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St. Roch Fights for Its Life, Resisting ‘All Things New’ Closure Orders

2 years 5 months ago
When you walk up the steps of St. Roch Catholic Church, you are met with a large wooden door framed in stone, with carvings culminating into the designs of the clock tower above. For Bill Hannegan, one of St. Roch’s parishioners, this is the most emotional part of the church, where he has socialized with friends and family after mass for nearly six decades. Hannegan’s relationship to the church, like many other St. Roch parishioners, spans through generations of family — his grandmother was an original member, and the church was the site of his parents’ wedding.
Nina Giraldo

Construction Photo Roundup July 2023

2 years 5 months ago

Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling. 1014 Spruce – The 11TH & Spruce Apartments. 148 apartments Grand and Papin – Edwin – 196 market-rate apartments, 249 affordable structured parking spaces, 65,000 square feet of retail for Target, and 141 surface parking spaces NextSTL – Target, Incentive […]

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Richard Bose

Missouri governor signs bills impacting cannabis banking, employee background checks

2 years 5 months ago

Missouri’s marijuana businesses will have fewer obstacles when it comes to accessing banking, but they must now get fingerprint background checks from all their new employees and contractors, under legislation that the governor signed on Thursday. Few banks nationwide serve cannabis businesses and their owners — or even their auxiliary partners  — because most want […]

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Rebecca Rivas

Xtreme Xperience

2 years 5 months ago

This is your chance to drive a supercar at World Wide Technology Raceway!   Xtreme Xperience allows you to drive or ride on the world-class racetrack in a Ferrari, Lamborghini,

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Catherine Neville

The French Crêperie Brings Authentic French Crêpes to Chesterfield

2 years 5 months ago
Behind murals of busy Parisian streets, Natacha Douglas is doing what she does best — making, or rather crafting, crêpes. On any given weekend, she pours, flattens and flips over 600 crêpes at her newest restaurant The French Crêperie (17409 Chesterfield Airport Road, 636-778-0188, frenchcreperie.com), which opened earlier this year.
Scout Hudson

Vulnerable U.S. House Republicans who opposed student debt plan targeted in 2024

2 years 5 months ago

WASHINGTON — Supporters of student loan debt cancellation are organizing to hold GOP lawmakers “accountable” in the 2024 election cycle following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocking President Joe Biden’s debt relief plan. The left-leaning Protect Borrowers Action will target 13 U.S. House districts across California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania where […]

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Ashley Murray

Green Goals: STL Aims to Slash Greenhouse Gases

2 years 5 months ago
From Riverfront Times: Ask an outsider about St. Louis, and they might tell you about the Gateway Arch, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, barbecue and toasted ravioli. Being one of the top energy-efficient cities in the nation isn’t exactly our claim to fame. But St. Louis has become a leader in setting new building energy standards. […]
Tom Finan

Maryland Heights K-9 officer to retire after 7-years on duty

2 years 5 months ago
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Police bid farewell today to one of their canine officers. Nine-year-old Bax is a German shepherd. He's retiring from the force today after seven years on duty. Bax and his handler Officer Alex Waldroup covered everything from narcotics, to building searches, to finding bad guys. Today's retirement ceremony is at 1 [...]
Joe Millitzer

‘AI’ Journalism Continues To Be A Lazy, Error-Prone Mess

2 years 5 months ago
While recent evolutions in “AI” have netted some profoundly interesting advancements in creativity and productivity, its early implementation in journalism has been a sloppy mess thanks to some decidedly human-based problems: namely greed and laziness. If you remember, the cheapskates over at Red Ventures implemented AI over at CNET without telling anybody. The result: articles […]
Karl Bode