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Brad Evans discusses growing up poor in coal country in Wales.

Open Hands: Crafting the Spiritual assembles the work of six artists from across the country who use everyday materials, found objects, and elements of craft production to explore issues related to […]

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Nirvana has shared the letter the late Steve Albini sent them ahead of working on their 1993 album, In Utero.In the letter, Albini, who preferred the term "engineer" to "producer,"…

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From Spectrum Local News:  The groundbreaking for a new Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office crime lab took place Monday, which will help the department prioritize its own cases. The $11 million project is being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars and the department’s reserves, according to Sheriff Dave Marshak. The new crime lab […]

From Commercial UAV News:  This week is “Construction Safety Week,” an annual event that promotes the “industry’s safety culture and performance by strengthening the resolve of every person who walks onto a job site to be fully focused–mind and body–on safety.” As most people know, construction work can be dangerous work. Heavy machinery and high-powered […]

From Patch:  Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has partnered with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group to manage and lease “The Lumiere of Chesterfield,” an upscale senior living community slated to open this spring in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri. The 193,000-square-foot development located at 16255 Chesterfield Pkwy W will offer 150 apartments, including […]

The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. In Missouri and other states, advocates are organizing to take the issue to voters this November.

Get ready for a St. Louis sports doubleheader on FOX 2 airwaves on Saturday. FOX 2 will carry the St. Louis Battlehawks and St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts back-to-back.

From MSN:  When the Chrysler Plant closed in 2009, plenty of speculation on the future of the site ravaged throughout the last 14 years. From talk of using the site as a football stadium for the St. Louis Rams, along many other recommendations and ideas, nothing seemed to materialize until the land the plant was […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Eight months after the St. Charles County Council blocked the proposed Tall Tree subdivision amid opposition from nearby residents, a home builder has submitted a revised plan that would slash the number of homes on a portion of the site. Lombardo Homes of St. Louis is seeking approval for 120 homes […]

Inez Bordeaux had heard horror stories about the St. Louis jail commonly known as the Workhouse — named so for prisoners held there in the 1800s who were forced to labor for their freedom — but it was only once she was sent there herself in 2016 that she realized: “Everything I’ve heard about the […]

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From Leader Publications:  De Soto city officials have agreed to sell 53.76 acres of undeveloped land along Vineland School Road to developer Platinum One Properties in De Soto for $592,000. The city purchased the land in 2017 for $280,000, with the intent to use it for park improvements. “We had a bid opening (April 11) […]

The three Republican candidates for state Senate 15 – which starts around Town and Country at Interstate 270 and stretches west to encompass Chesterfield, Ballwin, Ellisville and Wildwood – are all credible candidates. But while the district leans Republican, it’s not a slam dunk for the GOP.

From St. Louis Magazine:  Rachel Witt has been thinking about the lighting along a six-block stretch of St. Louis for more than a decade. As the executive director of the South Grand Community Improvement District (SGCID), she’s focused on highlighting the businesses south of Tower Grove Park, first through the addition of LED rope lighting […]

The law, pushed by Democrats, eliminates the drafting of legislative candidates by local political parties without putting them through primary elections.

From St. Louis Today:  Midtown’s Target is set to open this summer, according to the complex’s landlord. Located on Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin streets, The Edwin, a $60 million mixed-use development that includes nearly 200 luxury apartments and a Target store, brings welcome relief to an area that is quickly developing but lacks […]

Mandel, a retired attorney, previously served as mayor of Creve Coeur, and was a member of the Creve Coeur City Council.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A St. Louis-based homebuilder plans a new subdivision with nearly 40 houses next to one of St. Louis County’s largest parks. The new subdivision in Maryland Heights called Louiselle Park would consist of 39 houses, according to plans that builder McBride Homes filed with the city. The proposed location borders […]