a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Weekends Only to Become Not Even Weekends in Bold New Business Plan

3 years ago
Weekends Only, the Webster Groves-based furniture retailer whose business plan is largely predicated on having inconvenient hours, is doubling down on that bold strategy with one that is even less accommodating: having no hours of operation whatsoever. In an unorthodox move for which only time will determine its efficacy, the local chain will soon close all of its eight stores all seven days per week instead of just four. News of the switch was first reported by online trade publication Furniture Today, which cites the retirement of owner Tom Phillips as the motivating factor.
Daniel Hill

‘Not a new or novel policy’: Judge rules Missouri town cannot ban woman seeking records

3 years ago

An Edgar Springs woman won a partial victory Tuesday in her long-running dispute with her city when a judge ruled local officials violated her constitutional rights and the state’s Sunshine Law. The small Phelps County city must pay Rebecca Varney a fine of $600 plus her legal costs for “knowing and purposeful” violations of the […]

The post ‘Not a new or novel policy’: Judge rules Missouri town cannot ban woman seeking records appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

Vito Racanelli Shares His 'Out of the Box' Plans for a Reimagined Tempus

3 years ago
When Vito and Amy Racanelli signed on to be the creative forces behind the newly imagined Tempus — an opportunity that followed the departure of the restaurant's acclaimed chef and creative force Ben Grupe — they knew they had only one option: to think completely out of the box. "When I got in here, it was amazing," Vito Racanelli says. "But I got to talking and realized that I don't think I'd want to open a restaurant because there's too much pressure.
Cheryl Baehr

Holland Construction Services Paving the Way on Four School Renovation Projects

3 years ago
SWANSEA - While dozens of multi-family and industrial projects are happening across the region right now, several local K-12 schools are also getting a face-lift or a completely new facility. Holland Construction Services is currently managing four K-12 construction projects in the Metro East, with several others that wrapped within the last two years. Over the last 36 years, the company has managed 50 K-12 projects in the region, totaling more than $400 million in total renovation and construction costs. The construction company is currently handling a new construction project for Caseyville Elementary, as well as renovation projects for Sparta, Collinsville, and Redbud school districts, in addition to a project for Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. Several of the projects include features such as multi-purpose rooms, storm shelters, therapy rooms, upgraded building security and increased ADA accessibility. Holland Project Executive Ryan Savage said of the 50 school projects

Continue Reading

What To Know About Alton's Agreement With Constellation NewEnergy

3 years ago
ALTON - The City of Alton recently signed an energy aggregation agreement with a new energy supplier, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. - but what does that mean for Alton residents and their energy prices? Energy prices in general are set to go up nationwide for the winter months, but after December - but how much they go up in Alton depends on which electric supplier residents choose. Section 1-92 of the Illinois Power Agency Act allows local governments to participate in a municipal electricity aggregation program to negotiate the price of electricity for residents and local businesses. Since this became law in 2007, Ward 7 Alderman Nate Keener said Alton residents have been able to choose where they get their energy from. “In the case of Alton, our local government negotiated on the electric market for a supplier of that electricity,” he continued. “Now that we’ve passed that, Alton residents will get to choose whether they want Ameren to deliver th

Continue Reading

3rd investigation finds no contamination at Jana Elementary School

3 years ago
Another round of testing has found no harmful radioactive contamination at a Missouri elementary school, leaving school board members to wonder if there really is any risk at the now-shuttered school. Jana Elementary School in Florissant closed last month after testing by a private company found contamination.
Associated Press