from Next STL: On April 25, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) released its “Roadmap to Economic Justice” plan. In the days preceding the publication of the plan, Mayor Jones announced a commitment of $150 million in ARPA funds to North St. Louis while another $96 million has already been planned for the predominantly Black northside. The […]
Alvin Maze and Andre Jones, Maryland Heights municipal employees, had just finished clearing trash from a park abutting an apartment complex near Page Avenue around 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of October 1990. It was a perfect fall morning, the bright sun taking the teeth out of the chill in the autumn air. They headed down Basston Drive, an isolated outer road, boxed in by Page on one side and thickets of trees on the other.
WOOD RIVER - The 4th Annual Wood River Food Truck Festival is officially planned for Saturday, October 1 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in downtown Wood River. Food trucks will be parked along Ferguson Avenue between 1st St. and Wood River Avenue, and the event will feature live music, vendors and more. Several food trucks will be at this year’s event, including: Burgers STL Taylor's Fire & Smoke BBQ, LLC. Pig on a Wing Mericue Food Truck and Catering Cake POP a GO-GO The Taco Shack Presents T Mo's Eats Mo’z Sweet Treats Andy Russell with the Wood River Enrichment Network said if other food trucks are interested in participating, they can reach out through the Wood River Enrichment Network’s Facebook page , where more information about the event can also be found. This year will also see the return of vendors and live music, which Russell said were both popular at last year’s festival. “Last year we had several vendors sell out! We
The “Constitution-free zone” — the area within 100 miles of any border crossing, port of entry, or international airport — now apparently covers the entire country in perpetuity. Border agencies — mainly Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — have steadily increased the number of device searches they do every year. Sometimes the search is limited […]
ALTON - A Meet and Greet, Question and Answer session with some of the candidates that are running for election in November will take place from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at the Alton Flood Memorial Location at Ardent Mills in Downtown Alton. Candidates who will appear are Senator Kris Tharp, a candidate for the Illinois State Senate, Joe Silkwood, a candidate for Illinois state representative, Ebony Huddleston, a candidate for circuit judge, and John Barry Julian, a candidate for Circuit Judge. John Barry Julian, a candidate for Circuit Judge, and Ryan Jump and candidate for Chief Circuit Judge, will also be in attendance. Abe Lee Barham, the organizer of the event, said this will be a good opportunity for people to come out and ask questions of candidates. “We encourage people to ask questions and express your views and voice,” he said. “Every vote counts.” For more information, contact 618-799-9147.
Go anywhere and stay connected with 4G LTE (unlocked, must provide own SIM) on the refurbished Galaxy Tab A (8.4″”, 2020). With a long-lasting battery, you can stream your favorite music, shows, and movies for over 10 hours on a single charge. Whether you’re traveling, unwinding, or enjoying a quick break, Galaxy Tab A’s compact, […]
A cold case detective from O'Fallon, Missouri and technicians with the St. Charles County Police Crime Lab are being credited with solving a decades-old series of murders in the St. Louis region.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit against St. Louis’ use of federal funds to support abortion access will be sent back to the state courts to decide — a move both Schmitt and national abortion-rights groups had hoped for. On Monday, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge Audrey Fleissig sent the […]
The Chicago-based carpenters union on Friday filed suit against the developer of the vacant Jefferson Arms building downtown over $700,000 in loans it said it made for the project.
A story made the rounds recently about how Airbnb effectively banned Bethany Hallam for life. Hallam, an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania councilperson received a notification from Airbnb that a third party it used for background checks had noted a “criminal records match” in doing a background check, and she would not be able to use Airbnb […]
Over at Vox, Aja Romano tells us about the enormous backlash to the casting of non-white actors in a couple of recent high-profile productions: Detractors of Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series, which debuted this month, claim that casting Black and Asian actors undermines the show’s faithfulness to Tolkien’s world. Meanwhile, some ostensible fans ...continue reading "Who exactly is outraged by the casting of “Rings of Power”?"
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