From St. Louis Public Radio: More money is needed to cover expansion costs at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, and a new bill introduced at a Board of Aldermen meeting Friday could provide an additional $15 million from pandemic relief funds to help cover costs. Kitty Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis, sought help […]
Model Pattie Boyd is giving fans some direct insight into her love triangle with rockers George Harrison and Eric Clapton, thanks to a new auction happening at Christie’s.Boyd, who was married…
From Labor Tribune: John Stiffler, executive secretary-treasurer of the St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council, will be honored as a Distinguished Labor Leader at the Ancient Order of Hibernians 22nd Annual “Hoses, Handcuffs and Hard Hats” Judge James Dailey Wahl Memorial gala March 7, at IBEW Local 1 hall, 5850 Elizabeth Ave., St. Louis, […]
Another sore thumb property in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood is showing signs coming unstuck. 4101 Manchester at Sarah near the eastern end of the Grove commercial strip owned by Spencer Development LLC is listed for $2.2M by CBRE. The land was a surface parking lot owned by the city’s land bank, the LRA, until […]
The St. Louis man accused of running over a Chicago mother and daughter crossing the street following a concert has been ordered to undergo house arrest and wear a GPS ankle monitor.
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats will attempt to pass a bill in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday protecting access to in vitro fertilization, saying its availability should not be restricted. Their push to quickly approve the health care legislation comes shortly after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that fertilized eggs are children under […]
Several council seats will be competitive in August. Councilwoman Shalonda Webb faces a challenge from former councilwoman and state legislator Rochelle Walton Gray.
From BNN: In the heart of America’s bustling manufacturing sector, an urgent call echoes for skilled hands ready to shape the future. Welders, those architects of metal, find themselves at the center of a critical shortage threatening to hinder the nation’s industrial heartbeat. Despite the allure of substantial earnings and the promise of a debt-free […]
Back in October, Walled Culture wrote about the grandly named “Piracy Shield”. This is Italy’s new Internet blocking system, which assumes people are guilty until innocent, and gives the copyright industry a disproportionate power to control what is available online, no court orders required. Piracy Shield went live in December, and has just issued its first blocking […]
A campaign launched in hopes of legalizing sports betting in Missouri has collected more than half of the signatures needed to place an initiative on ballots.
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From Contractor: The housing crisis is among this country’s major problems, spawning a host of negative issues that include homelessness, overcrowding and rent-burdened communities. Fueling these challenges has been a stagnant housing market that has barely grown since 1980. The combination of rising demand with a static housing supply that does not support a growing […]
Thursday was an historic night in St. Louis, as jazz giants Wynton and Branford Marsalis, playing together for the first time in many years, performed to a capacity audience at the Chase Park Plaza. The previous evening, the Marsalis brothers played to a more intimate crowd at the Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, home of Jazz St. Louis, in Grand Center. The two-night event, Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars, was a fundraising gala benefiting Jazz St. Louis and its educational programs.
From Facilitiesnet: Because green roofs are relatively new and present different challenges than other types of roofs, managers can come across false or misleading information about the systems. “It can be a myth or misconception that a green roof system can go on every single roofing type,” Stacy says. “You have to consider what the […]
From Rethinking The Future: The world is architecture and architecture is the world. It is a reality that often gets overlooked in the growing hustle and bustle of cities today. The true essence and the intricacies of architecture often get neglected. Imagine a world with no built forms and plains of land to long distances, […]
State Treasurer Vivek Malek endured a bipartisan beatdown Tuesday as members of a House subcommittee spent two hours telling him it was a big mistake to put decals advertising the Unclaimed Property program on unregulated gambling machines. A few hours later, Malek gave in to demands from members of the House Subcommittee on Appropriations – […]
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