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Trivers Reimagines Former Office Building into Boutique Apartments

2 years 9 months ago
St. Louis architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers has converted what was once a vacant office building located at 1500 S. Grand Ave. in St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood into 28 boutique apartments for AHM Group. Built in 1912 by developer and constructor Nicholas Pelligreen, who also built the St. Louis City Hospital and […]
Dede Hance

Sen. Harriss Announces Park and Recreation Grants For Area

2 years 9 months ago
GLEN CARBON - State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) is proud to announce The Madison County Mass Transit District will receive a $388,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Open Space Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) program to further invest in the county’s trail system. “Our area has a strong connection to the outdoors and through this program MCT will now have funds available to enhance spaces for outdoor recreation,” said Senator Harriss. “When we can invest in outdoor projects for the people of my district, we are investing in their health, their livelihoods and overall quality of life.” Madison County Mass Transit Managing Director SJ Morrison says the funding will go towards acquiring approximately 11 acres of undeveloped and agricultural land between Old Alton Edwardsville Road in Roxana, and Rock Hill Road in Wood River. The funding is part of a multiphase plan. “The MCT Trails span more than 135

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To honor Judy Heumann’s legacy, we’re going back to ‘Crip Camp’

2 years 9 months ago
Judy Heumann was a quadriplegic who, throughout her life, was instrumental in the progress of disability rights issues. She died at age 75 this past weekend. We honor her legacy by re-visiting her conversation with Sarah Fenske in 2020. They discuss the documentary film “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution” in which Judy was featured. Colleen Starkloff, co-founder of the Starkloff Disability Institute, also joined the conversation.

Techdirt Podcast Episode 346: Gaming Like It’s 1927

2 years 9 months ago
Last week, we announced the winners of the fifth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1927! We strongly encourage everyone to go check out all the submissions, but as in past years, I sat down with Mike and our game design partner Randy Lubin for an episode of the podcast all about the […]
Leigh Beadon

COMMENTARY: IDOT and MoDOT Demonstrate Unprecedented Collaboration

2 years 9 months ago
by Mary Lamie Construction on the new I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River marks another significant milestone for infrastructure investment in our area. It also is a testament to the strength of the continued collaboration that is helping to add capacity and redundancy to the St. Louis region’s world-class freight network. Over […]
Tom Finan

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
You might be tired of us Californians going on and on about our recent storms, as if a few feet of snow is some kind of otherworldly miracle. And it's true that if I wanted pictures of snowy peaks I could just hop in my car and drive north to Shasta or east to the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum