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Dish Tries To Distract Everyone From Doomed 5G Network By Proposing Pointless Merger With Echostar

2 years 6 months ago
We just got done noting how Dish Network’s long-hyped 5G wireless network is likely doomed. While they’re technically building a “wireless network,” the network’s coverage, phone selection, and overall quality has proven laughable so far, and there have been growing worries that Dish is running out of cash. Hoping to distract the press and regulators […]
Karl Bode

Daily Deal: Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain

2 years 6 months ago
No one wants the bulky and tangled chargers anymore… and if all the power we need can be put in a little device, we’d take it, right? This Smart Keychain replaces the typical charging cable and uses the microcomputer electronic system to wirelessly charge the touch-sensitive Apple Watch by simply placing the watch on a […]
Gretchen Heckmann

St. Louis Police Lost More Than 100 Civilian Staff During Pandemic

2 years 6 months ago
The number of civilians working for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in non-officer roles took a big hit during the pandemic, according to data made available by the department to the Riverfront Times through a records request. As of last December, the department's civilian staff — which includes dispatchers, forensic technicians and clerks, among other jobs — was down more than 20 percent at the end of last year compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Ryan Krull

Mayor Jones signs bill to help slow evictions

2 years 6 months ago
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones on Wednesday signed Board Bill 59, which will help provide access to legal representation for tenants facing eviction. The bill, which creates a Right to Counsel program, represents the “the city of St. Louis’ commitment to…
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Golf the Galleries

2 years 6 months ago

Join us for the 6th season of this playable, artist-designed, nine-hole mini golf installation, designed to be inclusive, family friendly and accessible. All proceeds from Golf the Galleries support The

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2nd Annual Back-To-School Event To Give Free School Supplies To First 500 Students

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - Thanks to the tremendous success of last year’s inaugural event, OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center will host their 2 nd annual Back-to-School Celebration on Saturday, August 5, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Due to scheduled parking lot construction at the hospital, this year’s event will be held at Alton Square Mall on the upper level. This year’s Back-to-School Celebration, sponsored exclusively by Dwight and Cheryl Werts, and Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc., will distribute school supplies including (but not limited to) paper, pens, pencils, and crayons to the first 500 kids ages 4 to 12 – last year’s event provided school supplies to 300 students. Admission is FREE and the event is open to the public. A hot dog lunch complete with chips, cookies, and bottled water will be available while supplies last. “Last year’s Back-to-School Celebration was an overwhelming success, so we wanted to make this year’s event bigger

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St. Louis Art Exhibit Counterpublic Closes This Weekend

2 years 6 months ago
With articles celebrating its arrival in the New York Times, Forbes and other national outlets, Counterpublic definitely brought St. Louis' art scene to new heights of awareness. The triannual public art installation opened April 15 and closes this weekend on Saturday, July 15. This year's iteration focused on a stretch of Jefferson Avenue running from Sugarloaf Mound at Ohio Avenue to the Griot Museum of Black History, where Jefferson crosses St. Louis Avenue.
Jessica Rogen