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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New Multi-Family Development in Clayton

2 years 8 months ago
Holland Construction Services is making progress on one of its newest midrise development projects in the St. Louis area and recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project. Bemiston Place is a new $101 million multi-family complex being developed in Clayton, Missouri. Construction began in early summer and columns now stand where the complex is […]
Dede Hance

Warner Bros Discovery Merger Idiocy Continues With Another Big Round Of Layoffs

2 years 8 months ago
Everyone thinks America’s favorite pastime is baseball. In reality, it’s mindless mergers and acquisitions that promise boundless new “synergies,” then deliver a parade of harmful consolidation, job cuts, closures, chaos, and competitive harms, all buried under a giant mountain of bullshit. If you recall, AT&T’s massive $200 billion acquisition of DirecTV and Time Warner wound […]
Karl Bode

South County Man Allegedly Shot Roommate, Caused Ex's Overdose Death

2 years 8 months ago
Four people have been indicted in relation to a 19-year-old Jefferson County woman's fatal fentanyl overdose, including William Edward Martin, who allegedly supplied the drugs to the victim. The indictments stem from an incident on June 23 when Martin and the victim, Martin's ex-girlfriend identified in court documents as KH, met in the parking lot of a Walgreens in Arnold. Martin drove a BMW, and KH drove a Chevy Impala.
Ryan Krull

Local Craft Breweries Gearing Up For Craft Beer Week Oct. 15-22

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Six local craft breweries in southwest Illinois are collaborating on a week of fun and beer during the Great Rivers & Routes Craft Beer Week Oct. 15-22. Kicking off the week of beer celebrations is the Craft Brew Fest at Old Herald Square in Collinsville Saturday, Oct. 15. Sample more than 40 different beers, coffee from local roasters, enjoy live music and shop vendors during the fest which runs from Noon to 4 p.m. Tickets for the Craft Brew Fest are $30 for beer and coffee samples, $10 for coffee samples only and admission is free for all designated drivers. Tickets can be purchased here . Then, throughout the week visit the participating breweries and enjoy Keep the Glass specials and craft brews from master brewers. “Craft beer is a big deal in southwest Illinois and for the last five years we have celebrated our local brewers with Craft Beer Week,” Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau said. “This year the brewers

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More People Now Eligible To Give Blood Or Platelets With The Red Cross

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The American Red Cross now invites those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland or France and have never tried to give blood due to concerns over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) – related to mad cow disease – to give blood and help save lives. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated its blood donor eligibility guidance on vCJD, eliminating the deferral for those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland and France between 1980 and 2001. In alignment with FDA changes, the Red Cross began accepting donations Oct. 3 from individuals who have not tried giving blood before due to the prior donation criteria. In combination with prior eligibility updates in 2020 for those who spent time in other European countries, this new change effectively eliminates the deferral related to vCJD for all donors. “For many years, the Red Cross has heard from people who have spent time in these countries – often members of the military and their families

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