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The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week: December 21 to 27
El Monstero
8 p.m. December 21 through 23 and December 27 through 30.
Glenn and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Washington fought off the pandemic, but can the city get over the gall of a billionaire sports mogul and a governor moving D.C. teams across the Potomac?
ChatGPT Cheating Fears Seem Overstated
There have been all sorts of overblown fears and moral panics raised by the availability of new generative AI tools. And one that I keep hearing about, which many people have accepted as obviously true, is that it will damage school education, as kids will just use ChatGPT to do their work. This has always […]
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St. Louis County fiber internet firm secures $285M in financing
Bluebird Network, a communications infrastructure provider and data center operator based in south St. Louis County, has secured $285 million in financing it says will aid its expansion efforts.
Bayer's Monsanto ordered to pay $857M over PCB exposure in school
Bayer, the Germany-based agtech and pharma company, continues to deal with legal issues it inherited along with its acquisition of St. Louis-based Monsanto five years ago.
Max Sports Donates Generously To Local Nonprofit Amare
ALTON - Tom and Vickie Maxwell, the current owners of The Max Sports, have decided to donate generously to Amare, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Wood River, Illinois. With a rich history in the Riverbend area, Max Sports, located at 2300 N. Henry St., Alton, Illinois, has been a hub for sports and fitness enthusiasts for nearly 40 years, dating back to its original operation under Wendell and Barbara McAfoos as Metro Sports. The facility, spread across six acres, features four sand volleyball courts, a full-court basketball gymnasium, a swimming pool, dance and aerobic studios, and extensive exercise and weightlifting equipment. Since acquiring Metro Sports in 2017, the Maxwells have significantly invested in infrastructure improvements, leading to increased revenue and memberships. The property donation, valued at over $1 million by a St. Louis-based valuation firm, is a major contribution to Amare, with the transfer concluding on Dec. 29. Tom Maxwell expressed confidence
Total Access Urgent Care to pay $9M over false claims allegations
A St. Louis urgent care chain will pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims for medical services, including Covid-19 testing, the U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Louis said Thursday.
FAA approves plan to demolish long-vacant historic structures for Boeing expansion
To mitigate demolition of the structures, Boeing will take photographs of each building, create a website on their history and develop a display inside the airport terminal building telling their story.
Chief Deputy Coroner Kelly Rogers Earns Another Prestigious Recognition As STARRS Co-Coordinator
EDWARDSVILLE - Chief Deputy Coroner Kelly Rogers added another key recognition to his wide background this week when he was elected Chairman of the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS). Rogers will serve alongside Co-Chairman Kathleen Diebold Hargrave, Director of Operations for the Office of the Regional Medical Examiner serving the counties of Franklin, Jefferson and St. Charles in Missouri. Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn was appreciative of Rogers' selection. "Kelly and Kathleen bring a phenomenal wealth of knowledge, experience, leadership, communication, and organizational skills to this very important entity that supports emergency management in our region," the coroner said. "I am sure he and Kathleen will be a dynamic force to guide STARRS to the next level of management and support of critical security needs for our region."
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Foot traffic at The District helping to drive success of new game show room experience
Game Show Battle Rooms, an immersive game show entertainment experience which opened last month at The District of St. Louis in Chesterfield, has already surpassed initial revenue projections.
The Sleigh Shed
The Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station has been transformed into a glittering holiday retreat. With wall-to-wall bling, The Sleigh Shed puts the excess of the holidays on full […]
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Dave Grohl digs deep into Foo Fighters’ “The Teacher” on ’Song Exploder’ podcast
Dave Grohl guests on the latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast, in which musicians go deep into explaining how a particular song of theirs came together. For his appearance, Grohl…
Miccah Butler Adds Much To Tigers' Lineup, Is A Johnston's Law Firm Male Athlete Of Month
EDWARDSVILLE - Miccah Butler, a sophomore forward who transferred to Edwardsville from Chaminade College Prep Catholic in Creve Coeur, Mo., has added much to the Tigers' boys basketball program, making many positive contributions this far, and on Dec. 18, he and Herbert Martin shared the lead in scoring with 1 2 points each as Edwardsville defeated Riverview Gardens of north St. Louis County 72-24. The Tiger go 7-3 overall into the Don Mauer Invitational Holiday Tournament at Mary Institute-Country Day School in Ladue, Mo., starting on Dec. 23. Before the Don Mauer tournament, Butler is currently the second leading scorer on the team, averaging 10.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, also contributing with seven assists and three steals. He's currently an outside shooter, hitting key threes when the Tigers need it. Butler is a Johnston's Law Firm Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. In the win over the Rams, Butler hit many a key shot as the Tigers bounced back very nicely from
Do you have slow Wi-Fi this holiday season? Your Christmas lights could be the reason
Tangled in Wi-Fi issues this holiday season? Surprisingly, your Christmas lights might be the hidden culprit. While the lights themselves don't directly interfere with Wi-Fi signals, the flashing or flickering LED bulbs, especially those with cheap or poorly built power supplies, can cause disruptions.
St. Peters man catches state record fish from Missouri River
A St. Peters man reeled in a state-record-matching fish from the Missouri River earlier this month.
Wildwood Republican wants state to restrict race reparations as St. Louis considers them
Rep. Justin Sparks’ bill would ban taxpayer-paid reparations “on the basis of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or economic class.”
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