The Maplewood City Council on Tuesday passed the first votes on an ordinance intended to increase opportunities for smaller, affordable housing and bring lot size standards into alignment with existing lots. Council members and the mayor said it was a big deal. “It will really help people that are already in their homes stay in […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday ordered the region’s natural gas utility, Spire, to repair more than a dozen private properties it damaged when building its controversial Spire STL natural gas pipeline. Spire said Wednesday it was happy to take the steps, and in fact had made the pitch itself […]
From Bain & Company: Although manufacturing industries moved to assembly-line efficiency decades ago, the construction industry is just beginning its transition to more efficient forms of production, as builders begin to adopt techniques for off-site, modular construction—sometimes called industrial design and construction (IDC). Off-site construction is, as the name suggests, the manufacture of building components […]
From West Newsmagazine: Highlights of the March 11 Creve Coeur City Council meeting included a unanimously passed resolution and the first reading of a bill. City Engineer Steven Berecz introduced both which combined major improvements on area sidewalks and roadways. The resolution specifically dealt with a contract to pay M&H Concrete Contractors, Inc. $1.58 million […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Chances are good that you’ve been to City Commons. You’ve been there if you’ve visited CityPark, the home stadium of Major League Soccer team St. Louis City SC. You’ve been there if you had a beer at the nearby Schlafly Tap Room or tea at the London Tea Room. If […]
From Missouri Business Alert: If the thousands of proposed solar, wind and battery energy projects got built, they would more than double the amount of electricity that is currently produced nationwide and get the U.S. much closer to its clean energy targets. But there’s one big problem: America’s power lines can’t carry that much juice. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A pedestrian bridge over part of Interstate 64 in Midtown will link two of the biggest new developments in St. Louis, with funding from a federal grant. Regional trail district Great Rivers Greenway has received $9.9 million in federal grants that will cover half the construction cost of a new […]
A window nearly killed her, but now, after several weeks of intensive treatment and recovery, a rare falcon has been released back into St. Louis skies (amid tornado watches). The World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park announced on Thursday (that’s 314 day to all who celebrate) that patient #24-087 — a Merlin falcon — was released back into the wild after receiving care. This patient is one of only five Merlin falcons treated at the sanctuary’s Kathryn G. Favre Foundation Raptor Hospital in the past decade, according to the organization.
Three Black women filed a federal lawsuit this week against the state of Missouri, alleging that the state’s control of the Kansas City Police Department singles out people by race and creates an unequal system.
An Ozzy Osbourne tune is featured in the the new trailer for the upcoming reboot of The Crow, starring It's Bill Skarsgård and actress-singer FKA Twigs.The clip is set to “Take What You Want,” Ozzy’s collaboration with…
March 14 (3/14). 314 is St. Louis' area code. 3.14 are the first three digits of pi. Put it all together and you have a uniquely St. Louis celebration.
A new down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers and new loans aimed at small businesses, nonprofits and minority- and women-owned contractors were announced Thursday by the city of St. Louis.
This is the surprisingly colorful view from Mesa Verde National Park, looking west toward the Ute Mountain Reservation. I don't know what the purple and green and yellow vegetation is, but it's pretty striking.
King Crimson’s 1969 debut album, In The Court of the Crimson King, is being celebrated with a brand new star-studded tribute album.Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King will feature a variety…
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