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Aldermen Disagreed on Need for New Route 159 Trail

2 years 6 months ago
From The Intelligencer:  Construction started March 17 on a 10-foot-wide shared-use path that will run down the west side of Plum Street and is expected to cost nearly half a million dollars. Built in two phases and funded by three different grants, the trail will begin with a 1,100-foot segment that links West Magnolia Street […]
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Four St. Louis County mayors call for combining city, county prosecutors' offices

2 years 6 months ago
Four St. Louis County mayors on Tuesday called for state lawmakers to combine the prosecutorial offices in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County, following intense criticism of top city prosecutor Kim Gardner and echoing past calls from St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. Bridgeton Mayor Terry Briggs, Wildwood Mayor Jim Bowlin, Manchester Mayor Mike Clement and Brentwood Mayor David Dimmitt said in an announcement that the failure to prosecute criminals in any jurisdiction "within this…
Jacob Kirn

Material Prices are Finally Lower Than a Year Ago

2 years 6 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Dive Brief:  Construction input prices, or how much it costs to build a given project, fell for the first time in more than 18 months on a year-over-year basis, but were still 39% higher than February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic sent supply chains reeling. Both overall construction prices and nonresidential costs […]
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Mills Properties $54M Apartment Project is Latest for Maryland Heights

2 years 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A developer wants to build hundreds of luxury apartments in Maryland Heights, in a $54 million mixed-use development that would come at a site originally targeted for office buildings. Mills Properties, based in Brentwood and led by founder and Chairman Bruce Mills and President and CEO Kirk Mills, is behind […]
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Banking Turmoil Stirs Up New Headwinds for Construction

2 years 6 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Signs point to decreased construction activity in coming months as financing costs for many developers have become prohibitively high, sources told Construction Dive. For example, increased interest rates are making construction projects more risky and less profitable, said Nicolas McNamara, director of project management at CBRE, a Dallas-based commercial real estate services […]
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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
This is a heliotrope, specifically a Parry's Phacelia growing by the side of the 241 toll road just before it merges into highway 91. It's technically an herb, and right now it's growing all over the place along with fields of poppies.
Kevin Drum

How Smart Mixed-Use Environments Can Redefine Urban Spaces

2 years 6 months ago
From Gensler:  The post-pandemic world has given rise to an expanded list of expectations from urban environments. Single-purpose, single-use buildings or districts are no longer sufficient to cater to the varied needs of contemporary audiences. People crave in-person experiences, but they require destinations that deliver meaningful encounters to make the hassle of dressing up, commuting, […]
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Forum Names “Future Is Now” Award Honorees

2 years 6 months ago
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Construction Forum’s 10th Anniversary award program will focus on organizations which have shown consistent effort and innovation focused on systems change for inclusive, robust employment and economic growth in the St. Louis Region. The unique, anniversary-year presentations have been named “The Future Is Now Awards”. For […]
Tom Finan

Florissant to Host Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant

2 years 6 months ago

Florissant Woman One of 11 in the State in Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant will be held April 30 at the Florissant Performing Arts Center (Civic Center) , is rapidly approaching.  There are 11 lovely ladies competing for the title.  One contestants is Peggy Janis, a resident of Florissant. Peggy […]

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Has Larry Lessig Lost The Plot? Tells Supreme Court That AI Should Get Patents

2 years 6 months ago
Larry Lessig’s views and thoughts on things like copyright law, internet freedom, and government corruption have been tremendously influential on myself and many others in the tech and tech policy worlds. His books are still worth reading and thinking about. But he’s taken some odd turns of late. A few years ago I called him […]
Mike Masnick

Chart of the day: Black turnout in midterm elections

2 years 6 months ago
A few days ago James Carville made some news by telling New York Times columnist Charles Blow that the biggest story of the 2022 election was "abysmally low Black turnout," especially among young Black voters. Is this true? According to a Times analysis published last November, it's true in at least three Southern states where ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Black turnout in midterm elections"
Kevin Drum

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo coming to St. Louis this summer

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will play the Stifel Theatre this summer. The show is on Wednesday, August, 23, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21, 2023 through Ticketmaster. They range in price from $26 to $126. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are a legendary music duo. Together, [...]
Joe Millitzer

Dominion, Fox, and Us

2 years 6 months ago
Today on TAP: Despite today’s settlement, Americans of goodwill should still pressure cable TV to drop Fox News, and pressure the feds to deport Rupert Murdoch.
Harold Meyerson

Arboretum Tour

2 years 6 months ago

Join one of Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretums horticulturalists for a walking tour. This stroll through the Cemetery will focus on trees, shrubs, and flowering plants. Be prepared to walk on

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