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Madison County Awards More than $1.3 million in Park and Recreation Grants

2 years 7 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 7 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 7 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

U.S. House approves bill banning transgender student athletes in girls sports

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans voted Thursday to prohibit transgender student athletes from competing on girls sports teams consistent with their gender identity, at the same time multiple GOP-dominated states are making similar moves. The bill, H.R. 734, which would apply to K-12 schools as well as colleges that receive federal funding, passed on a party-line […]

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Ariana Figueroa