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Lawmakers propose expanding Gateway Arch Park into East St. Louis

4 months 2 weeks ago
U.S. representatives from Illinois and Mo. introduced legislation March 9 to expand the boundaries of Gateway Arch National Park across the river into East St. Louis. The bill would incorporate Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park and adjacent vacant lots into the national park's official footprint.
Patrick Clark

PERSPECTIVE: Our Problem Isn’t Street Vendors; It’s That We Keep Fighting Our Own Culture

4 months 2 weeks ago

by Daffney Moore, PhD I read the recent article about downtown street vendors in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. And honestly — it bothered me. Not because of the vendors. Because of the mindset behind the criticism. I’ve lived or worked in downtown St. Louis for nearly 26 years. As a city administrator, chief of […]

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Tom Finan

St. Louis CSI Product Show Returns April 15 with Exhibits, Demonstrations and Continuing Education

4 months 2 weeks ago

Building-industry professionals from across the St. Louis region will gather April 15 for the annual St. Louis CSI Product Show, an event showcasing new materials, technologies and solutions shaping today’s built environment. Hosted by the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

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Tom Finan

Alton Officers Ensure Safety During School Bus Incident

4 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, 2026, after receiving an emergency call from a student on a school bus traveling within the city, police said. Police officers located the bus near State Street and Fourth Street in Alton and spoke with the student who placed the call, according to a statement from Alton Police Chief Jarrett M. Ford. After an investigation, officers determined there was no actual emergency as initially reported by the student, Chief

Local High School to Host Spring Craft Fair to Benefit Student Council

4 months 2 weeks ago
EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER - Community members have the opportunity to support a local Student Council. The East Alton-Wood River High School Student Council will host their first annual Spring Craft Fair on March 28 and 29, 2026. Riverbend residents are encouraged to stop by EAWR High School to shop at over 80 booths. Donations and proceeds from the fair will help fund the school’s Student Council projects. “That’ll just help out with our projects throughout the year,”

IMEG Earns Engineering Award for Washington University Medical Research Expansion

4 months 2 weeks ago

IMEG of St. Louis has received a National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) as part of the organization’s 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards, recognizing the firm’s engineering work on the vertical expansion of the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine. Six Floors […]

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Tom Finan

Worker Wellness Blog

4 months 2 weeks ago

by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at another lawsuit concerning AI’s impact on Suicide Deaths; to how ‘prop’ bets are impacting college campuses and influencing wars; to a variety of efforts to reshape and support Women in the Construction Industry. Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss […]

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