BENTON PARK – A neighborhood group is pleased with plans for a four-story, 42-unit apartment building on the southeast corner of Lynch and Jefferson avenues. But they’d like to have…
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Veteran politician offers views on road ahead for black officials
CENTRAL WEST END – With the possibilities of ward reduction and redistricting as well as new development on the St. Louis horizon, Twenty-Sixth Ward freshman Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard called Wednesday…
Free lunches available during schools' Spring Break
PEABODY-DARST-WEBBE – There is such a thing as a free lunch. When school’s out for Spring Break this year, empty bellies won’t take the place of lunches for St. Louis…
Regional airport study tabled after Schoemehl email surfaces
DOWNTOWN – Some racially charged advice by a former mayor has led to a temporary and possibly permanent halt in plans for a regional study of governance of St. Louis…
Hampton Gardens apartments will pay more to occupy site
NORTHAMPTON – It seemed to be a deal a renter could love. Ever since 1950, the city leased 32 acres just north of Tilles Park for $100 a year to…
Aldermen approve 3 percent raises for city employees
CITY HALL – A bill fattening the amount of raises for civil service employees of the city of St. Louis has received the final approval of the Board of Aldermen.…
MLS stadium tax breaks get first-round approval
CITY HALL – As some aldermen spoke of the wisdom of holding out for a better deal, the Board of Aldermen gave initial approval on Friday to a package of…
Municipal Court offers amnesty Feb. 24-27
ST. LOUIS – The city is hosting an amnesty program for residents with outstanding bench warrants. Older minor offenses may be reviewed and potentially dismissed. “We recognize that having an…
Freeholders selection process edges forward
CITY HALL – It’s getting warmer outside, as is, perhaps, the effort to name nine city representatives to the city-county Board of Freeholders. On Wednesday, members of the aldermanic Intergovernmental…
Blizzard of burgers, fries and ice cream is family tradition
ST. LOUIS HILLS – Some of Susan Leonard’s earliest job training came in all-night sleepovers at her parents’ Dairy Queen at Eichelberger Street and Hampton Avenue. While her parents worked…
3 percent raises for civil service workers get initial approval
CITY HALL – Flush with cash, the city soon may double the amount of raises it gives to its civil service workers. In past years, St. Louis gave merit raises…
Committee approves soccer stadium plan
CITY HALL – A package of $34.5 million worth of incentives for a $532 million Major League Soccer stadium now has the approval of a Board of Aldermen committee. The…