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From Saving Advice: Many people imagine their dream future as something tied to a high-paying office role, but blue collar jobs can open equally promising doors. Skilled trades often provide stability, solid wages, and opportunities for advancement without requiring years of student debt. These roles also offer tangible satisfaction—you can see the direct results of […]

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The union's president wrote to members of the state's congressional delegation urging them to intervene in the St. Louis-area Boeing machinists' strike.

For the second year in a row, the City of St. Louis’ Community Development Administration (CDA) is administering the Commercial Facade Improvement Program — a big opportunity for small businesses to give their storefronts a fresh new look. Funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the initiative offers forgivable loans to help […]

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Andrew James McGann, the man accused of killing two people at Devil's Den State Park in July, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

From Construction Dive: Construction professionals view their companies’ robotic innovation efforts more favorably in 2025 than in prior years, according to BuiltWorlds’ latest Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking report. Positive evaluations of the innovative equipment jumped from 74% in 2024 to over 95% this year, and negative evaluations, called “poor” in the report, dropped entirely. That […]

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As the end of summer draws near, fall allergy season approaches, and in the St. Louis region ragweed and mold lead the charge.

From Shelterforce: Long before his skills earned him a path to homeownership in his hometown, Stan Chisholm DJ’d, painted murals, and taught local kids how to express themselves creatively. But his story didn’t start so smoothly. Chisholm was born on the south side of St. Louis, where his mother relocated their family regularly as a […]

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation celebrating the 90th anniversary of Social Security on Thursday, though he offered no plans for avoiding insolvency and a steep drop-off in benefits within the next decade. Trump, who campaigned on “saving” the income stabilization program for America’s seniors, said during an appearance in the Oval Office […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City leaders here say a pair of luxury hotels are helping breathe new life into St. Charles’ proposed Riverpointe development along the Missouri River — a project that has languished nearly empty for years. The hotel complex is a joint venture from area hotel developer Anandkumar “Andy” Patel and Raj Clement, […]

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The 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys are being held at the St. Charles County Family Court, St. Louis County police said on Thursday.

Deep Purple is set to release a new super deluxe edition of their 1972 live album Made in Japan on Friday, and they are giving fans a way to enjoy it together.The…

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ALTON - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church invites community members to attend a program with Father Dominic “The Bread Monk” Garramone, known for his 2000s PBS cooking show “Breaking Bread with Father Dominic.” Father Garramone, a Benedictine monk from Peru, Illinois, will give a presentation at St. Paul’s at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. Doors open at 1 p.m. and lunch — one of Fr. Garramone’s own recipes — will be served at 1:30 p.m. “It’s going to be a very exciting opportunity to hear from a very learned and wonderful chef,” said Robbie Cupp, a leader at St. Paul’s. In addition to hosting his own cooking show from 1999 to 2001, Fr. Garramone is known as the author of several cookbooks and an award-winning children’s book. He is also an educator and travels often. Cupp explained that St. Paul’s has been working for over a year now to book an event with Fr. Garramone, and the parishioners

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act into law, which will create new human trafficking task forces, provide support and training for state attorneys, align penalties for child labor trafficking with child sex trafficking penalties, and provide affirmative defense for minors.

It has been more than six months since Trump took office and kicked off his Musk-led rampage through the federal government. And more than six months that everyone has been turning to the courts to stop the DOGE destruction. These litigation efforts have led to some wins, although too many of them have been short-lived […]

From St. Louis Business Journal: Developer Lux Living has sold one of its apartment complexes for $72 million. The apartment development firm sold The McKenzie apartment complex in University City in a deal that closed Monday, the firm said. The 402,700-square-foot complex is located at 8400 Delmar Blvd., off Interstate 170. The buyer was multifamily […]

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