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Marguerite Martyn

2 years 7 months ago
Listen to an episode about Marguerite Martyn on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. In the early 20th century, journalism was a male-dominated field. In 1905, however, one woman upended the newsroom of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She wrote reports on some of the most important events of early 20th century St. Louis. Her perspective proved …
Laura Shimel

Breese Contractor, OSHA Settlement Reached in Trench Cave-In Protection Case

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  A Breese, Illinois, contractor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, have come to a settlement in connection with a case involving trench cave-in protection rules. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor, Groundworks Contracting Inc. of Breese was cited for not adhering to a city […]
Zo

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Re-Opens Following $1M Remodel

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Ruth’s Chris Steak House — located downtown on the first floor of the Hyatt Regency at the Arch — has re-opened, following a $1 million investment that will make the restaurant better suited to a post-pandemic landscape, officials said. The restaurant was closed from June 15 through June 25, as it […]
Zo

Belle-Clair Construction to Start After St. Clair County Made Sole Owner

2 years 7 months ago
From Belleville News-Democrat:  Officials from Belleville and St. Clair County voted Monday night to terminate the city’s involvement in their joint ownership of the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center. It was another step in the legal process of transferring the 22.5-acre property from private to public control. And the move gets the county closer to starting […]
Zo

Health update

2 years 7 months ago
I might as well get this over with. Until a couple of weeks ago I was responding beautifully to the CAR-T treatment, with my cancer load dropping smoothly toward zero. Then it all stopped, with my M-protein level stalled at 0.34: This is a "partial response," and for all practical purposes it means the treatment ...continue reading "Health update"
Kevin Drum