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Here’s the non-fantasy story of how hotels are doing
The good ol' Wall Street Journal reports today on the travails of the hotel industry: Even after clawing back hundreds of thousands of jobs during the past two years, the industry is still light on staff and often struggling to adapt.... At the same time, hotels across the U.S. have held their daily room rates ...continue reading "Here’s the non-fantasy story of how hotels are doing"
St. Louis senior living nonprofit expands services with acquisition
Lutheran Senior Services, a nonprofit provider of housing, care and support services for older adults, has acquired a service program and related property from another locally based nonprofit.
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Mellencamp Will Play St. Louis in September
A country music legend, a songwriter so good at writing songs they gave him a Nobel Prize, and a man who used to go by the name Cougar are all coming to St. Louis for a show in September. Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp will all take the stage of the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on September 8, a show that is a part of Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour.
Troy, Illinois, man sentenced for intentionally setting house fire, killing woman inside
Teenage homicide suspect back in custody after escaping
‘My dream came true’: How KSHE-95’s John Ulett became a mainstay at the classic rock station
John Ulett started as a DJ at KSHE-95 in 1976 when he was just 19 years old. He’s never left, and he’s about to begin his 40th full season as the Cardinals’ PA announcer at Busch Stadium. Ulett reflects on his long career in his hometown in advance of Thursday evening's event at the Sheldon, “Life, Death & Other Scary Things: An Evening with KSHE-95's John Ulett.”
John Fogerty denies canceling appearance at Australian festival
John Fogerty wants his fans in Australia to know that he did not cancel a planned appearance at Country Fest Queensland.The festival is scheduled to happen March 30-31, with the…
Jennings man pleads guilty in federal court to shooting at police
Derek D. Brown, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of assault of a federal officer and two counts of discharging a firearm during a crime.
To You, I Go
To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]
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Man charged in connection with deadly shooting in south St. Louis
Phish coming to St. Louis in July
Rock band Phish has announced their summer tour dates Tuesday, and they will be making a pit stop at Chaifetz Arena for not only one but two shows, according to a release.
Dr. Christopher Palmer leading the way in robotic joint replacement for Missouri
With a focus on minimally invasive treatments and robotic-assisted procedures, Palmer continues to redefine the treatment landscape for musculoskeletal disorders, offering patients safe, effective alternatives for joint replacement surgery.
Police ID pedestrian struck and killed by car in St. Louis' Hamilton Heights neighborhood
Police on Tuesday identified the man struck by a car and killed early Sunday in the city's Hamilton Heights neighborhood.
Error Message Exposes Vending Machine’s Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
Like most tech, facial recognition AI continues to become cheaper and easier to implement. Is it getting better? Well, that hardly seems to be a primary concern for those deploying it. Adoption of this tech tends to focus on the law enforcement side of things. This is where it seems to perform worse. The tech […]
Ferguson to pay $4.5M settlement to previous jail inmates in debtors prison lawsuit
After nine years of litigation, a $4.5 million class action lawsuit was preliminarily approved by a judge against the City of Ferguson Tuesday.
A partial government shutdown is days away. There’s no agreement on federal funding yet
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden huddled with top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday amid a crunch over government funding as well as a familiar stalemate over assistance to two major allies — and no solution immediately in sight. Lawmakers leaving the meeting, which lasted about an hour, said it was worthwhile, even […]
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Ferguson to pay $4.5M to settle suit alleging debtors' prison
A federal judge on Tuesday preliminarily approved a $4.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Ferguson in 2015 over an alleged debtors' prison scheme.
Exiled Missouri lawmaker blocked from running for governor as a Democrat
The Missouri Democratic Party on Tuesday refused to let state Rep. Sarah Unsicker file for office on that ticket. Fellow Democrats denounced Unsicker after social media posts last year showed her with a man cited by the Anti-Defamation League as a Holocaust denier.
McCarthy/Vaughn JV Tapped for $5B Dallas Hospital Build
From Construction Dive: A joint venture of St. Louis-based McCarthy and Texas builder Vaughn Construction will build a $5 billion replacement pediatric campus in Dallas for Children’s Health, McCarthy announced on Feb. 8. The McCarthy Vaughn Partnership is billing the facility, which will replace the existing Children’s Health hospital, as one of the largest pediatric […]
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