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Join Us In Celebrating 25 Years Of Techdirt!

3 years ago
Get access to our special online anniversary event » Techdirt began in 1997 as a simple newsletter about the latest technology news. Now, over 75,000 posts and nearly 2-million comments later, we’re celebrating our 25th anniversary! To mark the occasion, we’re holding a special online event on September 9th, 2022 at 11am PT / 2pm ET, where […]
Leigh Beadon

A colorful new variant of a dangerous drug found in Missouri

3 years ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about Rainbow Fentanyl, a colorful variation of the drug that health officials say are meant to lure younger people into trying them. “[The drugs], they're colorful because they kind of create more excitement, and young people are certainly more likely to be influenced by a [...]
Parker Padgett

Holland Breaks Ground on Dorris Intermediate School Expansion Project

3 years ago
Holland Construction Services recently broke ground on a $6 million expansion and renovation project at Dorris Intermediate School in Collinsville, Illinois. Construction work on the existing school, which was built in 1962 and has a current enrollment of roughly 1,000 students, is set to begin the first week of September and has a completion date […]
Dede Hance

Brentwood Leaders Want a ‘Destination’ Playground

3 years ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  An ambitious play area, complete with a winding water feature, rock climbing walls and a zip line, may be the splashiest promise of Brentwood’s $95 million overhaul of the Deer Creek floodplain. But now city leaders will have to decide if Brentwood can afford it. The city’s Board of Aldermen is […]
Shruthi Beedu

Brentwood aldermen approve full slate of features for Brentwood Bound playground

3 years ago
Brentwood aldermen in a special meeting on Wednesday approved all proposed features of a “destination” playground as part of the Brentwood Bound project, estimated to cost between $5.7 million to $7.3 million, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Thursday. The bid for all proposed features in the playground includes a winding water feature, rock climbing […]
Doug Miner

Lucy Haskell Playhouse Organizers Remember 9-11 With Open House/Charitable Outreach Collection

3 years ago
ALTON - The Lucy Haskell Playhouse will remember Sept. 11 by doing a community project for "Patriot Day." This will also be the second annual "Lucy Lends A Hand" event. From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 10, the playhouse will host an open house. "This will be our final open house," Margaret Hopkins of the Lucy Haskell Playhouse, said. "We will be collecting personal care items that will be donated and distributed by St. Mary's Charitable Outreach. We will be accepting any personal care items: toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products, soap, wipes, etc." Hopkins said playhouse operators look forward to receiving donations. "We also want to share the history of the playhouse with some light refreshments," she added. "Last year this event was successful and we look forward to the continued generosity of the Riverbend area. See you on Saturday, September 10."

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S. M. Wilson & Co. Promotes Chris Watkins to Project Superintendent

3 years ago
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has promoted Chris Watkins to Project Superintendent. Watkins is responsible for coordinating all job site activities and ensuring project success by making sure that all employees and contractors adhere to the schedule, quality expectations, work safely and follow environment regulations. Watkins is […]
Dede Hance

A Food Lover's Guide to St. Louis County

3 years ago
This year, we're bringing you "Something Old and Something New:" Those favorite spots that are embedded in our hearts — our gold standards — as well as those new and notable places that are recent to the scene but are sure to become our new classics. These, and all the restaurants in our guide, were curated by RFT Dining Editor and Restaurant Critic Cheryl Baehr, who is excited to shine a light on all of the reasons our region's food scene is garnering national attention.
Riverfront Times Staff

The Riverfront Times' 2022 Food Lover's Guide

3 years ago
Over the past few years, the St. Louis restaurant scene has been thrust into the national dining spotlight, with tastemakers from far and wide eager to crown the city an emerging food destination. The New York Times has taken a look; so has Food & Wine, Esquire, Eater and the James Beard Foundation, each touting a crop of thrilling new restaurants that have helped St. Louis — at least in culinary terms — transcend its "flyover city" status.
Cheryl Baehr

A Food Lover's Guide to St. Louis City and the Metro East

3 years ago
This year, we're bringing you "Something Old and Something New:" Those favorite spots that are embedded in our hearts — our gold standards — as well as those new and notable places that are recent to the scene but are sure to become our new classics. These, and all the restaurants in our guide, were curated by RFT  Dining Editor and Restaurant Critic Cheryl Baehr, who is excited to shine a light on all of the reasons our region's food scene is garnering national attention.
Riverfront Times Staff