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You can craft your ideal work-from-home space by catering to your Meyers-Briggs personality type. Check out these five common Meyers-Briggs personality types.

Whether you want to extend how long you can enjoy a seasonal room or just want to warm up a cold area of your home, these appliances will keep you toasty.

The Maplewood city council on Tuesday passed a bill to waive occupancy permit inspection fees for naturally occurring affordable housing units. Mayor Nikylan Knapper said this bill was due to the hard work of the planning and zoning commission. Naturally occurring affordable housing, according to the Noah Impact Fund, refers to “residential rental properties that […]

County Executive Page Unveils New County Branding County Executive Dr. Sam Page unveiled Saint Louis County’s new logo and branding at today’s State of the County address. “The logo serves as a cohesive symbol of Saint Louis County, bringing our brand tagline “Opportunity Central” to life,” Dr. Page said. “Our region’s population has been stagnant […]

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GODFREY - Scott Mandrell and other volunteers are trying to make Burns Night a special annual occasion for the area. This year, the group will mark the 265th birthday of Robert Burns, a celebrated 1700s poet. Burns recorded and celebrated aspects of farm life, regional experience, traditional culture and religious experiences. He is considered the national poet of Scotland. He was born on Jan. 25, 1759. Mandrell said his group was pleased with last year’s Burns Celebration gathering at Lockhaven Golf Club but hopes for more attendees this year. This year’s celebration event begins with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at Lockhaven. Piper Matt Pantaloon will be the special guest for the event. He is president of the St. Louis St. Andrew’s Society. Mandrell thanked Heinz Peter and the Lockhaven Country Club for again hosting the event. There will be a Parading of the Haggis, Address to the Haggis, The Selkirk Grace, Supper an

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ALTON - The Mississippi River Water Trail Association (MRWTA) will host their annual “Mississippi Meanderings” event with a focus on source-to-sea paddling. On Jan. 20, 2024, the organization will highlight Dale Sanders, the oldest person to paddle the entire Mississippi River at age 87. Attendees can listen to a history of long-distance paddling on the Mississippi, enjoy a Q & A session with Sanders, and watch “The Grey Beard Adventurer” documentary that was made about Sanders’s trip. The event starts at noon at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton. “I really think this is just kind of an excuse for those of us who really love the river and are in the paddling community to get together in the middle of winter when it’s a lot harder to get outside and enjoy the river directly,” Dean Klinkenberg said. “We get to hang out with each other, share some companionship and some stories. And this year, it’s a good

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Impossible Sensing, a St. Louis-based startup developing sensing technology for space and climate use, is opening an office in the 39 North innovation district in Creve Coeur for its agriculture operations.

STLCC-Florissant Valley and NCCU’s 2024 Dr. MLK Jr. Celebration  Cancelled for Jan. 16 & contingency date Jan. 18; New Date Pending Event will be R     St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice will host their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Tuesday, […]

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Richard Rosenfeld, an UMSL criminology professor and a nationally known expert on crime trends and statistics, died Monday at age 75.

The show explores the groups and people working to meet the needs of the foreign-born people who building new lives here in St. Louis. We examine first the stories of two asylum seekers, Karla Mera and Juan Carlos Lopez, who fled their home country of Belize. Next, we get to know three local groups working with these populations, and who share their hopes/concerns about a plan to bring migrants from Chicago to St. Louis. The panel includes Carlos Ruiz Martinez, Director of Client Support Services at the MICA Project, Sarah Caldera Wimmer, Director of Emotional and Physical Wellness at LifeWise STL, and Kris Walentik, an immigration attorney with St. Francis Community Services, a ministry of Catholic Charities.

"We can’t compete against ourselves. We must work as one. We want the Austins, the Nashvilles, and the other metro regions that have done a fine job of branding themselves to know that we see you, but we are also competing with you.”

Vera Bradley Inc., a luggage and handbag design company, will close its storefront at the Saint Louis Galleria after a final day of business on Sunday, Jan. 21.

Saint Louis Zoo Wildcare Park Names New Director; Work continues in North County Following the completion of a national search, the Saint Louis Zoo this week has named Sabarras (pronounced “sa-BEAR-us”) George its next WildCare Park Director. He will assume the role on Feb. 5, 2024.      George succeeds Jo-Elle Mogerman, Ph.D., who assumed the […]

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It was cold on Monday night: 33°F at the top of Palomar Mountain, where I did this month's bit of astrophotography. I thought my fingers were going to fall off. The sky wasn't perfect, but it was pretty good and nothing went wrong. I got a full night's worth of images and all of them ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the City of St. Charles.

It marks the first partnership between a local government and a state of Missouri relocation program that offers companies up to $3,500 per employee who relocates from out of state.

Proposed ordinance introduced Tuesday would, for the first time, create a process for handling ethics complaints against people appointed to Maplewood boards.

Nearly one month away from spring training and just days before Winter Warm-Up, it seems the St. Louis Cardinals might stand pat for the rest of the offseason.

Today on TAP: Must America go down with the Biden campaign?