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VIDEO: Ribbon Cutting at Northside School Garden Project Built with Industry Donations

2 years 5 months ago
Students at Patrick Henry Elementary School were able to move with ease as they planted vegetables Friday during a ribbon cutting for concrete pathways made possible by Cement Masons Local 527 apprentices and the union’s signatory contractors. Total value of the project donation is approximately $50,000. In order to assure that the donation would not […]
Tom Finan

GOP lawmakers target trans rights, risking Democratic filibuster

2 years 5 months ago
On Monday, Missouri lawmakers return from their Spring Break. For Missouri’s Republicans, the agenda they’re returning to is squarely focused on restricting the rights of transgender people. Among the bills being debated are those that would prohibit trans girls from playing girls sports and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio political correspondent analyzes the GOP focus on trans issues, and previews what could happen when lawmakers convene next week.

Teens are depressed because they spent their childhood in a bubble, not because of smartphones

2 years 5 months ago
Why are teen girls so depressed these days. Jonathan Haidt thinks the answer is smartphones and social media, and I expressed some doubts about that a few weeks ago. Haidt is back today and, among other things, shows us this chart: You can see one of the reasons for my skepticism here: the starting point ...continue reading "Teens are depressed because they spent their childhood in a bubble, not because of smartphones"
Kevin Drum

Forum Drone Visits NEO Vantage Pointe

2 years 5 months ago
This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, has captured progress on “NEO Vantage Pointe,” a 269-unit luxury apartment complex being constructed by ARCO. The project is located at 12401 Boulder Springs Parkway in the Southwest quadrant of the Page/I-270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The developer of the complex is […]
Tom Finan

Meteorologist Jaime Travers returns to FOX 2 News

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS – We have been missing FOX 2 Meteorologist Jaime Travers since she left for maternity leave. By the look of our emails, the phone calls, and the questions; so do you.   Jaime returned to FOX 2 newscasts during today's 11 a.m. broadcast. She presented the forecast and spent her afternoon in the [...]
Joe Millitzer

IFS Controls Manager Selected as 2023 Board Chair of MO Gateway GBC

2 years 5 months ago
Chris Ruth, Controls Manager for Integrated Facility Services (IFS), has been selected as the 2023 Board Chair of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In this role, Ruth works to advance the organization’s mission to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment in the […]
Dede Hance

Rolla’s Phelps Health is joining a collaboration led by BJC HealthCare

2 years 5 months ago
Hospitals that serve predominantly rural areas have long struggled to find ways to have the resources of big-city health care systems without going as far as merging and losing local control. Phelps Health in Rolla is joining a collaborative run by St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare to thread that needle. STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl explains how the partnership will work.

Apply here: The Gateway Arch has over 120 job openings

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- You could work at the Gateway Arch. Full-time, part-time, seasonal tourism and hospitality positions are all available. Attendance to Gateway Arch National Park increased 41 percent from 2021 to 2022. Bi-State Development says Arch employees could get a $500 hiring incentive and a free Metro Transit pass good for unlimited rides on [...]
Joe Millitzer