This past week the Board of Aldermen held their weekly meeting, presided by Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Aldermen. New Legislation There were eleven bills introduced and read for the first time at this past week’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Here is a synopsis of some of the bills: Alderman Joe Roddy introduced BB [...]
The link below is a PDF of cooling sights provided by Operation Weather Survival (OWS). Scroll down to page three to see locations in St. Louis. If people need additional information regarding cooling sites, the United Way can be reached at 2-1-1 or 1-800-427-4626. The United Way will help to identify the nearest cooling site [...]
Coolerplanet.com has compiled this interesting map that provides a visual of renewable energy use by state based upon information provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This map ranks states 1-50 based upon their use of renewable energy usage. Looking at this information, it is clear that the Midwest as a whole has a lot of work to [...]
This Saturday, June 26th, 15 homeowners on the 4000-4100 blocks of N Taylor will receive complete home makeovers thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between 21st Ward Alderman Antonio French, pictured on the left, and non-profit Rebuilding Together-St. Louis. This Saturday’s event will be the second of a series of Rebuilding Days this summer. The goal is servicing the 6 neighborhoods [...]
About 420 workers at the Mallinckrodt pharmaceutical chemical plant went on strike May 1st of this year. The workers continue to strike to protest cuts in retiree medical benefits, seniority rights, Sunday pay, sick days, ”two-tier” wage system, freezing the pension plan, vacation time, and several health/safety issues. Monday, Larry Galvin, President of UAW Local 1887, [...]
