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Coloring STL

2 years 3 months ago

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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Patrick

About Half of Missouri Microlicense Applicants Came From Out of State

2 years 3 months ago
More than 40 percent of the owners listed on applications for state’s social-equity marijuana licenses issued in October were from outside Missouri, according to an annual report released by the Division of Cannabis Regulation Wednesday. About half of those owners came from California, Michigan, Louisiana and Arizona collectively.
Rebecca Rivas

Problems with oversight, staffing contribute to low quality ranking of Missouri nursing homes

2 years 3 months ago

While reading nursing home complaint reports, the last descriptor that tends to come to mind is “home.” Instead, one resident of a St. Louis skilled nursing facility uses some other words. “Depressing.” “Prison.” The resident wished to remain anonymous but can be vouched for by St. Louis area senior advocates. She described a recent night […]

The post Problems with oversight, staffing contribute to low quality ranking of Missouri nursing homes appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Grace Kenyon

Sparks Junk Removal & Hauling Offers Free Christmas Tree Pick-Up in Alton/Godfrey

2 years 3 months ago
ALTON/GODFREY - It’s January, and if you’re ready to get rid of your Christmas tree, Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling is having their second annual free Christmas tree pick-up next week. On Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, Sparks will pick up all trees throughout Alton and Godfrey. All Alton and Godfrey residents are eligible. If you want to be added to the pick-up route, call the Sparks office at 618-433-1128. The trees must be “naked” with no ornaments or lights and placed curbside. All trees will be recycled. The company offers clean-outs, furniture removal, trash hauling and light demolition services. They also strive to be eco-friendly, so they recycle and repurpose items when possible. Owner Denise Sparks noted that people seem to love her company as an alternative to bigger trash removal organizations that have spread throughout the region. “This is our Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling way of saying ‘thank you’ for choosing small, locally-owned

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St. Louis City Retracts Mask Mandate for City Employees [UPDATE]

2 years 3 months ago
UPDATE: Less than one day after issuing a mask mandate for city employees, the City of St. Louis has pulled back a bit on its authority:The mandate has now become a strong recommendation, with strong recommendation in (actual) italics. The new guidance went out to city employees at 2:45 p.m. on the same day the new mandate had gone into effect. It follows some grumbling from mask foes suggesting the city's health director, Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, did not have the authority under state law to issue such a mandate.
Sarah Fenske