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RFT Reviews the Week: July 24 to July 30

2 years 2 months ago
MONDAY, JULY 24. Local grocer Fields Foods seems to be in deep trouble: Its Pagedale store, a much-lauded collab with a local nonprofit, has closed less than a year after launching, and across the city, shelves are empty.
Anonymous

Summer Dreams: The Power of Community

2 years 2 months ago
by Cindy Bambini, St. Louis Business Development Leader, CannonDesign This is a true story about the power of community. Specifically, the #stlouis design community. My community. It is also a story of generosity, friendship, and creativity. The story begins in May of 2022 at St. Louis Forum 40th-anniversary event, where a panel of four women […]
Tom Finan

Marquette Catholic High School to Unveil New Weight Room

2 years 2 months ago
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School will unveil a new weight room at the start of the school year. In addition to normal summer maintenance projects, the school has spent the last few months preparing the weight room for student use. Marquette Principal Tim Harmon said that the project was completed with the students in mind. “It’s definitely been the big project,” Harmon said. “It’s been a process for sure, but it’s hopefully on the horizon, and it’s going to be really nice when it gets completed.” The space, located on Marquette’s campus, previously served as a locker room. Harmon explained that they removed a few ventilation walls and extra equipment to restore the area for the weight room to its “bare bones.” Now, it’s in the process of being painted and refurbished so that it’s ready for students to use as soon as the school year starts on Aug. 17. “That’s definitely what we’re

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 2 months ago
This is a panoramic shot of night owls rushing to catch the last train out of Gare St. Lazare. How do I know it was the last train? Because as soon as it left they shut down the station and threw everyone out.
Kevin Drum

Senators Warren & Graham Want To Create New Online Speech Police Commission

2 years 2 months ago
The regulation will continue until internet freedom improves, apparently. Last year we wrote about Senator Michael Bennet pushing a terrible “Digital Platform Commission” to be the new internet speech police, and now we have the bipartisan free speech hating duo of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham with their proposal for a Digital Consumer Protection […]
Mike Masnick

DeSantis promises to get tough on China. Zzzzz.

2 years 2 months ago
For the past couple of decades the most popular promise from presidential candidates has been to get tough with China. Naturally Ron DeSantis did that today. Boring. DeSantis also continued his anti-woke jihad by promising to forbid pension funds from adopting ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) standards. I doubt this would even be constitutional, ...continue reading "DeSantis promises to get tough on China. Zzzzz."
Kevin Drum