Among the challenges identified by readers of the St. Louis Business Journal in its AdvanceSTL series, our region’s poor national reputation, largely fueled by our high violent crime rates, was voted No. 1.
It’s been mentioned whether the problem of crime or the perception is worse. Regardless, our reputation as a crime-ridden region did not develop just recently. The St. Louis region has had a high crime rate for decades.
We need to recognize that short-term remedies and long-term solutions…
Estate plans are frequently designed to create a legacy that extends beyond a single generation. For this reason, if you are creating an estate plan, you may wish to consider the characteristics of the younger generations – particularly Gen Z – to ensure your estate planning goals are met.
Who is Gen Z?
Gen Z comprises individuals born between 1997 and 2012. They are developing into a well-educated and racially diverse generation. This generation is pragmatic, financially sophisticated, debt…
As local businesses, government officials and social service agencies come together to help change the conditions leading to crime in the St. Louis region, a focus must remain on providing positive pathways and opportunities to area youth.
With its downtown headquarters and Near Southside Coalition of nonprofit agencies, Nestlé Purina has been a champion for positive change in the city of St. Louis for nearly 130 years. The company demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering future generations…
Reality cooking show host and judge Nyesha Arrington will be the featured guest chef at the St. Louis Community College Foundation’s 15th annual Falling in Love in Five Courses.
This unique event will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, which is located at 999 N. Second St. in downtown St. Louis.
Arrington will collaborate with Executive Pastry Chef Casey Shiller, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park two-time winner of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” along…
Samantha Rudolph knew one day she wanted to be a mom. However, when she read an article in The New York Times in 2014 titled, “Shouldn’t the Breast Pump Be as Elegant as an iPhone and as Quiet as a Prius by Now?” she saw her future flash before her eyes — and she didn’t like what she saw.
“I turned to my husband, Jared Miller, woke him up and climbed up on my soapbox,” says Rudolph. “Jared is a very good engineer, and he opened up one eye and said, ‘Oh, breast pumps…
Before there were cars, that is. I had been thinking about running this post again for quite a while. I had forgotten that there were three separate posts about the horses. I think we are very lucky to have found so much information. This one will start you off. Maplewood History: First There Were Horses […]
The Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division is dealing with huge problems, making it tough to take on all the kids in foster care and making it hard for the workers who have to handle all the cases.
40 Days Before Election campaign finance report information and other committee changes have been added to the New Ward Profiles. Mostly, these are updates to candidate for Alder and changes to ward committees. Next up are 8 Days Before Election Reports: Due February 27th. Required only if committee 1) had expenses (paid or incurred) or 2) donated … Continue reading New Ward Profiles Updated →
Police and K9 officers from across the area came together to celebrate K9 King's years of service before he was humanely euthanized for medical issues.
The tanker was approved for combat operations in the fall after several development delays that have racked up around $5.6 billion in cost overruns for Boeing.
Alderman Joe Vacarro says local groups like Big Brothers Big Sisters, Pianos for People, and Gene Slay's Boys & Girls Club will get more than $50,000 each.
At the start of Tuesday night, everyone knew there would be a guaranteed millionaire at the Queen of Hearts drawing in Waterloo, Illinois, but no one knew how long it would take.
The family of a child who drowned at summer camp joined forces with families whose relatives died in a work zone crash. They confronted politicians to save others from their pain.
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you will be familiar with the concept of the anti-“woke” culture war the Republican Party grows and farms for its own purposes. This isn’t to say there aren’t real cultural conflicts we need to work out as a country, but that […]
FOX 2 was at the General Motors Wentzville Assembly Center last week, as the next generation of General Motors midsize trucks rolled off the assembly line.
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