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Spire Predicts Good Pipeline News in Email to Panicked Customers

3 years 9 months ago

After Spire Missouri warned its 600,000 customers that its ability to heat 400,000 homes and businesses this winter is "in jeopardy," the energy company now says that it is "encouraged" by statements from federal regulators deliberating on the fate of a key pipeline.

Just eleven days remain before a December 13 deadline that could see Spire lose the operating license to its key St. Louis pipeline — a threat that the company shared in a November 4 email that sent customers panicking while also outraging some local officials.…
Danny Wicentowski

4TheVille Nonprofit Tackles Issue: 30,000 St. Louis Properties Still Have Racial Covenants In Their Deeds

3 years 9 months ago

A research study on racially restrictive covenants showed there are still millions of such documents tied to home deeds across the United States.

And around 30,000 restrictive covenants in St. Louis, which peaked in the 1920s.

Julia Allen, co-founder of 4TheVille, discovered recently that the owner of their home has signed a covenant agreeing not to sell or rent to people of colour.

The 71-year-old, with the help of her non-profit, aims to help people understand and address the fight against discriminatory housing practices.

Check out the full story by Corinne Ruff on St. Louis Public Radio.

St. Louis Public Radio