N-31 Schools A growing number of school districts are switching to four-day school weeks in efforts to cut costs and recruit and retain teachers. Shortened schedules have been more popular in rural districts, where families often have a stay-at-home parent or nearby grandparent. But they also have been adopted recently in a handful of larger…
Organizers of this year’s Tower Grove Pride Festival are expecting thousands to attend this weekend. This is the 10th year for the LGBTQ celebration in STL’s Tower Grove Park and back this year will be The Peoples Joy Parade, a community art and costume parade best known for it’s annual Cinco de Mayo procession on…
Greater St.Louis Inc. Is set to host it’s first Inclusive Economic Growth Summit. This weeks event is bringing leaders from across the region together to develop ways to foster collaboration between business and civic organizations in the 15 counties that make up the Metro area. Greater St.Louis CEO Jason Hall says the summitt will launch…
The Missouri National Guard has announced it’s 2023 Hall of Fame inductees and one of the 4 was a St.Louis area resident. Lt. Col. Robert Madden of University City was as a fighter pilot in World War II, and later served in the MO Air National Guard. Then in 1952 he was recalled to active…
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in St. Louis County. The Department of Public Health has observed an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in St. Louis County, with about 150 new cases per day. In a release the DPH says it’s certain that there are many more unreported cases due to…
A Non-Profit organization that supports economic development in the Metro Area is urging the St.Louis County Council to support an expansion project at Lambert International Airport.Over 160 business and civic leaders, all part of Greater St.Louis Inc, have come out in support of The Boeing Company’s proposed expansion project. A letter released Monday and signed by 163 leaders of from major corporations, small businesses,educational institutions, and non-profits, states that in addition to…
An emergency meeting of the Jennings City Council will be held at 5:00 this evening to deal with mass resignations earlier this week by several officials, including the City Attorney, City Clerk, and Accounting Coordinator who all resigned Tuesday. Earlier this month, the Building Department Manager and Construction Manager quit over a dispute with the…
August is breastfeeding awareness Month, and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health is promoting two programs for new mothers. While breastfeeding offers a number of both long and short term benefits to both infants and their mothers, The County Dept. Of Public Health has just released new data on disparities they’ve found… more then 20% of St.Louis County infants are not breastfed, because mothers often face barriers such as lack…
August is breastfeeding awareness Month, and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health is promoting two programs for new mothers. While breastfeeding offers a number of both long and short term benefits to both infants and their mothers, The County Dept. Of Public Health has just released new data on disparities they’ve found… more then 20% of St.Louis County infants are not breastfed, because mothers often face barriers such as lack…
In a move supported by County Executive Sam Page, The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to move forward with the process for tax breaks for a $2-billion dollar Boeing development of a new aerospace production line. The vote was 5 to 1 with council chairwoman Shalonda Webb, who is a Boeing engineer, abstaining. The single “no”…