This is the Cathedra Petri in St. Peter's Basilica, directly behind Bernini's baldachin. It was built to house St. Peter's wooden throne, which Bernini enclosed in a typically massive bronze sculpture. The photo is (surprise!) a panorama stitched together to provide a good view of both the floor and ceiling.
Those with subprime credit in St. Louis are paying an annual interest rate of about 20% for their auto loans, taking "a disproportionate share of their monthly income," according to Robert Boyle, CEO of Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corp.
ST. LOUIS-- Teams or sports designed for females, women, or girls would not be open to students born as male under a bill heard in a Missouri State Senate committee Tuesday, bringing the debate over transgender athletics to Missouri. Under Senate Bill 781, called the "Save Women's Sports Act", "No governmental entity, licensing or accrediting [...]
Several days into Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we are already witnessing astonishing stories play out online. Social media platforms, after years of Techlash, are once again in the center of a historic event, as it unfolds. Different tech issues are still evolving, but for now, here are the key themes. Information overload The combination of […]
Dozens of artists, including KISS, The Doobie Brothers, Sammy Hagar and Rod Stewart,are taking part in Live Nation's 2022 Lawn Pass promotion. A Lawn Pass ticket allows you to attend…
Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after his original pick for the job was ousted by conservative lawmakers and Missourians opposed to mandates. Nickelson, a longtime Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services employee, will assume the role of acting health director […]
Our St. Louis Inno Madness competition is here. And we've got 32 local startups vying for the coveted title of 2022 Inno Madness champion.
Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in? Whether you believe in one mission or product slightly over the other or would prefer to back a more established company versus an early-stage startup, how you answer that question is entirely up to you. The bracket is…
The St. Louis-based coal giant has joined with two private equity firms to launch a developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects on previously mined sites.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Ameren Illinois broke ground today on a $10.2 million solar energy facility in East St. Louis. The 2.5 megawatt East St. Louis Solar Energy Center will produce enough electricity to power 500 homes, while providing an economic boost to the region. It is the first power generation facility owned and operated by Ameren Illinois in the last 25 years. "With this project, we are harnessing opportunity and hope for the future," said Richard J. Mark, Chairman and President, Ameren Illinois. "For too long, communities like East St. Louis have been on the sidelines while others have reaped the rewards. Today, we're planting a seed of renewal that will put East St. Louis at the center of the clean energy revolution." The facility will be constructed on a 17-acre site on State Street across from East St. Louis Sr. High School. It will be comprised of more than 5,700 solar panels which will harness energy from the sun and feed the energy onto Ameren Illinois' local grid.
Even though our sanctions regime against Russia specifically excludes oil and gas, energy traders are worried that Russia's crude oil shipments might suffer anyway. This has caused the price of Brent crude futures to soar, but not Russian oil futures: In a sign that demand for Russian oil has evaporated, prices for the country’s flagship ...continue reading "The price of oil is up. Or is it?"
ir County State's Attorney's Office charged a Fairview Heights man for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and leading police on a high-speed chase.
A Delaware court has issued another ruling against the Florida hedge fund attempting a hostile takeover of Lee Enterprises, the newspaper chain that owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
I don't know a lot about sanctions, but I've learned two things over the past couple of decades: In general, unilateral sanctions don't work. They only work if they're backed by lots of countries. They take a while to work. Sanctions are sort of like a grinding medieval siege, something that's effective only if you ...continue reading "Our sanctions against Russia are tough but still probably won’t work"
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