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From AEM:  There is a labor shortage in the construction industry – and it’s not exactly breaking news. Headlines declare that “nobody wants to work anymore” – but is this explanation really at the root of what’s a longstanding, industry-wide issue? Amid the ‘Great Resignation,’ as Baby Boomers retire and Gen Z workers reject the […]

Organized by Saint Louis African American Artifacts Festival and Bazaar, the event in Crown Square Plaza will include vendors, music, family fun, and food.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Construction of a proposed $115 million, 320,000-square-foot office and lab building in the Cortex innovation district continues to be on hold, but Cortex’s leader and the project’s developer this week said they still hope to complete the building, despite a three-year pause on development. Cortex President and CEO Sam Fiorello […]

Before Mamma Mia!, members of ABBA teamed up with Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Lion King, Evita) to create a dynamic drama centered on the World Chess Championship, mirroring

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From KMOV:  Plans in St. Charles County to build out a massive new subdivision went before the county council Monday night. The first draft of this proposal saw major pushback, so the developer has trimmed the project by about 100 lots. But it would still add hundreds of homes along Highway DD, southwest of O’Fallon. […]

There's another threat of storms and heavy rain this week. Officials at Missouri American Water said they're looking at the radar to respond accordingly.

Stop in every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 for Trivia Night with Mack and Mace at Steve’s Hot Dogs. Stop at the table to sign up. Come back every week,

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From For Construction Pros:  Construction firms that choose not to schedule their jobs set themselves up for avoidable problems. By contrast, those that schedule every job are better able to bid, plan, manage, and execute well on a consistent basis. As a result, those firms tend to be more competitive and more profitable. Teams that […]

Join us for an intimate evening of jazz in the lounge of the Blue Strawberry! With a voice that is pure and powerful, Michaele returns to the venue to sing

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The University City Summer Band is a concert band with the thrilling sound of scores of woodwinds, brass and percussion playing together under the leadership of our new music director,

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Baxter and Goldsmith allegedly had a number of turkeys worth more than $3,000.

From New York Times:  A few hundred yards from the entrance to CityPark, the splashy new soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis, another urban landmark looms: a cluster of hour-glass-shaped sculptures called “Pillars of the Valley,” by the local artist Damon Davis, that pays tribute to some 20,000 residents of a Black community that was […]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to leave Thursday for seven-day trade mission to the United Kingdom with a coterie of advisers and leaders in manufacturing and economic development.

Bill 114 would freeze real estate taxes for anyone old enough to be eligible for social security benefits.