The U.S. is about to spend an historic $42.5 billion on expanding affordable broadband access courtesy of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While this spending is largely being organized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), much of it involves grants that will need to be managed by the states. The problem: […]
The St. Charles County restaurant scene continues to grow, this time thanks to the national restaurant brand Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant (multiple locations including 5300 North Service Road, St. Peters). The chain announced that it will open its second St. Louis area location in St. Peters, bringing to the west side of the Missouri River "an upscale casual dining restaurant with a full-service bar, private dining room and Napa style tasting room." The 10,000 square-foot space will be located near the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and I-70 and is part of The Shoppes at Mid Rivers development that includes several restaurant and retail properties including Pappy's Smokehouse, Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill.
A St. Louis County recycling center was cited for dozens of safety violations after an investigation launched following the death of a worker in October 2021.
OSHA issued 24 violations to Central Paper Stock Inc., which is located in Berkeley, Missouri. The company was issued $260,508 in fines and placed into OSHA's severe violator enforcement program.
According to the investigation report, an employee fell into a paper baler and was crushed to death while trying to clear a jam. A paper baler is…
The owners of a troubled St. Louis nightclub are on the hook for nearly $340,000 in rent and attorney fees.
On Wednesday, a judge ordered the owners of Reign to pay the landlord for its former spot at 1122 Washington Ave. Copia Acquisitions LLC is the landlord.
Reign was evicted back in November after falling behind on rent. The judge's order would require the owners to pay double the monthly rent from Oct. 19, 2020, to Nov. 1, 2021, which amounted to $257,001.36. The order also called for the…
The historic Black cemetery has fallen into disrepair after years of neglect and improper maintenance. Efforts are underway to bring awareness and funding to bring the land near St. Louis Lambert International Airport back to its former glory.
The “machinery of death” is back to work in Missouri as the Missouri Supreme Court has issued an execution date of May 3 for Carman Deck. James and Zelma Long were fatally shot during a robbery in their home in Desoto in 1997. Deck and his sister went to the Long home with the intent […]
A little girl Nelly (Josephine Sanz) loses her beloved grandmother and retreats to her mother Marion’s (Nina Meurisse) girlhood home where the family prepares it for sale. Playing outside one day, eight-year-old Nelly wanders through the forest and seems to enter into another universe. There she discovers a small home very much like her grandmother’s. And in it lives a little girl Marion (Josephine’s twin sister Gabrielle Sanz) who looks just like her.
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - If you're looking for some fun for the whole family, head over to Belleville, Illinois. It is home to Eckert's and so much more! And Eckert's is preparing for the Tour de Belleville! Art on the Square will be happening there from May 13 May 15. The Lincoln Theatre is also in [...]
ST. PETERS, Mo. - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday. The DEA says this national event can help prevent addiction and overdose deaths. The DEA partners with law enforcement like the St. Peters Police Department to collect unneeded prescription drugs like tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. This is [...]
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A person involved in a single-vehicle crash was airlifted to an area hospital Friday morning. The crash happened just before 6 a.m. in the 1600 block of Black Lane in St. Clair County, Illinois. The car flipped during the crash. A helicopter got to the scene to take the injured [...]
Recognizing that the battle against COVID is far from over, The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers will continue offering free COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to use the framework of a World War II-era program to allow the federal government to lend and lease military equipment to Ukraine as it resists Russian troops. The legislation, called the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, would remove red tape and require the White House to […]
Carolyn McKinney can't help but chuckle whenever a group of 20-something Cherokee Street scenesters "discovers" Iowa Buffet (2727 Winnebago Street, 314-776-8000), the south-city institution that's been in her life for as long as she can remember. She doesn't know which is funnier — that they think they've found a hidden gem or that her place is suddenly so hip. "The young people today think they have found the dive bar," McKinney says.
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