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I-55 Bridge Project Seeing Slow Progress After Setback in November 2023

2 years 5 months ago
From KMOX:  Interstate drivers should expect to be down to two lanes between River Des Peres and Loughborough until next year. Back in November 2023, MoDOT announced that completion of replacing the bridges along Interstate 55 in South City and South County, more specifically, the I-55 bridge between River Des Peres and Loughborough, wouldn’t be […]
Kacey Crawley

Home sales fall in March

2 years 5 months ago
Sales of existing homes took a big tumble last month: That's a 4.3% decline from February. However, even though these numbers are seasonally adjusted, it looks like every year sales peak in January or February and then drop off the following month. So this might just be normal seasonal behavior.
Kevin Drum

Challengers outraise incumbents in Missouri races for Senate, 1st Congressional District

2 years 5 months ago

With one seat in Congress up for grabs, an incumbent facing a serious challenge and a former publisher and media personality taking on a long-time officeholder, this year’s federal elections in Missouri promise an interesting summer and fall. Add to that  the U.S. Senate race, where both likely fall contenders have more money already than […]

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Rudi Keller

Millennium Hotel to Be Sold Through ‘Closed-Bid Process’

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A real estate firm said Tuesday it is handling the sale of the vacant Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis. The move follows the city of St. Louis taking steps toward authorizing eminent domain at the property, but last month tabling an initial move that would be required. JLL said […]
Kacey Crawley

Don’t Wait for the Marlboro Man Is an Oddly Comforting Drama

2 years 5 months ago
Though it is one of the smaller professional companies in town, Upstream Theater has earned a reputation for producing intimate, well-acted dramas that are both highly entertaining and deeply thought provoking. The U.S. premiere of Don’t Wait for the Marlboro Man, written by Olivier Garofalo and translated and directed by Philip Boehm, is another captivating production from the company. Sarah, a successful and busy professional working on an important project, is impatiently sitting in a hospital waiting area, her attention equally divided between her cell phone and the operating room nearby.
Tina Farmer

New Development on Corner by Bevo Mill Seen as Catalyst for Growth

2 years 5 months ago
From KMOX:  Across the street from south St. Louis landmark Bevo Mill, a new development will rise up: Crossroads Senior Living at Bevo Mill. The affordable senior housing development will offer 64 affordable and market rate apartments for people 62 and older. “Crossroads is about pride on the south side,” said Sean Spencer, executive director […]
Kacey Crawley

What Young Employees In The Construction Trades Need To Know Now

2 years 5 months ago
From Forbes:  More young people are going into the construction trades, the Wall Street Journal recently reported: “Long beset by a labor crunch, the skilled trades are newly appealing to the youngest cohort of American workers, many of whom are choosing to leave the college path.” That’s good news for the economy and good news […]
Kacey Crawley