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St. Louis added a crosswalk with a traffic signal and made other safety improvements to a stretch of Chippewa Street near Ted Drewes that’s been the site of several pedestrian fatalities.
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The organization has 18 months to submit its site development plan for the intersection of Benham and Redman Roads to the Planning Commission.
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The plan is set to be adopted in September or October. It focuses on road safety, street and sidewalk maintenance and other issues brought up by community members.
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Jami Cox Antwi won a decisive victory earlier this month in a special election to replace Mayor Cara Spencer on the Board of Aldermen.
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The American Red Cross operated five shelters in the weeks after the May 16 tornado, serving nearly 1,000 displaced people.
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If this sounds familiar, that’s because IDOT shut down the north and east bound lanes for similar repairs last month.
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The Community Development Administration is still accepting applications for its housing grant, but if an organization has not started the application, it is likely too late.
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A June 29 benefit concert and an associated online campaign netted $350,000 to support the Urban League’s tornado relief efforts in north St. Louis, with another $150,000 in pledged donations expected. The Fabulous Fox Theatre donated its space for the event.
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The 4.2-acre property has sat vacant since 2014. The reimagining of the site will be a $670 million mixed-use development project in partnership with the Cordish Cos.
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The funds are being dispersed to several organizations for rebuilding houses and family support efforts after the storm displaced hundreds and caused over $1 billion worth of damage.
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Police also obtained 60 firearms across the city over the long weekend, which marks a 60% increase from last year and a 160% increase compared with a normal Thursday through Sunday.
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Blair’s Law makes it a crime to fire a gun in a celebratory manner in any municipality in Missouri.