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Someone used a keycard to gain access to a Washington Avenue office building and then propped the door open for others before Sunday's mass shooting.

Health officials have confirmed the first case of mpox in St. Louis County this year.

Mike Vernon, Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso, Pierre Lacroix and Caroline Ouellette were also selected.

GLEN CARON - The newest addition to Glen Carbon is taking shape, with plans for Olive Garden to open in early to mid-October later this year. Olive Garden will be located in the new Orchard Town Center development at the intersection of Governor’s Parkway and Troy Road, near the recently-opened Chick-Fil-A. Construction is by St. Louis-based J.E. Foster Building Company. Jobsite superintendent Dan Backer said the construction is “going good.” The Staenberg Group, a real estate firm in Overland, Missouri, is leasing spots in the Orchard Town Center. They say that the development will be a new shopping center. Anyone who is interested in leasing information can call 314-513-1500. As temperatures climbed Wednesday, construction workers could be found resting in the shade, enjoying meals from Chick-Fil-A during their lunch break. The Olive Garden started as a unit of General Mills . The Olive Garden's first restaurant was opened on December 13, 1982, in Orlando

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EDWARDSVILLE – First-year Taylor Sparks, of Belleville, is the recipient of the spring 2023 University Staff Senate scholarship from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate. “I would like to thank the sponsors of the Staff Senate for making this scholarship possible,” said Sparks, a business major with specializations in marketing and entrepreneurship and a minor in graphic design from the School of Business. “I would also like to thank mother for being my support system through my years of undergrad.” Sparks is the daughter of Dawn Sparks, Accountant III in the Office of the Bursar. “As for my education, these funds will help me to pay for my upcoming courses needed to obtain my intended degree, to continue to work towards my career goals,” ‘Sparks continued. Scholarship awards are given to qualifying SIUE students who meet such criteria as: be a son, daughter, grandchild, spouse or civil union partner of a presentl

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Provident Behavioral Health has added St. Louis-based mental health services nonprofit Care and Counseling to its practice, officials said Tuesday.

While farmers in Missouri scramble for quality hay to feed their livestock during an unusually dry spring, scammers are capitalizing on the desperate conditions by posing as hay sellers on social media. They collect payment, but never deliver.

Today is the summer solstice—that is, it was the summer solstice 4½ hours ago at 7:58 am Pacific time. But why get fussy about things? It's the longest day of the year, which is why I've always hated it. I don't want the days to get shorter from here on out. But here's a picture ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

More than half — 53% — do not believe or do not know that emergency contraception is legal.

The people behind The Sweet Divine (1801 South 9th Street, thesweetdivine.com) have announced that they are closing their doors for good. In a post on social media this afternoon, owners Jenna and Jason Siebert say they're retiring from the bakery life and that they couldn't find anybody to take over the boutique cupcake and sweets shop. The beloved Soulard business was famous across St. Louis and beyond, gaining even more fans when they appeared (and won!)

The exhibition is the museum's first to focus on the work of Native American artists of the 20th century.

It seems that we’ve had a rash of formerly loved internet services going down the enshittification curve. As coined (brilliantly) by Cory Doctorow, enshittification is the process by which a company gets gradually worse. As he puts it: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for […]

The Fourth of July is right around the corner. It's a holiday that's hard to celebrate without fireworks, whether you plan to shoot them off or simply enjoy a show.

Today on TAP: The defenders of tenure as protecting academic freedom would have more credibility if they had resisted the plague of adjunct appointees, who have neither job security nor decent pay.

This article originally ran on the American Journal of Transportation on June 16, 2023.  Supply & Demand Chain Executive publication has named the St. Louis Regional Freightway and Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) as one of the winners of this year’s Top Supply Chain Projects awards. The award recognizes the organizations for the $222 million Merchants Bridge replacement […]

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The NAEP has released brand new results for its long-term reading and math tests. The long-term test is a special version of the NAEP that strives to stay the same from year to year so it produces scores that can be compared over time. Here's the main takeaway: Despite the pandemic, reading scores didn't go ...continue reading "Latest NAEP long-term test shows disastrous results during the pandemic"

Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC has hired its first director of growth and business development.

Riverfest, a three-day event celebrating the Fourth of July, returns to Frontier Park in St. Charles.