After helping induct guitarist Link Wray into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Musical Influence category in November, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page opened up about his admiration for Wray in a post on Instagram. Page…
Commercial construction dropped in November at an annualized rate of -2.9%. This is the first time it's declined in the past year and a half—and this is despite the continuing tailwinds of the Infrastructure Act and the CHIPS Act. Perhaps the emptying of downtown office buildings is finally taking its toll?
Facial recognition tech works best on white, male faces. White males have historically been the immediate beneficiaries of public policy, as well as those put in place by private companies. I say “historically,” but this advantageous situation has mostly proven incapable of being disrupted by tech advances. Facial recognition tech has taken an existing problem […]
The latest from the Ivy League: Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history, according to a person with knowledge of the decision... Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting ...continue reading "Harvard president will resign today"
A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just some of the moments that inspired us and brought joy in 2023.
On Tuesday, the department released statistics for the various shots fired calls the department received from 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 through 2 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Missouri House Republicans tapped an executive of a top GOP consulting firm to direct their campaign efforts after shifting a long-time strategist out of the job.
Hannah Beers Sutton of Axiom Strategies will be executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee, Majority Leader Jon Patterson said. She will replace Jonathan Ratliff, a partner in Palm Strategic who has been leading the House Republican campaign effort for 14 years.
Ratliff will be retained as a “senior consultant,”…
From St. Louis Business Journal: A historic restaurant building in south St. Louis County was demolished Wednesday to make way for a new $1.7 million strip mall. The former Cusanelli’s restaurant at 705 Lemay Ferry Road in Lemay, an unincorporated area of south St. Lous County, closed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and was […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: Metro East residents and Interstate 64 commuters may notice a significant amount of earth-moving work being done near MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, as construction crews make progress on MetroLink’s expansion. The St. Clair County Transit District, which is running construction, expects the 5.5-mile extension from near Scott Air Force Base […]
From Bluebeam: In July 2023, millions in Phoenix baked for 31 days straight as thermometers remained above 110°F. Two months of rain in 48 hours flooded Vermont. And many North Americans periodically breathed air that ranged from orange to red to purple on the Air Quality Index due to early season wildfires in Canada. Welcome […]
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