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From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Backers of a proposed annexation plan in Manchester find themselves at odds with St. Louis County as both groups plan October forums to educate residents ahead of the November ballot. Local voters have only a few more weeks to weigh the pros and cons of the annexation plan advanced by the city […]

From The Intelligencer:  The major renovations and rebuilding at Lincoln Middle School are progressing both on schedule and under budget, according to Edwardsville school District 7 officials. Each month on the District 7 website, architect Alex Metzger offers “Construction Update with Alex the Architect,” and the Oct. 3 segment reports that major milestones have been […]

From HOK:  Bus rapid transit (BRT) offers cities a flexible and cost-effective solution for improving urban mobility. But what, exactly, is bus rapid transit? And what should cities consider when planning a BRT system? Designers from HOK, Pininfarina and Austin Transit Partnership share insights. In an era of bold new transportation promises, the bus hardly […]

Tres Equis, a bar and restaurant at 3169 Morganford Road, is rebranding itself to SC Lounge.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Deb Gruver believes she suffered lasting emotional and physical injury when Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody snatched her cell phone out of her hand during the unprecedented raid on the Marion County Record newspaper. Now, in an answer to Gruver’s federal lawsuit against him, Cody denies most of the allegations against him for his […]

The post Former Marion police chief responds to federal lawsuit filed against him by Kansas reporter appeared first on Missouri Independent.

From St. Louis Magazine: by Chris Krehmeyer I’ve written a lot about the work of Beyond Housing and our partners in transforming the many under-resourced communities in North St. Louis County—and why reversing decades of decline and poverty in these communities is vital for the success of the greater St. Louis region. In addition to […]

Local television ratings for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2023 fell sharply as the Major League Baseball club endured its first losing season since 2007.

Today on TAP: Mexico (among others) might object, but I have a solution for that.

Paul McCartney is ready to kick off a new leg of his Got Back tour later this month, and he’s giving fans a chance to win a VIP experience at his final…

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From CNBC:  You won’t find the happiest workers in the world toiling away at desks or crunching numbers — chances are, they’re working outside. Construction workers have the highest levels of self-reported happiness of any major industry category, according to a new analysis by BambooHR. The HR software platform analyzed data from more than 57,000 […]

From ABC:  The state of the housing market has left fewer renters looking to purchase a home, but a rush of new rental units coming to the market has also slowed rent increases and created a more favorable time to be a renter. New apartment completions have increased to the highest levels since the 1980s […]

Missouri volunteer prison labor tends gardens that yield about 100 tons of fresh produce a year. For the most part, that food goes to local charities. The prisoners who grow it complain they get little fresh food. Instead, they get a lot of bologna. They say they’re served portions they consider too small and unappetizing. […]

The post Missouri prisoners say food went from bad to worse when contractor took over appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The Humane Society saved 71 dogs in just 48 hours.

STL’s signatory airlines have agreed to help fund airport projects that will total an estimated $331,644,000. The projects include the following: Design of a new central utility plant (CUP) Construction of the new CUP Relocation of Airfield Maintenance Design and construction of a new West deicing pad Demolition of the vacant Air National Guard Complex […]

The vehicle was spotted minutes before the crash at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Spring Creek Road in Montrose. It would have passed the tanker.

From NPR:  In 2022, the Grand Motel was shut down by the City of St. Louis for being a nuisance property. For years the motel was a hotbed of crime that hosted prostitution and drug dealing, and first responders were routinely dispatched to address opioid overdoses. Now, the property once known for raucous and seedy […]

Authorities found two teenagers hiding inside a dumpster shortly after they were accused in an armed robbery earlier this week in north St. Louis.