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Frida's, Bonito Bar Set To Open in University City

2 years 5 months ago
Two highly anticipated concepts are set to open their doors this month in University City. Natasha Kwan and Rick Roloff's Frida's and Bontio Bar are accepting reservations for a grand reopening for the former and an opening for the latter on Saturday, March 18. In an Instagram post, Frida's announced that lunch service will resume on Tuesday, March 21, featuring a menu of "delicious and fresh options."
Jessica Rogen

Get Cardinals Tickets for $3.14 in Honor of 314 Day

2 years 5 months ago
The Cardinals are sponsoring a flash sale in honor of 314 Day, the holiday to celebrate St. Louis. Tickets to every Monday through Thursday game in April are just $3.14 today starting at 9 a.m. The sale will last for 12 hours.
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O’Fallon, MO, Reports Effective Use of 2022 Federal Funds

2 years 5 months ago
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  Each year, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides selected cities with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. For 2022, O’Fallon received a total of $342,652. That CDBG funding was budgeted and accounted for as part of O’Fallon overall city budget. Each city receiving those funds must […]
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Attorney General Files Second Order Related To Oil Spill In Madison County

2 years 5 months ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a second agreed interim order in an ongoing lawsuit against Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Marathon) over the March 2022 release of approximately 147,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from a pipeline near Edwardsville, Illinois. Raoul filed the order in Madison County Circuit Court which requires Marathon to fully investigate the impact of the spill and determine whether further corrective action may be needed. “The order my office filed ensures Marathon takes necessary action to eliminate both environmental and human health risks from the areas impacted by the spill,” Raoul said. “My office is committed to ensuring the remediation of the affected water and soil surrounding Cahokia Creek while our lawsuit continues.” Raoul’s lawsuit alleges that Marathon violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and endangered public health and the environment by causing or allowing a discharge of heavy crude oil

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Solar Industry Aims for 2023 Rebound, Uncertainty Remains

2 years 5 months ago
From Utility Dive: Dive Brief:  After watching solar installations decline 16% in 2022, solar industry analysts expect to see a rebound in 2023. But the year ahead is so uncertain that Wood Mackenzie has forecast three potential scenarios. The difference between the three scenarios is relatively small—with a roughly ten percent difference between the baseline scenarios […]
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Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In

2 years 5 months ago
From WIRED: In Odessa, Texas, workers at a startup called SolarCycle unload trucks carrying end-of-life photovoltaic panels freshly picked from commercial solar farms across the United States. They separate the panels from the aluminum frames and electrical boxes, then feed them into machines that detach their glass from the laminated materials that have helped generate electricity […]
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Homeownership Gap Between Black, White Americans continues to Widen

2 years 5 months ago
From The Business Journals: The homeownership gap between Black and white Americans continues to widen, underscoring how a whiplash housing market has disproportionately affected minority households. The National Association of Realtors recently found the homeownership rate of Black Americans has only grown 0.4% in the past decade and is nearly 29 percentage points less than white […]
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$20,000 Contract For Manchester Traffic Study

2 years 5 months ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: With Des Peres’ only medical marijuana store awaiting approval to sell recreational marijuana, aldermen have elected to conduct a traffic study. Root 66, 12095 Manchester Road, received a conditional use permit in August 2022 to sell medical marijuana. Following passage of Missouri Amendment 3 in November 2022, the facility has since applied to […]
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Glen Carbon Names New Community Development Director

2 years 5 months ago
From The Telegraph: The Village of Glen Carbon has selected a new director of community development. Erika Heil will oversee the village’s building and zoning department and economic development initiatives. She brings to the job a wide range of economic development experience, working in Illinois and Missouri on local, state-wide and regional level programs. She will […]
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