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My Zip Code Has the Lowest Average Credit Scores in the St. Louis Region

2 years 8 months ago
A new database uses average credit scores as a measure of a community’s financial wellbeing: The Financial Wellness Index dashboard and mapping – created in partnership with Experian – provides a unique snapshot of a community’s financial health as measured by the average credit scores of its residents. Credit scores are ...
Steve Patterson

Tesla adds Las Vegas residency dates

2 years 8 months ago
Tesla is extending their time in Sin City. The band just announced a new set of dates for their Las Vegas residency.  The band has added five new shows, taking place September 29…

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Signs Dumb New Restrictions On Electric Vehicles

2 years 8 months ago
If you’re an automaker or oil giant keen on slowing the rise of electric vehicles, there’s no shortage of captured lawmakers ready and willing to implement your terrible ideas, however harmful or impractical. In North Carolina, Republican leaders have pushed a bill demanding locals destroy any free electric vehicle stations on public land, if local authorities don’t […]
Karl Bode

Jerseyville Nearing Construction on Major Roadway Project

2 years 8 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - The City of Jerseyville received $1,000,000 in grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for improvements to Hollow Avenue, as part of FHWA’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) funding initiative, and one of only ten projects awarded in the United States for that grant cycle. City officials said the funds will make some significant positive changes to that area. As part of the City of Jerseyville's long-term Capital Improvement Plan, the safe and efficient movement of residential and commercial traffic are key priorities. The Hollow Avenue improvement project involves reconstructing an old, deteriorated asphalt roadway with a modern compacted concrete pavement including curb-and-gutter and related subgrade improvements, widening, storm sewer/drainage improvements, and the addition of an ADA-compliant sidewalk extension. These improvements will enhance safety for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The compacted concrete pavement allows

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St. Louis rage: Chicago's thin-crust pizza featured in the New York Times

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A New York Times columnist and best-selling cookbook author spent five months learning how to properly make a Chicago thin-crust pizza. J. Kenji López-Alt's article about the experience is causing a stir in St. Louis. Did Chicago steal the Gateway city's signature style? Not quite, but he does argue that most Midwestern [...]
Joe Millitzer

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 8 months ago
Here's an entire trip from Paris to Los Angeles in four photos. From the top: (a) our plane, (b) the village of Goussainville, about 30 seconds after takeoff, (c) Hudson Bay, halfway home, and (d) crossing the San Diego Freeway, about 30 seconds before landing.
Kevin Drum