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STO Panel Meeting Stresses Use of Brainpower

3 years ago
by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Back in 2006 the Construction Industry Institute published a report ominously titled, Front End Planning: Break The Rules, Pay The Price.  That  report, which called for collaboration on all levels of the project team, was compiled and written in the Stone Age of the technology that exists in […]
Tom Finan

Apartment Project Meets With Opposition From Troy Board of Aldermen

3 years ago
From Lincoln News Now:  With walls going up on Highway H for the new temporary homeless shelter, organizers are now looking at the next logical step: permanent housing for those same people. Chris Schieffer, president of the Bridges of Hope board, updated Troy’s Board of Aldermen regarding the ongoing construction of the new shelter, which […]
Kacey Crawley

9-Year-Old Asks for Donations to Help Other Kids Have a Happy Birthday

3 years ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A local 9-year-old is asking for donations so she can provide birthday parties for 150 kids in the community. Leah Frey is collecting birthday items to create “gift bags” so families who might not otherwise be able to celebrate birthdays can throw home parties for their kids. Each bag will include a disposable cake pan, cake mix, canned icing, birthday candles and other fun party items like streamers and balloons. Leah hopes community members will donate so she can create 150 bags by November. “I just wanted to think about the kids who can’t celebrate their birthdays as much as some other people, and I just wanted to make sure every kid could feel special on their own birthday,” Leah said. There are 31 donation boxes set up across Madison County. People can drop off items at these locations, or you can also send money over Venmo, which will be used to purchase items for the gift bags. As the current Miss Illinois Volunteer Princess,

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Neighborhood Supports Fanning School Rehab, but Board Delays Action

3 years ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A city board has added another delay to a developer’s plan to turn a vacant public school into a mixed-income apartment building, the latest setback for a project that has already been stymied for months by a small group of vocal neighbors. The St. Louis Board of Adjustment punted for another […]
Kacey Crawley

Stray Dog's Saturday Night Fever Has All the Right Moves

3 years ago
Stray Dog Theatre invites audiences to put on their dancing shoes and boogie on over to the Tower Grove Abbey for Saturday Night Fever. The seminal disco movie and its inimitable soundtrack are transformed into a light-hearted pop musical that’s teeming with ’70s nostalgia, a little romance, infectious beats and signature dance moves.
Tina Farmer

Ameren Proposes Telecommunications Tower in Wildwood

3 years ago
From West News Magazine:  Ameren has proposed placing a 199-foot telecommunications tower and enclosed equipment area on the south side of St. Albans Road (State Route T), west of its intersection with Hwy. 100. To that end, Ameren is seeking a conditional use permit (CUP) to construct a private LTE network on the 14.68-acre site […]
Kacey Crawley

Daily Deal: Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain

3 years ago
The Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain is the perfect accessory for Apple Watch users on-the-go. With a built-in 950mAh lithium-ion battery, it can charge all series of Apple Watch. The technology allows it to be used as a base for a bedside table or table for convenient charging. Its portable, pocket-size design makes it easy […]
Gretchen Heckmann

The Staenberg Group Enters Dispute Over Fate of Downtown Chesterfield

3 years ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A judge on Monday allowed The Staenberg Group to enter a legal dispute the developer says will determine whether its massive $2 billion redevelopment of the Chesterfield Mall into “Downtown Chesterfield” will be successful. Department store Dillard’s in December asked the St. Louis County Circuit Court to overturn public subsidies […]
Kacey Crawley