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This is the Paris Opera House as seen from the roof of the Galleries Lafayette department store. The Eiffel Tower is in the far distance, photo bombing everything in its path as usual.
Appeals Court Tells ICE Its Counterintuitive Tracking System Doesn’t Justify Jerking Around FOIA Requesters
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), like nearly every government agency, doesn’t care much for FOIA requests or requesters. It generally takes a lawsuit to force the agency to comply with its FOIA obligations. And its day-to-day handling of FOIA requests is so uninspired, it couldn’t even come up with a reason to deny Mike […]
Family Business Profile: How the Bognar 'dynasty' helped shape the St. Louis culinary scene
Before Nick Bognar was a James Beard-recognized chef, having received critical acclaim from the likes of Food & Wine, Esquire and GQ magazines, he was an employee at his family’s restaurant.
“It’s great to have all these accolades to give you a good feeling towards what you’ve done and all your hard work,” he said. “But, when it comes down to it, people see the openings and the James Beard nominations, but not the 15 years before that. All of it is second to the work that my family has…
Record Store Day 2023 releases announced
Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive releases for its 2023 event, taking place in independent record stores on April 22. Here are some of the pieces that will…
Former account manager for Belleville churches sentenced for embezzlement
A Freeburg, Illinois, woman who worked as a business manager for a pair of Belleville-area churches was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for embezzlement.
Downtown hotel to be sold at auction in March
A downtown hotel, located in a highly visible, 13-story historic building, will be put up for auction in March by a New York-based commercial mortgage lender.
MoDOT reminding drivers that potholes are indeed a fact of life and they won't be fixing them anytime soon.
US Attorney General touts government, community partnerships in St. Louis visit
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was in St. Louis on Thursday morning to address a national conference of crime-prevention workers.
Missouri lawmakers debate stiffer carjacking penalties
Debate on the legislation comes as car thefts have surged in the region, causing some victims to use lethal force to stop suspects
Boeing adds 900 St. Louis jobs, looks to its future. And a new fighter jet.
Boeing added 900 jobs in the region in 2022, many of them engineers who will be needed as the company shifts to future products.
Dodge Interviews MO AFL-CIO’s Dr. John Gaal On the State of Worker Wellness
Editor’s Note: Recently Dodge Construction Network’s Civil Quarterly interviewed Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri AFL-CIO on his take on recent changes that have taken place in efforts directed at the mental and physical health of construction workers. Here are a couple of the questions which Dodge asked Dr. Gaal. Dr. […]
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Up Late Promises To Be the Late-Night Spot St. Louis Deserves
Up Late Promises To Be the Late-Night Spot St. Louis Deserves
Brett Michaels reissuing Show Me Your Hits – A Salute To Poison
Brett Michaels is revisiting his 2001 salute to his band. The Poison frontman is set to reissue a deluxe version of Show Me Your Hits - A Salute To Poison, which had him revisiting and…
Now free at your local library: New York Times recipe access, COVID boosters
The St. Louis County Library has added free access to the cooking and recipe files of the New York Times.
Up Late Promises To Be the Late-Night Spot St. Louis Deserves
Have you ever been out in St. Louis after hours, wandering around hungry, finally settling for some generic fast food or maybe something unappealing from your own refrigerator? If this scenario sounds familiar, we have good news for you. Up Late, a new effort from Strange Donuts' front-of-house manager and baker Nathan Wright, will open within World's Fair Donuts (1904 South Vandeventer Avenue) on Saturday.
SIUE Students Seeking Alton Stories For Community Storytelling Project
EDWARDSVILLE/ALTON - Students in SIUE’s Community Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) program are looking for Alton residents to interview about their lives and work in Alton, and will compile those interviews into a digital story or short video as part of their Community Storytelling project. Interviews will be conducted this Saturday, Feb. 18, and four 30-minute time slots are available from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Interviews will be held at the Alton YMCA, located at 304 E. 3rd St. in Alton. Fill out this online form to register and choose a time slot for an interview. Students in the CODES program recently appeared on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the project and the work they’re doing. CODES Student Spencer Steele said the main goal of the program is to listen to the voices of the community. “For us, really it’s more about the community than anything, and listening to their voice and figuring out what
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