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Hospital dresses up newborns as 'Cute clovers' for St. Patrick's Day
ST. LOUIS -- The newborns at St. Luke’s Hospital are wearing green for St. Patrick's Day. These "cute clovers" are from the Birth Care Suite and Special Care Nursery. The hospital is known for dressing babies up for holidays and special occasions. They have been doing it since 1997. The costumes are made by nurses [...]
Pictures: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dogtown
Dogtown is a sea of green today as the 38th annual Ancient Order of Hibernian Parade winds through this historic neighborhood
Saint Louis Zoo wins 8th best zoo in the country by USA Today readers
This person is running for Parkway School Board (nsfw language)
Free Senior Resource Fair at Civic Center
Free Florissant Senior Citizens Resource Fair Open to all Seniors April 11 Mayor Tim Lowery has announce the City of Florissant Senior Citizen Office will be hosting a “free” Senior Citizen Resource Fair for all North County Senior Citizens. The 2023 Senior Resource Fair will be Tuesday, April 11, from 9 – 11 a.m. […]
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Elon Musk Still Loves ‘Shadow Banning’ Those He Doesn’t Like
Late last year, we wrote about the extremely misleading discussion around “shadow banning” on Twitter. The history of the term is important, as it originated as a tool to defeat trolls, and it had a very specific definition: making users who were deemed problematic to a site think their posts were still getting through, when […]
Were FHLB loans a missed red flag before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed?
I've been trying to figure out exactly what warning signs regulators supposedly missed in the months before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, and I haven't come up with much. The $15 billion hole in SVB's bond portfolio was mildly concerning, but no more than that since it didn't affect SVB's books. The outflow of deposits seemed ...continue reading "Were FHLB loans a missed red flag before Silicon Valley Bank collapsed?"
Daily Deal: Project Management Institute Training Bundle
Project Management Institute Training Bundle has 2 courses to help you become a project management expert. The first course focuses on the basic principles and the lifecycle of project management. You’ll learn about group interactions, managing cost factors, managing risk factors, and more. The second course focuses on Agile project management. It’s on sale for […]
St. Louis jury orders freight firm to pay $15M to mother of man who drowned in Mississippi River
A St. Louis jury on Wednesday ordered a river freight firm to pay the mother of a man who drowned on the Mississippi River $15 million.
Casey Redmond, who was working for St. Louis-based Osage Marine Services, fell into the Mississippi and drowned on Dec. 15, 2019, court records say. His body hasn't been found.
A lawsuit filed in 2021 by Redmond's mother, Candace Love, alleged that Osage assigned Redmond to work with a supervisory employee who tested positive for drugs immediately after the incident,…
Here’s another in response to a recent post. Is “irony” the correct word for this?
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band resume tour after postponing three shows
After postponing three shows due to illness, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band returned to the stage Thursday night for a show at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. According to the Asbury Park Press,…
Nomination deadline extended for 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards
There's still time to make a nomination in the St. Louis Business Journal's 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards, which seek to recognize the best and brightest legal minds in the corporate landscape.
The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, March 24. You can submit your nomination here.
These awards will span all levels of the corporate legal department structure, from in-house generalists and specialists to chief legal officers and general counsel, who work in nonprofit organizations or…
CRG drops $500M plan for Caleres' campus in Clayton; new developer has it under contract
St. Louis developer CRG has dropped its plan for a $500 million redevelopment of footwear retailer Caleres' Clayton headquarters, as a new company, Pier Property Group, has the site under contract for a mixed-use plan.
Illinois Education Association Honors Alton's Amber Sims With Bob Haisman Teacher of the Year Award
SPRINGFIELD – An Alton pre-k teacher Amber Sims is a 2023 Illinois Education Association (IEA) RA winner. The state’s largest union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), today honored those with an outstanding commitment to their schools, their students, their communities, and to public education. The awards were presented during the IEA Representative Assembly (RA). The RA is the legislative body of the IEA and helps the union set its agenda for the year. There are 1,200 IEA delegates, guests, and state dignitaries who attend the RA. The IEA award recipients were nominated and chosen for their awards by their peers. This was the nomination for Sims: Bob Haisman Teacher of the Year Award – Amber Sims (Alton) "Prior to becoming a pre-k teacher, Amber Sims was a paraprofessional in a classroom for students with autism. Amber enhances the image of a 'new teacher' by showing us that the title is not solely reserved for 22-year-olds. Anyone can become a new educator
Probe of Byrnes Mill police prompted by report of voided tickets, unapproved spending
Byrnes Mill police are under criminal investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Raw data: How much it costs to employ you
Courtesy of the BLS, here's how much it costs to employ various types of workers: You can find more breakdowns here.
St. Louis man gets 13-year prison term for killing his brother
Honor Johnson Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of his 33-year-old brother, James Johnson.
St. Louis man sentenced 13 years in shooting death of brother
A circuit judge sentenced a St. Louis man to 13 years in prison Thursday over the shooting death of his brother in 2021.
Health update
We have dates! My CAR-T treatment is scheduled for April 25. There are several days of pre-treatment, so I will be up at City of Hope starting on April 19. I'll return home whenever they think I'm ready, probably around the second week of May. And then we wait to see if it worked. Tick ...continue reading "Health update"
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