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SpaceX Giant New Rocket Explodes After Takeoff In Test Flight In Texas

2 years 6 months ago
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS — Elon Musk's SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted into the sky for a test flight Thursday, but then exploded and crashed into the Gulf Of Mexico. Thankfully, there were not any personnel aboard the rocket at the time of the crash. Musk's goal was to send the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. After separating, the spacecraft was supposed to continue east and attempt to circle the world, before crashing into the Pacific near Hawaii. The plan called for the booster to peel away from the spacecraft minutes after liftoff, but that failed to happen. The rocket tumbled and then exploded and crashed into the gulf. Many spectators watched from South Padre Island, miles away from the Boca Chica Beach launch site. The rocket has 17 million pounds of thrust and is designed to be fully reusable with a fast turnaround. SpaceX estimates that Falcon Heavy missions can cost under $100 million.

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Riverfront is For Sale; Event Space Appears to Have Closed

2 years 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The former Bissinger’s headquarters and event space is for sale, as the event business that occupied the space, called the Caramel Room, appears to have closed. The 226,000-square-foot property, located at 1600 N. Broadway, was purchased by Bissinger’s in 2013 for $4 million. The company spent $11 million to renovate […]
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Madison County Awards More than $1.3 million in Park and Recreation Grants

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County is awarding $1.3 million in funding for various park and recreational projects in communities throughout the county. The County Board voted Wednesday night to authorize the $1,308,765 in Park Enhancement Program (PEP) grant funding. “Since its establishment the funds have been used to improve parks and recreational facilities across the county,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. The PEP grants range between $15,000 and $138,000 and include funds for projects such as, , ADA equipment, playground equipment, pickleball courts, fencing, bike/pedestrian trail, landscaping, sporting equipment, lighting, senior center renovations, picnic tables, outdoor fitness equipment, barbecue grills, portable scoreboards, mowers and more. The funding is combined with city, village, township and park district funds to finance projects. Prenzler said the PEP grants are successful thanks to the taxpayers. He said voters approved a 1/10th of one percent sales

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Chinese Cultural Days Brings Acclaimed Artists and Musicians to St. Louis

2 years 6 months ago
Chinese Cultural Days at the Missouri Botanical Gardens (4344 Shaw Boulevard, 314-577-5100, missouribotanicalgarden.org) is back, and this year, the event is focusing on its roots with a new theme: Celebrating Communities. “We are a community which has had a presence in St. Louis for 150 years,” says Min Liu, this year's host committee chair.
Katie Lawson

Corporate Philanthropy Awards 2023: Edward Jones, UMSL lead push for inclusive growth through St. Louis Anchor Action Network

2 years 6 months ago
Edward Jones and the University of Missouri-St. Louis co-lead the St. Louis Anchor Action Network. This coalition of local leaders in health care, higher education and the public and private sectors who are focused on improving equity by increasing the number of employees they hire and the amount of money they spend in local neighborhoods with high poverty rates.
Angela Mueller