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Advance STL is a year-long project designed to facilitate conversation on some of the region's biggest, most pressing challenges, writes Business Journal Publisher Robert Bobroff.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County is promoting the benefits in planting vegetable gardens. April is both National Garden Month and Stress Awareness Month and officials say what better way is there to promote both growing nourishment for your body and your mind. “Planting a vegetable garden is both rewarding and relaxing,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. “Although the goal is to produce plants and eat healthier, it also reduces stress.” Prenzler said it does not matter if someone lives on one acre of land or keeps a few pots on a patio. “It shouldn’t matter where you dig in the dirt,” he said. “Just dig! You can work in a garden by yourself or with others in a community garden. “No matter what, nothing tastes better than something you’ve grown yourself.” Prenzler said the county contributes $50,000 in annual funding to the University of Illinois Extension office, which serves Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties an

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Underlying the St. Louis region's struggles with attracting and retaining talent is another fundamental issue: The metro area continues to lose population. Here's a look at how St. Louis compares with other metros.

The Missouri House overwhelmingly rejected a proposed congressional map drawn by the state Senate Thursday, once again asking for a conference committee to negotiate a compromise. On Wednesday, the Senate’s conservative caucus threatened to upend the chamber unless it rejected the House’s original offer to go to conference. They wanted the House to approve the […]

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Late last year, a coordinated messaging campaign emerged on the anniversary of the repeal of net neutrality. Numerous pundits and right-wing news outlets all simultaneously issued reports on the same day claiming that because the Internet hadn’t exploded in a rainbow, that the FCC’s extremely unpopular 2017 decision to gut oversight of predatory telecom monopolies […]

The architect and developer that purchased a mostly vacant building in downtown St. Louis is planning to rehabilitate the historic structure as a hotel.

A Missouri Senator is looking to send the state revenue surplus back to taxpayers.

Korra Watt, 8, and Keira Watt Freeman, 11, lead the Better Family Life Kuumba Youth Performance Ensemble into the auditorium for a tribute to well-known poet, writer, and civil rights activist Alice Windom Saturday, Mar. 26. The event took place…

As Deep Purple prepares to launch a major European tour in late May, the band has announced that longtime guitarist Steve Morse "will be taking a temporary hiatus" from the…

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Winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Saxophone Competition, Melissa Aldana has quickly become one of the premier voices on saxophone in

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Federal funding is expected to run out in June.

ST. LOUIS--In a new interview, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt is shedding new light on the moment his eighteen years with the organization, including parts of four seasons as manager came to a surprising end last October when he was fired. Shildt spoke to USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale in a story published Thursday [...]

You can live in St. Louis for decades and not know many of the city's treasures.

At 9 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, the Blue Strawberry hosts a hip-hop "beat battle" called Fresh Produce.

President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The startup relocated its offices from the city, significantly expanding its footprint to accommodate its growing workforce. It has tripled its headcount year over year and plans to continue adding to its workforce.