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You Go to War (or Not) With the President You Have
Today on TAP: The debt ceiling idiocy tells us a lot about Joe Biden’s strengths and limitations.
Def Leppard’s ‘Drastic Symphonies’ debuts at #4 on U.K. chart
Def Leppard has a new top five album in the U.K. The band’s recent release with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Drastic Symphonies, debuted at #4 on the Official U.K. album chart. “Wow. For us to…
Which virus is causing congestion, coughing in so many? Here's a hint: It's not COVID
It's not a COVID surge, but lately, another respiratory infection is leaving everyone coughing and checking their temperatures.
County executive vetoes bills on tobacco sales near schools, pedestrians on roadways
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced in a press conference Tuesday that he will veto two bills passed by the County Council earlier this month.
Bill 73 would have loosened restrictions on tobacco sales within 1,000 feet of St. Louis County schools, and Bill 86 would have required pedestrians to stay off roads in areas where sidewalks are available. Both bills passed the County Council by 4-3 votes.
It requires five votes from the St. Louis County Council to override a veto from the St.…
The Incredible Shrinking Infrastructure Workforce, What To Do About It
From Brookings: It has been over a year since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, unleashing an unprecedented $864 billion in federal funding to improve the country’s transportation, water, energy, and broadband systems. This comes on top of hundreds of billions of dollars for related climate and industrial investments in the Inflation Reduction Act […]
Hotel Project Delayed by Pandemic Moves Forward in Maryland Heights
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new $12 million extended-stay hotel planned at the site of a former office building in Maryland Heights is moving ahead after years of delays. Sina Hospitality plans to redevelop the former Northport office building at 12131 Dorsett Road into a four-story, 115-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, according to […]
Group headed to a bar robbed in Soulard early Monday
ST. LOUIS -- Two women and a man were robbed and carjacked in Soulard early Monday morning. Police say the suspects drove away in their car. Three people were walking to a nearby bar at around 3 a.m. when an older, dark-colored Cadillac sedan approached them. The robbers got out of the vehicle and one [...]
Construction’s Age Problem: A Foreboding Exodus of Experience
From Construction Dive: Construction’s workforce isn’t getting any younger. In 2022, the median age of construction and extraction occupations workers was 41.2, and about 45% of construction workers were 45 and older, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data available. That’s due in part to the aging of the overall population — […]
Can You Make STL Homes Greener by Making Owners More Transparent?
From STL Magazine: Homes are the second biggest source of carbon emissions in the City of St. Louis, according to an energy audit from 2018. (The biggest source: commercial buildings.) If you want to shrink those emissions, a logical start would be to make homes more energy efficient. Forcing homeowners to make upgrades is…one way. […]
World’s Bistro slated to open in St. Peters
Situated in the former Francesco’s Italian Family Restaurant space, Yvette Carter's restaurant will initially serve breakfast only, though plans are in the works to expand hours and service over time.
St. Louis-based brewery releases Voltron-inspired beer
Man charged in St. Louis double murder case nearly one year later
A man accused in a St. Louis double murder case faces felony charges nearly one year later.
Career Central: SLATE offers financial literacy workshop; DAV hosting career fair
You can see for miles on a clear, low humidity day
Illinois man found dead in Wood River Creek
ALTON, Ill. - A South Roxana, Illinois, man was found submerged last week in Wood River Creek. According to a report from the office of Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn, police received a 911 call around 6:05 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Alton police officers found the man at Wood River Creek and East Broadway. [...]
What’s that going to be … at 224 S. Kansas St.?
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A new family Italian restaurant is coming soon to the heart of Edwardsville with plans by the local owners to offer a fast-paced lunch menu during the day and a sit-down experience with a bar at night. Mio Osteria is under construction at 224 S. Kansas St., approximately a block south […]
Elton John promises “special guests” for Glastonbury show, talks “sporadic” future live plans
Elton John's final show on British soil comes June 25, when he'll rock the U.K.'s prestigious Glastonbury Festival for the very first time — and he says it won't be…
Attorney general calls illegal gambling ‘complex.’ Many Missourians disagree.
Scores of complaints about the spread of gambling machines have been logged this year by gambling regulators.
University City man killed while playing video games in home
Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s Mark Twain neighborhood.
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