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Help wanted: Women needed for U.S. chips manufacturing plan to succeed

2 years 7 months ago

Natalie Bell was thinking about a career in art after college when a welding class and a delivery of four pizzas changed her career trajectory. “I was taking a delivery out to a construction site and I met an ironworker who I was taking the delivery to,” said Bell, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. “I […]

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Casey Quinlan

'Man Cave Extravaganza' Brings Beer Bro Culture to Belleville

2 years 7 months ago
First, let us lead by saying that, in a way, the entire damn world is one big Man Cave Extravaganza. But in this man's world, the Man Cave Extravaganza in Belleville, Illinois, looks like a genuinely fun event that could be enjoyed by all — men, women or anyone in between — as long as they like beer. Vendors from multiple states will crowd into the Belle Clair Fairgrounds (200 South Belt East, Belleville; 618-235-0666) with their breweriana, collectibles, lighted signs, decor and more this Saturday, April 1.
Riverfront Times

World Bird Sanctuary Eagle Finds Rock, Becomes Its Mom

2 years 7 months ago
An eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis has captured the internet and our hearts.  A viral tweet shared over the weekend shows Murphy, a male eagle at the sanctuary in Valley Park, carefully incubating a rock.
Monica Obradovic

St. Louis to Extend Controversial Parking Management Contract

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne plans to extend a parking-management contract for one year that will pay $2.35 million to a company that, along with its chief executive, has donated $38,000 to Mayor Tishaura Jones’ political campaigns. The original three-year contract for more than $7 million with Hudson and Associates LLC, of St. Louis, was signed April 10, 2020, when Jones was still serving as city treasurer. In the weeks that followed, the deal came under scrutiny from both local news and members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, not least because the contract paid a set fee of nearly $2.35 million per year without the company having to meet performance goals or show evidence of cost-savings.
Mike Fitzgerald