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Pure Catering Plans to Return the Caramel Room to its Former Glory

2 years 9 months ago
St. Louis’ esteemed event venue the Caramel Room (1600 North Broadway) has been brought back to life after its closure in October 2022. Pure Catering, led by Timothy Eleby, Joseph Westbrook and Ashlee Freeman, reopened the beloved venue's doors late last month.
Paula Tredway

This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields

2 years 9 months ago

Andy Gipson gets concerned even when American allies such as the Netherlands and Germany invest in large swaths of Mississippi’s farmland. “It just bothers me at a gut level,” he said. For Gipson, Mississippi’s commissioner of agriculture and commerce, the growing trend of foreign ownership could threaten what he views as the state’s most valuable […]

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Kevin Hardy

Teen Future Teachers Find Inspiration During SIUE Conference

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - With more than 200 students and chaperones from 13 school districts in attendance, the 2023 Future Teachers Conference at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received high marks from area high school students visiting the SIUE campus. This free conference held Nov. 3 in the Meridian Ballroom of Morris University Center (MUC) offered workshops, keynote presentations from both the 2020 Illinois Middle School Principal of the year and the 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year, a teacher panel and a student panel with first-hand perspective of coursework and practicums. “I'm a sucker for a student panel,” said Stella Smith, a fourth-year student in SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). Stella Smith was an integral part of the volunteer support staff for the conference. “Nobody knows campus life like students.” Compared to its inaugural year, this second year of the conference co-sponsored by Madison County Career and Technical

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Marquette to Host Dinner Fundraiser Emceed by Grinch to Support Theater Program

2 years 9 months ago
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School (MCHS) will host their annual Theater and Music Dinner Fundraiser, complete with a cotton candy station, silent auction and performances by MCHS staff members and students. On Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, attendees can enjoy a child-friendly evening emceed by the Grinch. The silent auction starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the show at 6:15 p.m. Dinner tickets must be purchased by the end of the day on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. People can purchase tickets for the show up until the night of Dec. 9. Music and Theater Director Brett Klaus explained that the money raised will fund more opportunities for students in the music and drama programs. “The people on Broadway, the ones that I’ve worked with: all Midwestern transplants,” Klaus said. “People forget that they start here in schools like this with people who just need to give them an opportunity. So I realized it’s my job to give them every opportunity.”

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STL Headliners: Friendship Village

2 years 9 months ago
Content by Friendship Village. Friendship Village sweeps the 2023 STL Headliners with five awards for Best Senior Independent Living, Best Memory Care Facility, Best Rehabilitation Facility, Best Skilled Nursing Facility and Best Assisted Living Facility.
Sponsored content by Andrea Richard, Brand Ave. Studios contributing writer

Private Policing Firm the City's Finest Sued for Wage Violations

2 years 9 months ago
Last year, the City's Finest was Exhibit A in a ProPublica investigation into how St. Louisans are increasingly paying private policing firms to enforce the law within their neighborhoods. Now the City's Finest is itself accused of breaking the law. A lawsuit filed last week in federal court accuses the St. Louis-based private policing firm of failing to pay overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri's minimum wage law.
Sarah Fenske

Pritzker Administration Encourages All Income-Eligible Families To Apply For Utility Bill Assistance

2 years 9 months ago
CHICAGO – The Pritzker Administration and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) are encouraging all income-eligible families to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to support with utility bill assistance for natural gas, propane and electricity. Applications expanded today, December 1, to include all income-eligible households. “Every Illinoisan deserves to have a warm home during the winter, and we’re here to help our most vulnerable residents,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Access to energy is a basic necessity—that’s why my administration is continually working to ensure that families across the state can afford rising costs.” Income-eligible families can apply by visiting helpillinoisfamilies.com or by visiting their local agency (a list of partners throughout the State can be found here ). Families can also call 1-833-711-0374 for assistance in 30 languages. “As

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