Meet Roland “Spanky” Macher. Spanky, a name by which I really must insist on calling him throughout this post, was a restaurant owner and real estate businessman before going to prison for 30 months for failing to pay his taxes and lying to the bankruptcy court. While in prison, he crafted his a how-to-business opus, […]
With fewer snowplow operators available to hit the roadways, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol are advising those in the St. Louis region who can work remotely to do so to avoid snarling traffic during Tuesday morning rush hour.
St. Louis was a target location for a physical storefront due to the area’s high concentration of customers who subscribe to Savage X Fenty’s VIP membership program, a mall executive said.
The New York Times says the price of farmland in South Dakota is shooting up, so I thought I'd show you all a picture of what this beautiful land looks like. It's a shame that— Oh, wait. This isn't South Dakota. It's the Quail Hill Open Space Preserve about a mile from my home. The ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
An appeals court based in St. Louis on Monday extended a hold on President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan — another setback for the proposal to cancel up to $20,000 in debt for some.
Last week Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism was formally charged with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest after being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Moberly, Missouri, last month. KOMU reported that police in Moberly were called to an Arby's on October 6, responding to a call that someone behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 had driven into a concrete barrier in the fast food restaurant's drive-thru. The driver turned out to be Chism.
From Labor Tribune: Nick Hardwick, a Tilesetters Local 18 apprentice, placed second in the Terrazzo category at this year’s Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) International Masonry Institute’s (IMI) apprentice contest. The competition, held in Boston Sept. 23 and 24, showcased the skill of highly trained apprentice craftworkers representing every local within the International Union of Bricklayers […]
St. Louis-based health system Mercy is opening a new parking garage it says will include technology to ease the process for patients to enter its facilities for appointments.
From KMOV4: A family-friendly entertainment complex planned for O’Fallon could surpass its final hurdle next week as developers seek expedited approval from the O’Fallon City Council. SkyView Partners said the project has been in the works for several years before they decided on a 2.5-acre piece of property in O’Fallon at the intersection of I-64 […]
WOOD RIVER - There was a sense of excitement about the future from students who attended the career fair open to all schools last week at East Alton-Wood River High School. Missy Struif, school counselor at East Alton-Wood River, said this was the first year for the career fair, and the school looks forward to doing it again in the future. Struif said the fair featured something for everyone, from those interested in four-year colleges, to those who wanted to attend junior colleges and those who wished to pursue careers in other crafts such as manufacturing work, the military, and much more. “We had different representatives from colleges, the military, Lewis and Clark Community College, and even some here to talk about a career as a first responder,” she said. “Some don’t want to attend a four-year college so it was nice to have different things here for them.” Daniel Nosce, a recruiter at Lewis and Clark Community College, said he thought the career
From West Newsmagazine: About 50 people attended a public hearing on Nov. 1 in regard to the Chesterfield Regional Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and Project, which encompasses the proposed redevelopment of Chesterfield Mall, a portion of Central Park, and the continued development of Wildhorse Village (contained within what is known as the Southwest Quadrant of […]
St. Louis' largest outdoor musical theater on Monday revealed the seven-show lineup for its summer 2023 season.
The Muny's 105th season kicks off June 12 and runs through Aug. 20.
“It’s an adventurous season that offers something for everyone," Muny Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson said in a statement, "and we’re already hard at work to create seven spectacular productions."
Season ticket renewals will begin in December with new subscriptions on sale March 20, 2023.…
Aerosmith has teamed up with the Red Cross to help support relief efforts in Florida following the recent Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole storms. The "Dream On" rockers are donating…
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has added two partners in the St. Louis office and Husch Blackwell hired a shareholder away from Polsinelli and made him a partner in the Clayton office.
As the FDA is warning about infant head-shaping pillows, experts are reminding you about best practices: infants should sleep on their back on a flat, firm fitted sheet, and they should be alone on that surface. Safe infant sleep is top of mind right now for healthcare experts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is sounding the alarm about infant head shaping pillows. The state of Illinois is committing more resources to keeping infants safe in bed. And for the first time since 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has dusted off its guidelines for safe infant sleep . While much of the update reemphasizes established practices, experts say it bears repeating in order to reduce infant sleep deaths, of which the United States sees around 3,500 per year. Cristy Shafer manages obstetrics at OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, Illinois. The Blessed Beginnings Birthing Center at OSF Heart of Mary was recently certified as a safe sleep hospital
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