Christmas is a week from Monday, and Explore St.Louis has some suggestions for families and friends that they hope you put on your calender for next week. Keiner Plaza in downtown STL has Winterfest… you can visit igloos, enjoy holiday karaoke, and mingle with superheros, and kids can skate for free on Friday courtesy of…
The completion of a major years-long highway project in St.Louis County by The MO Department of Transportation is being officially celebrated next week. The $278 million dollar I-270 North project began in the Spring of 2020 and is being hailed as not only benefiting the state of MO, but the entire region, as the highway…
A bridge over the Meramec River will be named this week after a St.Louis County Police Officer who was killed two years ago in the line of duty. It was Dec. 1st of 2021 that STL County Police Detective Antonio Valentine was rushing in an unmarked police car in Bellefontaine Neighbors to help other officers…
Property owners are being reminded about the risks of title theft and property fraud. The FBI says this type of fraud is among the fastest growing white collar crimes. It involves the registration of a fake deed with forged signatures that allows someone to claim ownership of a property, in order to sell it or to take…
St.Louis-based Trailnet is celebrating it’s 35th birthday this week. Trailnet is a non-profit who’s mission is to foster a healthy and vibrant Metro area… where, walking, bicycling and the use of public transit are a way of life. It also works to connect the region by way of safe and protected on-street bikeways and sidewalks.…
There are all kinds of activities that kick-off on this upcoming four-day holiday weekend. Seasonal fun began Tuesday night, with a holiday celebration on Cherokee Street. Thursday morning the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held in downtown STL on Market Street, featuring marching bands, floats, and Santa Claus…. and there’s the Thanksgiving Day Holiday…
Trout fishing season has begun, and to encourage fishing in urban areas, The Missouri Department of Conservation has begun stocking St.Louis area lakes with thousands of fish. The state’s STL Urban Fishing program has begun, the Dept. Of Conservation will be stocking nearly 40,000 rainbow trout from November until February in nine STL City and…
Arch Grants has announced winners of this year’s startup competition. Arch Grants is a non-profit designed to both attract and retain entrepreneurs in St.Louis ,and to ignite economic development . 22 startups have been awarded a total of $1.9 million in grant funding and have pledged to base their businesses in STL for at least…
Volunteers from several states have arrived in St.Louis this week for a project to restore homes seriously damaged in last summer’s historic record-breaking flooding. It was July 26th last year that life threatening flash flooding hit STL after a line of Thunderstorms dropped up to 10 inches of rain in just a few hours, killing at least one,…
Students from one St. Louis High School are joining students from the Metro East this weekend to learn about leadership skills and community service. The Metro East Leadership Weekend Saturday and Sunday will bring together around 45 young black men in 8th thru 12th grades from 8 Metro East Schools, and this year students from…