From Bloomberg CityLab: In 1960, two highway segments cut through majority-Black neighborhoods in Washington, DC. Interstates 395 and 695, known locally as the Southwest and Southeast freeways, forced the removal of at least 1,400 occupied housing units and ejected about 4,700 residents. That was just a small fraction of the total population that was displaced […]
As a new Missouri law takes effect next week that bans gender-affirming treatments for minors, the New York Times dove deep into one St. Louis pediatric transgender center facing pushback through a series of events described as a "political storm."
Build-A-Bear is looking to piggyback off the success of Barbie — the Mattel Inc.-toy-turned-Hollywood-juggernaut, which is currently the second-highest grossing movie of the year — as it looks to continue making moves in the entertainment industry.
From RiverBender: Following a stormy summer, local linemen explain their jobs at Ameren and how they work to restore power after bad weather. Linemen install and repair electric lines throughout the year, but their job has additional risks after heavy rain or snow. When storms knock out power across the region, a crew will work […]
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court in East St. Louis announced today that a man from Arkansas was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison Wednesday after he admitted to transporting 11 pounds of crystal methamphetamine to Fairview Heights. Leonardo A. Hernandez, 50, of Bentonville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. In addition to the prison sentence, he will serve two years of supervised release. Co-defendant Luis A. Aguilar-Caldera, 31, of Chula Vista, California, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment on April 12, 2023. After serving his sentence, he will be placed on supervised release for two years. “Out-of-state drug dealers frequent southern Illinois roadways to execute plans for distribution across the country,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “DEA plays a critical role to help disband
There was a lot of blather at the Republican debate last night about the need to supercharge our energy production, all of it centered on fossil fuels. (For some reason Republicans have no apparent interest in supercharging any other type of energy production.) This makes me think that a lot of people don't realize just ...continue reading "US fossil fuel production has skyrocketed over the past 20 years"
From The Bluebeam Blog: I was a reluctant leader,” said Mashal Ali, CEO of Infra Tech Engineering LLC, based in New York City. “I didn’t imagine myself in this position and taking care of people in my home.” Ali was thrust into an engineering leadership role at an early age when her father, who founded […]
Eric Clapton is paying tribute to The Band's Robbie Robertson, who passed away August 9 at the age of 80. "The Band to me was amazing because they were all giants," Clapton shared…
Multiple sources tell the RFT that conditions at the St. Louis City jail, long described as "hellish," have deteriorated further in the 48 hours since five inmates took a guard hostage for several hours Tuesday morning. The hostage situation was resolved about two and a half hours after it began, when a SWAT team showed up at the jail and freed the 73-year-old hostage using "less than lethal force."
Caitlin Metz and Andrew Gillilan are the couple behind Saturday Morning Carton, a weekly dispatch of homemade muffins and cold brew coffee alongside a handwritten newspaper, delivered to your doorstep.
Here are the counties that saw the biggest average pay increases in 2023: Clayton County, a suburb of Atlanta, is some kind of weird outlier with 18% real wage growth since last year. I have no idea why. After that, everything looks fairly normal with no special geographic focus.
With most of the St. Louis region experiencing dangerous heat, there is a high energy demand across the region. Ameren is encouraging Missouri and Illinois customers to do what they can to conserve energy.
From West Newsmagazine: The redevelopment of Chesterfield Mall is back on track – possibly. While the rezoning of the 96-acre property was requested to be postponed by The Staenberg Group (TSG), it ended up getting a first reading from the Chesterfield City Council on Aug. 21. An amendment to the developer’s request for a rezoning […]
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