The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline. Narrated by the captain
From St. Louis Public Radio: On the morning of July 26, the sound of dripping was the only sign that Alexis and Andre Rogers’ home would soon be inundated with water. Alexis Rogers, half asleep, thought someone had left a faucet on. When the dripping sound woke up her husband around 4 a.m., he thought […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Former Insulators Local 1 Business Manager Mike Walsh – a lion for his members and the St. Louis Labor Movement – passed away June 9 at age 78. Brother Walsh joined Insulators Local 1 as an apprentice in 1964 and worked in the field as a tradesman since the […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A Breese, Illinois, contractor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, have come to a settlement in connection with a case involving trench cave-in protection rules. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor, Groundworks Contracting Inc. of Breese was cited for not adhering to a city […]
Thousands of fans packed both open-air stadiums -- exposing themselves to the poor air quality. Experts warn that the poor air quality can affect anyone.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ruth’s Chris Steak House — located downtown on the first floor of the Hyatt Regency at the Arch — has re-opened, following a $1 million investment that will make the restaurant better suited to a post-pandemic landscape, officials said. The restaurant was closed from June 15 through June 25, as it […]
From Belleville News-Democrat: Officials from Belleville and St. Clair County voted Monday night to terminate the city’s involvement in their joint ownership of the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center. It was another step in the legal process of transferring the 22.5-acre property from private to public control. And the move gets the county closer to starting […]
Dozens of daycares have recently been cited for everything from losing children, to threatening them with violence. FOX 2 has compiled the childcare violation reports and plotted them on a searchable map.
From St. Louis Public Radio: A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak’s Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week due to track upgrades that allow for increased speeds. The Amtrak line ran its first 110 mph service on Monday, up from 90 mph previously, which would make the one-way trip […]
I might as well get this over with. Until a couple of weeks ago I was responding beautifully to the CAR-T treatment, with my cancer load dropping smoothly toward zero. Then it all stopped, with my M-protein level stalled at 0.34: This is a "partial response," and for all practical purposes it means the treatment ...continue reading "Health update"
The extreme wait times for crowds stranded in the northeast resulted in ripple effects at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, which faced widespread travel headaches.
From Transport Topics: Illinois officials recently held a ceremony along Interstate 270 as construction started on a project with Missouri to replace the aging Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River with twin bridges to help improve freight transportation. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “This isn’t just an investment for the Metro East region — […]
Back in January, Walled Culture wrote about an interesting initiative by the German online audio distribution platform and music sharing service SoundCloud, with its Fan-Powered Royalties (FPR) approach. At the time, we noted that it was a kind of halfway house to the true fans idea this blog has promoted many times. We also pointed out that one […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A city of St. Louis board voted Monday to advance projects in Forest Park and downtown’s Citygarden. Nonprofit Forest Park Forever and the city of St. Louis are working to improve waterways on the park’s eastern edge. Ted Spade, of SWT Design, said at a Monday meeting of the St. […]
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