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St. Louis-based Thompson Street Capital Partners invests in Massachusetts clinical trial software business
A St. Louis private equity firm has made a "growth investment" in a Massachusetts-based clinical data management business that developed a cloud-based software platform to speed up and simplify clinical research.
Schnucks sets opening for St. Louis-area natural food store
The new store, announced last fall, will be the company's second under the Eatwell banner, offering local products and emphasizing natural and organic foods.
Congresswoman Cori Bush is now a married woman
Her team released a statement sharing that she tied the knot in February to Cortney Merritts, a U.S. Army veteran, and a security professional. They dated before Bush decided to run for Congressional office, and Merritts is not employed by…
Timberland teen, Wolves' all-time leading scorer battles breast cancer with support of community
Openly gay Missouri Republican faces censure vote from Jackson County GOP over marriage amendment
Rep. Chris Sander and LGBTQ advocates have decried the committee’s censure resolution as homophobic and hateful.
Ron DeSantis reverses epic tax screwup in signing ceremony today
A few weeks ago I reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn't through with Disney. After eliminating Disney World's special taxing district in an act of revenge, he now planned to reinstate the district but with a board appointed entirely by him. It seemed as if DeSantis was taking further revenge, but not everyone thought ...continue reading "Ron DeSantis reverses epic tax screwup in signing ceremony today"
Sunset Hills hires more attorneys to keep fighting rezoning
City administrator says it’s “undetermined” whether its insurance policy will cover the $509,000 a judge ordered it to pay in its loss in circuit court.
Suspected Dupo shooter Reginald Allen had dozens of felony cases over the years
The accused gunman who was in a standoff with law enforcement on Sunday just outside a southern Illinois town had a lengthy criminal history, dotted with dozens of felony and misdemeanor cases.
City of St. Louis, Metro Transit, and SLATE Extend Youth Transit Program through 2024
The City of St. Louis’ Community Development Administration (CDA) along with Metro Transit and St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) announced today the extension of the Gateway Go Youth Transit Program through December 2024. The Gateway Go cards…
Roger Waters’ Frankfurt show canceled due to his alleged antisemitism
Roger Waters' concert schedule just got a little lighter. The Jerusalem Post reports the Pink Floyd member’s May 28 show in Frankfurt, Germany, has been canceled by the local city council. The city council’s…
COVID lab-leak followup: Nobody else buys the new DOE intelligence
Yesterday I passed along the news that new intelligence had persuaded the Department of Energy to support the COVID lab-leak theory with "low confidence." That was from the Wall Street Journal. Today the New York Times has the same story but adds this: While the department shared the information with other agencies, none of them ...continue reading "COVID lab-leak followup: Nobody else buys the new DOE intelligence"
Supreme Court Denies Cert To NSA Case, Allows State Secret Privilege To Roll On Unaltered
While we’re waiting to see if the Trump-stocked Supreme Court is going to end the internet as we know it, the nation’s top court has been rejecting, without comment, other essential cases that really could have used another set of judicial eyes. On Wednesday, we covered one of the Supreme Court’s passes — this one […]
Daily Deal: Scrivener 3, The Go-To App for Writers
Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators, and more. Scrivener won’t tell you how to write—it simply provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing. Scrivener makes it easy to structure ideas, write a first draft, […]
Raw data: Rents are shrinking, but still have a ways to go
The Wall Street Journal reports that rents are falling. And indeed they are. Here's the Zillow ZORI index through January: Rents peaked in August and have been falling ever since. The February numbers will be out shortly and will probably show that rents have almost completely reverted to their pre-pandemic trend. That's good news, but ...continue reading "Raw data: Rents are shrinking, but still have a ways to go"
Judge gives St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner 14 days to respond to removal petition
Saint Louis Science Center named second best free museum in U.S.
Bill carving some legislative records out of Missouri Sunshine Law advances in Senate
Among other provisions, the bill also would allow government agencies to charge citizens for time spent redacting information from public records.
Suspect found dead after shooting officer and killing man in Dupo, police say
Alleged Cult that Bought Nelly's House Eyes 284-Acre Boeing Campus
The alleged cult that in 2021 bought a Wildwood mansion from Nelly is now trying to buy a 284-acre property in Florissant where Boeing used to operate its Leadership Center. According to an individual familiar with the Kingdom of God Global Church's business dealings, the organization is attempting to take out a $25 million loan in order to purchase the sprawling property, which until the fall of 2020 was used by Boeing for corporate retreats and training.
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