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Podiatrist Provides Tips About Importance Of Proper Clippers Use To Avoid Foot Issues

2 years 5 months ago
Is your toe sore to the touch? Is the skin around the nail puffy or red? An ingrown toenail may be to blame. Marc Leonard, MD , an OSF HealthCare podiatrist, says it’s an issue he sees frequently, but it’s one that’s easily preventable.Dr. Leonard says an ingrown toenail is when the nail grows into the skin on the nail’s side. Some people get ingrown toenails due to a family history of the problem. They may just have wide toenails, in other words.For others, it’s a product of how you take care of your feet.“Bicyclists wear very tight shoes. They clip onto the bike. The shoes are very unforgiving.” Dr. Leonard says as an example. “The person is getting extra pressure on the side of the toes. It can definitely contribute to ingrown nails.”Dance shoes sometimes have the same effect, he says.Another culprit: clipping your toenails too low toward the side of the toe. Instead, trim straight across using clippers with a straight, not curved,

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Plans Underway to Repair Chuck Berry House and Other Historical Sites

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  When Robbie Montgomery passes the intersection of West Florissant Avenue and Goodfellow Boulevard, memories of singing backup for Ike and Tina Turner at Club Imperial resurface. But there’s been no music performed in the stately brick building at the southwest corner of the intersection for decades. Even the tattoo parlor and […]
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Manufacturer Expands St. Charles County Factory with $6M Project

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  An abrasives manufacturer has finished its expansion of its St. Charles County factory, its second expansion in three years. VSM Abrasives, the O’Fallon, Missouri-headquartered U.S. subsidiary of a German abrasives manufacturer, has completed a $6 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing plant at 1012 E. Wabash St., the company said […]
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An Evening With The Doobie Brothers To Headline The Illinois State Fair Grandstand Saturday, August 12th

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SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Fair announced today that American rock band The Doobie Brothers will headline the Illinois State Fair Grandstand Saturday, August 12. For over five decades, The Doobie Brothers have been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll – all of which recently culminated in an induction into the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums, and winning four Grammy Awards, The Doobie Brothers continue to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” and “What a Fool Believes," both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” "Takin’ it to

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Skilled Trades Prove to be Recession-Resilient

2 years 5 months ago
From Contractor Magazine:  The number of companies conducting major layoffs is rising. However, the skilled trades industry can’t get enough workers. Baby boomers are leaving the industry at alarming rates in what’s being called The Great Retirement, and there are simply not enough young people stepping in to fill their shoes. The skilled trades are […]
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New Lending Library Offers Free Outdoor Gear to St. Louis Youth

2 years 5 months ago
A St. Louis city-based nonprofit is trying to make the outdoors a little more accessible to anyone who wants to do some exploring. River City Outdoors announced today that it has opened a Gear Lending Library in the Central West End. The gear library allows for approved organizations to come by and borrow equipment for hiking, camping, paddling, bikepacking and other outdoor excursion.
Ryan Krull

Small Openings at Bottom of Highway Barriers Benefit Animals

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Holes at the bottom of concrete highway barriers could help small animals find safer passage across Missouri roadways. State road crews have already installed the 7.5 inch by 15 inch openings on one section of a Missouri highway: along the newly constructed Interstate 49 in southwest Missouri, which contains 70 modified […]
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VIDEO: St. Louis Confirmed Wild as Illegal Fireworks Light Up Downtown

2 years 5 months ago
A set of videos posted to Twitter yesterday show a sample of just some of the many illegal fireworks and other minor explosives being lit in the streets of downtown on the night of July 4. The videos show young people dancing and having fun, but they also capture fairly big explosives being lit right in the middle of city streets and scaring the bejeezus out of some witnesses. There have been some high-profile shootings downtown in recent times, and many residents are on edge, so Kiener Plaza sounding like the fall of Fallujah is not a welcome scene.
Jaime Lees

Contech Firms Rake in Funding

2 years 5 months ago
From Construction Dive:  It’s no secret — demand for tech solutions is rising, as contractors feel the pinch of the continued labor crisis and look for programs that can give them an edge over their competitors while saving money and time. For contech firms, it has led to higher interest, as investors see value. Last year, […]
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Edwardsville Gets A Little Sweeter With Opening Of Nothing Bundt Cakes

2 years 5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Aaron Fricke grew up in O’Fallon, IL and spent so much of his time in Edwardsville with his cousins that it became a second childhood home for him. After spending 20 years in Texas, Fricke, his wife and two children (14 and 17) moved to St. Louis and opened their first Nothing Bundt Cakes in Fairview Heights to be closer to Fricke’s childhood home. The family opened the Edwardsville location as a passion project, making a long-time dream finally come to fruition. “Bundt cakes mean family to me,” Fricke says. After his youngest overcame a very rare form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Fricke and his wife wanted to start this business as something they could build for their children. The family is looking forward to celebrating their grand opening, including appreciation days, a ribbon cutting, free Bundtlets for a Year giveaway, and a benefit day to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (see details below). GRAND OPENING EVENTS Monday-Thursday,

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