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U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski has opened office in Belleville. A past adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, her district includes parts of Madison and St. Clair counties.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to test for radioactive contamination at a suburban St. Louis park that sits along a notoriously toxic creek, a Corps official said Tuesday.

A new partnership will allow Megabus to offer low-cost bus trips between St. Louis and 11 other Midwest cities daily.

A 1-month-old infant was found dead early Monday in what police described as a "sudden supposed death."

A chicken restaurant chain owned by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will soon be a "hit" in St. Louis, specifically at the ballpark.

Fred Burmer, who has decades of experience owning and operating Pizza Hut franchises, starts in April.

The Wall Street Journal says that in February home prices fell for the first time in 11 years. That's sort of true, but not really: February was the first time in 11 years that home prices fell if you look at year-over-year figures and don't adjust for inflation. But if you just chart real home ...continue reading "House prices stabilized in February"

It was opening weekend for the new City Winery at the Foundry STL, capped by a Sunday night performance from renowned blues singer Shemekia Copeland.  Copeland hit the ground running with a slinky cover of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s “Barefoot in Heaven,” one of six songs she played from her Grammy-nominated new album Done Come Too Far. 

From St. Louis MO GOV: The Community Development Administration (CDA) released the Neighborhood Transformation Grants NOFA today to fund projects in Economic Justice Index priority areas and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) in the city. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit a wide range of proposals from gardens and green spaces on vacant land, construction projects, hiring staff, to […]

From abc St. Louis: Housing construction jumped last month after five consecutive monthly declines as higher interest rates, supply backlogs and a labor shortage have hurt the industry’s ability to start projects. Data released Thursday from the Census Bureau said housing starts rose by 9.8% in February compared to the month prior. Starts, which are a […]

From RiverBender:  U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with the CEO and President of Bi-State Development Taulby Roach to discuss MetroLink, the bistate transit system serving St. Louis and Metro East. During their meeting, the Senators heard from Mr. Roach about MetroLink’s new safety plan and […]

From WSIL TV:  Economic Development is the lifeblood of southern Illinois. That’s why leaders like Murphysboro mayor Will Stephens dedicate so much of their time to it. “I’d say 50 percent of my time is spent on economic development,” said Stephens. Continuing to grow and bring more quality to Murphysboro was a driving force that […]

Lion’s Choice has appointed Fred Burmer, who has over 40 years of experience in the quick-service restaurant industry, as its new chief executive officer, effective April 3.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head early Sunday in south St. Louis.

From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis developer has dropped its plan for a $500 million redevelopment of footwear retailer Caleres’ Clayton headquarters, as a new company has the site under contract for a mixed-use plan. CRG, Clayco’s St. Louis-based development division, had planned to build a new headquarters for Caleres at the site, part […]

The Offspring and two other well-known pop-punk bands have joined forces for a St. Louis show this summer.

Back in January, we wrote about the Seattle public school district filing an absolutely laughable lawsuit against basically all of big social media, based on a bunch of misread and misunderstood studies, and general moral panic that social media must be “bad” for kids. In February, we wrote about the school district in Mesa, Arizona […]

After 13 hours of overnight debate, the Missouri Senate gave initial approval Tuesday morning to a pair of bills that would limit medical procedures for transgender children and place restrictions on transgender girls playing school sports.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Two low-income housing projects will receive $1.2 million in grants from St. Louis’ allocation of pandemic aid money. Landwide Development Corp. will receive the bulk of the grants for the two phases of its Cambridge Heights apartment project, located north of the convention center in downtown St. Louis. Another developer, Cornerstone, […]

From Odyssey: The common belief that a college degree is a prerequisite for a high-paying job is no longer as accurate as it once was. In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world, many lucrative career opportunities do not require a traditional four-year degree. As an expert in career development and workforce trends. President Biden, in his State […]