The order casts the proposed laws, which are sweeping across Republican-led states, as a "hateful persecution of vulnerable children," and calls for changes across city government to mitigate the effects.
From St. Louis Magazine: As you read this, there’s a brick house on Union Boulevard with no lights on. It’s a one-story home with a wide front porch and a sycamore twisting over the backyard. Like many houses in Wells-Goodfellow, it’s officially vacant. This one was purchased decades ago by the Foster family. In 2018, […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Nearly 700,000 people visit Cuivre River State Park here in Lincoln County to enjoy miles of hiking trails, biking trails, horseback riding trails, a swim beach and fishing access. Beginning in July, outdoor enthusiasts will have another reason to visit the park – a new archery range. The project […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The Staenberg Group, one of the St. Louis region’s largest commercial real estate developers, has named its first chief operating officer. The company said Monday that Stephen Matic, previously The Staenberg Group’s vice president of operations, has been named to the newly created post of COO. Matic joined the company […]
Police arrested two 18-year-olds and recovered several weapons after interrupting a group of suspects who they say were trying to break into cars downtown.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed an executive order seeking to insulate transgender Missourians from bills passed by the state legislature restricting access to certain medical procedures for minors and limiting participation in school sports. “The responsibility now falls to local governments to take tangible steps to respond to this state intrusion into […]
Missouri’s social services department is increasingly using a more-efficient method to process Medicaid renewal applications, officials said Thursday during a quarterly meeting of the health care program’s oversight board. Preliminary data shared Thursday shows the state used a streamlined renewal process which doesn’t require enrollee action in 47% of all Medicaid renewal cases it evaluated […]
From NewsBreak: The Eads Bridge was listed as a National Historic Landmark as of January 29, 1964. On October 15, 1966, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Eads Bridge was a road and railway bridge crossing over the Mississippi River at Washington Avenue in St. Louis connecting St. Louis, […]
"At first I wondered if there were other people that deserved it better than I,” said David Ray. “I had friends. I had people I knew that didn't come home."
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A wet weekend punctuated by fierce downpours dealt a fresh wave of water damage in spots across the St. Louis region — including back-to-back rounds of flash flooding to residents within at least one south St. Louis County neighborhood in Mehlville. Nick Bauder was one of the flood-damage victims who spent […]
From The College Fix: Universities should equip students with a trade skill as part of their education, according to a University of Notre Dame political scientist. Professor Patrick Deneen recently gave a speech on the “future of liberalism” at the Catholic University of America. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute sponsored the May 17 event and The […]
Queen’s Brian May is featured on a the brand new song from British artist Sam Ryder. The tune, “Fought & Lost,” features a guitar solo from May, with Ryder’s voice sounding quite similar to…
GRAFTON - Grafton has its Third Annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony planned for noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Whalen-Hill American Legion Post 648's World War I Monument overlooking the cemetery. “There will be a short ceremony honoring our nation’s fallen military members followed by a twenty-one-gun salute by the Legion’s Honor Guard and the playing of Taps,” Mayor Mike Morrow announced. Afterward, a light lunch will be provided by the Auxiliary in the Legion Hall. The Grafton mayor, also a veteran, said the ceremony is open to the public with parking available at the Legion Post, 14258 Scenic Drive, Grafton IL., 62037. He said in the case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held indoors. The American Legion Post #648 Auxiliary will be handing out poppies from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 27th and 28 th , at the intersection of Illinois Routes 3 and 100. They will also be accepting donations. Morrow emphasized
From St. Louis Magazine: For 33 years, Marsha Johnson, 71, has lived on a quiet street in the Ville neighborhood, in a small brick home—and she has a list of things she’d like to fix. The kitchen floor needs to be replaced. Some plaster needs repairing. And, like many seniors who live independently, she needs […]
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