a weird one. I was going through the various amicus briefs filed in support of the governments of Texas and Florida’s ability to tell websites that they must host speech that violates their rules, and, damn, there are some ridiculous ones (more posts coming on that front soon…). However, one of them — […]