Construction will begin soon on two new St. Louis County police precincts, one in North County and one in South County.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page made the announcement at a Wednesday morning news conference. The $27.6 million for the precincts comes from the Prop P public safety sales tax passed by voters in 2017.
Precinct 3, known as the Affton-Southwest Precinct, will move from its current leased space on 5030 Griffin Road, which was a temporary space needed after the previous precinct…
This is a lovely blue and green damselfly sitting near a stream in Giverny, about a mile from Monet's cottage. I had wandered off to the southern edge of town while I waited for the entry line to dissipate, and that's when I spotted this little guy. When I went back, the line was indeed ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
JERSEYVILLE - The fourth and final installment of the Journey to Jerseyville “Rock the Block” concert series for this year is scheduled for Friday, October 7 from 5-8 p.m. at City Center Plaza, located at 403 N. State St. in Jerseyville. Live musical entertainment will be performed by Captain Geech & the Shrimp Shack Shooters, and Amy Pointer with Explore Jerseyville tourism said they’re sure to be a hit with the crowd. “Captain Geech will take the stage from 5-8 p.m., bringing visitors to their feet with some of the great classics,” Pointer said. “Their great sound and wonderful audience involvement will have people dancing in the street!” Several food and drink options including Pig on Wing, Los Tres Amigos, and Germania Brew Haus will be at the event, and several other restaurants can be found within walking distance around City Center, including George’s Local Brew, Brossio Tavern, and more. The U.S. Veterans Foundation
The Fabulous Fox Opens Its Season With the Life Story of the Temptations by Pat Lindsey Ain’t Too Proud–The Life and Times of the Temptations is the season opener at The Fabulous Fox this week. It covers 62 years of the chart-topping quintet’s musical history from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & […]
The roughly $1 billion proposal would cut the top income tax rate from 5.3% to 4.95% beginning in 2023. Most Missouri earners pay the top income tax rate.
Courthouse News Service takes home another win in the ongoing fight for the respect of the First Amendment. For years, courts received filings printed on paper. Those filings were routinely made available to journalists almost immediately. Whatever processing needed to be done could be interrupted long enough to make copies for reporters. Nothing slowed down […]
St. Louis' new soccer stadium has never hosted a game, despite the club's developmental team being slated to play there Sunday. Now, a scheduled match for this weekend has also been moved to a new venue.
As she's been making her way through the festival circuit this month, Stevie Nicks has added a cover of a classic tune to her set list, and now she's releasing…
The one singular sensation that exhilarated Broadway for over fifteen years returns to STAGES! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and 9 Tony Awards,
The startup in recent weeks launched its first vending machines locally, and it is expanding to more than a dozen locations here. The market entry is a homecoming of sorts for the brand, as its founder and CEO is a Washington University graduate.
I have just returned from getting my bivalent COVID-19 booster, which provides protection against the Omicron variant. This makes me quintuply vaccinated, and the folks at Kaiser even tossed in a flu shot for free. I feel like I'm now ready to face the brutal Southern California winter with full protection from all common transmissible ...continue reading "I am now fully vaccinated. Are you?"
Bonette K. Meeks was found guilty in St. Louis County Circuit Court in the 2019 shooting death of Officer Michael Langsdorf. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years.
Ken Cella’s new role carries a three-year term and coincides with a multi-year project, “Transform UMSL,” that calls for consolidating the academic core to the campus north of Natural Bridge Road, freeing up 35 acres to the south of Natural Bridge for a business and workforce district.
An archival Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album and box set featuring highlights from the 20-show residency the band played at San Francisco's famed Fillmore venue in 1997 will be…