From Call Newspapers: A bill that would require cities and counties across Missouri to pay for electric vehicle chargers in order to mandate businesses install them won House approval Feb 16. The bill, which is sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim Murphy of Oakville and heads to the state Senate after last Thursday’s 105-36 vote, also says local […]
SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced nearly $60 million in state grants are being awarded for 118 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. The grants represent the largest round of Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grants in the 36-year history of the program, which was designed to help communities fund land acquisition and development for parks and outdoor recreation projects. In addition, for the first time in the history of the program, funding will cover 100% of eligible projects located in economically distressed communities, resulting in 22 underserved locations receiving OSLAD grants. “Today, I couldn’t be prouder to announce that IDNR’s OSLAD program is offering the largest round of grants in the history of the program — nearly $60 million,” said
ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford reported today that there were reports of shots fired at approximately 7:47 p.m. Tuesday in Alton. He said officers located physical evidence of gunshots being fired in the area of Union Street at Silver Street in Alton. “However, they did not locate anyone injured or property damaged,” Chief Ford said. The investigation is still ongoing at this time, the chief added.
From HOK: In a story offering opposing viewpoints on the need for high-speed rail in the U.S., Scripps News asked HOK Director of Transportation Luke Bridle to discuss how new stations could impact cities and the environment. “Transportation stations play an integral role in issues of sustainability, equity and development,” said Bridle. “When designed well, a high-speed rail station can […]
Last week I wrote some initial thoughts on the Supreme Court hearing in Gonzalez v. Google. Of course, as lots of people mentioned, it was tied at the hip with another case, Taamneh v. Twitter, as both were granted cert together. The two cases have been connected for a while, as the decisions in the […]
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Grocery chain Dierbergs has plans to open a store at the new Markets at Olive development in University City. The grocer would build a roughly 65,000-square-foot store at the development, at Interstate 170 and Olive Boulevard, near the new Costco, according to plans filed with the city. Costco is the only retailer […]
World Atlas, an educational geography website, recently released a list revealing the "best small towns to retire in Missouri." The report recognizes many ideal destinations in the Show Me State, including six St. Louis suburbs.
From Mid Rivers News Magazine: More changes are coming to the area around Bangert Island, and access to the island will be challenged temporarily. To construct the large water feature associated with the Riverpointe development, which will run the length of the original Bangert Island, the city of St. Charles will need to remove nearly 40 acres […]
ALTON - The Alton Historical Commission will hold a hearing at 7 p.m. on March 7 in the city council chambers to review the protected brick street ordinance. The ordinance was initially adopted in 1974. Many streets have been added to the list over the years. There are currently over 50 streets on the protected list. The Commission has been compiling a list of all of the brick streets in Alton. Currently, the Commission has a list of over 80 streets and alleys totaling over 10 miles of brick streets. The expansion of the Middletown Historic District to include most of downtown Alton has been one of the catalysts to review the list as there are many brick streets near or/in downtown that are not on the protected list. In addition, it is important to review the list periodically. One of the most important reasons to be included on the list is to require utilities to repair any excavations in a brick street with brick. Otherwise, the utility can make the repair with concrete leaving ugl
From Leader Publications: The Festus R-6 Board of Education recently approved $680,188 in expenditures to improve school buildings and other facilities around the district. School board members voted unanimously Feb. 16 to enter contracts with five companies to complete the various improvements, awarding the contracts to the lowest bidder for each of the projects. All the […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: McDonald’s has teamed up with Lightsource bp to launch a solar project in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, roughly 25 miles from Lafayette, according to a recent press release. The Prairie Ronde Solar project is expected to generate 327,000-megawatt hours, the average annual electricity consumption of 30,700 US homes. Construction of the project […]
German historian and philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey believed historicity identifies human beings as unique and concrete historical beings. It places each of us within the context of a time and space.
Bruno David presents “Hours of Forever”, an exhibition of recent work by Ben Brough. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. “Hours of Forever” is a
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