Missouri superintendents are over it. The group has been retiring or resigning at higher rates since the pandemic hit, and the trend continues this year, reports the Springfield News Leader. The number is not official, but according to the Missouri Association of School Administrations, more than 95 districts lost their top leaders during the 2022-23 academic year. That includes St. Louis Public Schools, which lost superintendent Kelvin Adams in December of 2022.
Dear Fathers, an online media platform, is designed to promote stories, news, and information about Black fathers. Its goal is to allow them to be seen, heard, and celebrated.
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If you've been on the fence about attending the new Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard, 314-577-5100), don't be.
Blues president and CEO Chris Zimmerman explains how the unprecedented scene was fueled by a sense of heart and caring the players have toward St. Louis
Each year, more celebrations crop up around Juneteenth, which celebrates when Gordon Granger, a Union general, told the enslaved African-Americans of Galveston, Texas, that they were free on June 19, 1865. This was about two months after the Civil War ended. The holiday now has come to encapsulate Black liberation and is a federal holiday.
The online auction is slated for July. Hudson Holdings' plans to convert the Railway Exchange into apartments and office space stalled, and lenders and contractors have been fighting in court over payment.
The latest episode of Politically Speaking features GOP Congressman Mark Alford of Raymore talking with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum. Alford talks about his agenda for Ft. Leonard Wood, fallout from the debt ceiling vote and much more.
BETHALTO - The Village of Bethalto is advising residents to consider remaining part of its energy aggregation program despite Ameren currently having a lower market rate. The energy aggregation program is meant to protect residents from market volatility by charging a fixed rate regardless of the market through 2024 - but if residents wish to opt-out and switch to Ameren, the village has also outlined the steps to do so. The new Ameren rate is $0.08162 compared to Bethalto’s program rate of $0.1220. Ameren’s new rate went into effect on June 1, and the aggregation program’s fixed rate will expire in December 2024. According to a press release from the village, “Residents need to understand the newly filed Ameren rate can return to an upward swing anytime during that period … The Village’s Program has been very successful since its inception in 2012.” Also noted in the press release were the savings from the previous round of the aggregation
Juno Musonda balances a full-time job in quality control at Anheuser-Busch with a side photography gig, and he’s also at the helm of Ope Outdoors, an emerging apparel company based in St. Louis, which seeks to inspire Midwesterners to explore and preserve the region’s parks.
There might be other pizza towns — New York and Chicago can do their own thing — but it's hard to say there's a better pizza town than St. Louis. Even if you're not a fan of the divisive Provel cheese, you still have a plethora of pizza options that range from no-Provel St. Louis-style pie to charred and chewy Neapolitan-style fare. The St. Louis pizza passport is the natural outgrowth of all that.
To be honest, I’m somewhat amazed that more copyright lawsuits haven’t been filed against Twitter yet. There have been multiple reports of how the company’s DMCA takedown response systems have been broken/ignored since Musk took over. Without looking for it, I’ve seen full length high def movies show up in my Twitter feed (including movies […]
SPRINGFIELD — Residents struggling to pay their gas or electric bills will not face life-threatening utility shutoffs on hot days thanks to an initiative supported by State Christopher Belt that was signed into law last Friday. “This measure recognizes the urgent need to safeguard vulnerable populations, including the elderly, children and individuals with health conditions,” said Belt. “There are many risks associated with extreme heat, and this aims to mitigate them, as well as prevent potential health and safety hazards.” The new law prohibits a utility company from terminating gas or electric service due to nonpayment of bills on days when the forecasted temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above, or when the National Weather Service issues a heat watch, advisory or warning for the location of the residence. Previously, disconnections were prohibited during temperatures 95 degrees or hotter and did not take into account humidity or heat index.
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