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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigning today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Kim Gardner is stepping down as St. Louis Circuit Attorney two weeks ahead of schedule. Earlier this month, the embattled chief prosecutor announced she would resign effective June 1. Gardner, the city’s first African American chief prosecutor, will instead leave her post today, May 16.In a statement, Gardner said the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office will handle priority cases until a replacement can be named.The Circuit Attorney has worked with St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell and his office to ensure a comprehensive transition plan is in place to handle cases that prioritizes public safety. Effective immediately, Kimberly M. Gardner will end her service as the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Ms. Gardner has been committed to serving the people of the City of St. Louis and has done all she can to ensure a smooth transition. Further inquiries about ongoing cases can be directed to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's OfficeStatement ...

Missouri rapper pleads guilty to illegal firearms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally possessing firearms, one of which was linked to several recent shootings. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Springfield rappers arrested on illegal firearms charges According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Jardell Carlin Williams, 19, admitted he was in possession of a Glock .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol when a vehicle, in which he was a passenger, was stopped by the Springfield Police Department on Feb. 15, 2022.Williams also admitted he was in possession of a C3 Defense 5.56-caliber semi-automatic pistol when a vehicle, in which he was a passenger, was stopped by detectives with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Oct. 23, 2022.The press release states the AR-style pistol was identified as having been used in three shooting incidents in the Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, areas.Williams faces a sentence of up to 25 years in federal prison without parole. T...

New 14-story Clayton building features an acre of green space

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. -- Construction of a new 14-story building called Forsyth Pointe in Clayton is now complete. Tenants, including Clayton based manufacturing technology supply company Barry-Wehmiller, will start moving in soon. The 226,000 square foot building is located at the intersection of Forsyth and Brentwood boulevards, across from Shaw Park. Busch Light brings ‘corn cans’ back to celebrate, support farmers There is currently 102,520 square feet of office space available for lease. The open floor plans feature column free design and 14-foot ceilings with glass curtain walls. The large lobby features a video wall plus 13,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurant space.There is an acre of green space on the 7th floor. The garden terrace includes a fire pit, seating, and a fitness center. The building features five levels of covered parking and electric vehicle charging stations.

Grabowski’s Pizzeria closes in The Source after four years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

Grabowski’s Pizzeria has checked out of The Source Hotel.Owner Jared Leonard closed the Chicago-style pizza shop, located at 3350 Brighton Blvd., on May 10 after he realized the space wasn’t the right fit for Grabowski’s anymore.“About 75 percent of our business was takeout, but for that space and rent, it really needs to be more of a cocktail bar or something where there’s more dine-in customers for the economics of it all to make sense,” Leonard said.Leonard, who also owns AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q in Denver and Campfire in Evergreen and Lakewood, opened Grabowski’s in 2019. The owner of Chicago-based SSC Hospitality Group wanted to introduce Denver to the 1950s tavern-style pizzas with rectangular slices and a papery thin crust.And even though business was doing pretty well, Leonard said the vision for The Source has changed since Zeppelin Development sold The Source Hotel + Market Hall in RiNo to Los Angeles-based Stockdale Capital Partners for $70 million last year.He said parking...

Vivek Ramaswamy and His Wikipedia Problem

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

Your online presence can be a make-or-break factor for your personal brand, especially when you are involved in politics. Having a polished image in the digital world is now more important than ever.It is important that people keep up with their personal brand and ensure the accuracy of everything said about them online. But when it comes to editing your own Wikipedia page, how far is too far?Enter Vivek Ramaswamy, the entrepreneur and biotech investor whose recent actions have ignited heated discussions around the ethics of self-promotion. With him recently declaring his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, it makes sense that he would want his online image to be as clean as possible.Ramaswamy and WikipediaRamaswamy recently made headlines for paying someone to edit his Wikipedia page. It was originally reported by Mediate before numerous other media outlets picked up on the story.The one change to his Wikipedia page that may be considered controversial include him being a...

ADL says Elon Musk’s attacks on George Soros ‘will embolden extremists’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

By Chris Isidore | CNNNew York — Elon Musk launched a baseless Twitter attack on George Soros, a frequent target for antisemitic conspiracy theories, accusing the financier of hating humanity days after Soros disclosed having sold off a modest stake in Tesla.While Musk’s remarks don’t mention the billionaire philanthropist’s ethnicity, Musk was criticized for dangerous rhetoric that could potentially fuel further attacks on Soros.In a tweet late Monday, Musk compared him to X-Men villain Magneto, who like Soros was a survivor of the Holocaust, according to the comics’ back story for the character. When a Twitter user defended Soros as having good intentions which are criticized by those who disagree with his politics, Musk responded, “You assume they are good intentions. They are not. He wants to erode the very fabric of civilization. Soros hates humanity.”Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, a civil right group that tracks and battles incidents of antisemitism, c...

Puerto Rican denied rental car he paid for in New Orleans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

By Arielle Brumfield | CNNNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — A large rental car company has apologized to a Puerto Rican man after denying him a car he paid for at the New Orleans International Airport.Humberto Marchand traveled to the city and paid for a rental car through Hertz ahead of his trip.When he arrived, he was denied the car after the employee demanded to see a passport.Marchand is a United States citizen and did not have his passport on him because his flight was domestic. Puerto Rico is also a United States territory.Marchand said the Hertz employee called the police and was advised to file a report with the Kenner Police Department by the responding officer.He says he was hoping the responding officer would confirm with the staff that his identification was valid, but instead, he says he was asked to leave the premises and, while doing so, says he overheard the officer suggest calling border authorities.In a statement, the Kenner Police Department said in part, R...

AT&T to reduce office locations, call managers back to office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

By Scott Moritz | BloombergAT&T Inc. is reducing its office footprint and requiring managers to show up in person at least three days a week, a move that could prompt some people to quit, Chief Executive Officer John Stankey said in an interview with Matt Miller on Bloomberg Radio.The largest US telecommunications company, which has operations in all 50 states, will consolidate into nine core offices with two main hubs in Dallas and Atlanta. The other locations are Los Angeles; Seattle; Washington; San Ramon, California; St. Louis and two New Jersey locations Middletown and Bedminster.The return-to-office mandate, which starts in July in Dallas and Atlanta and will be implemented everywhere else by Sept. 4, will apply to more than 60,000 managers. Stankey said that 85% of those people live near one of the offices. As for the remaining 15%, “many will make decisions that are appropriate to their lives,” he said. “If they want to be a part of building a great culture and environme...

Surfer dies after distress call at Humboldt County beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

A surfer died Sunday after being pulled from the water at Moonstone Beach, near Trinidad, the Humboldt County sheriff’s office said.Deputies were called at 3:50 p.m. for a surfer in distress. The woman had reportedly become unattached from her surfboard and was “overcome by waves,” the sheriff’s report said. She was pulled unconscious to the shore by another beachgoer, and a Coast Guard helicopter took her to a hospital in Eureka. She was pronounced dead there.The woman was identified as Martina Scarfia, 25, of Eureka.Her sister told the Lost Coast Outpost that Scarfia had graduated the previous day from the nursing program at College of the Redwoods.The sister said Scarfia lost consciousness in the water because of an unspecified medical emergency. The sheriff’s office said an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.Moonstone Beach is a county park at the mouth of the Little River.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Aut...

Two-bedroom home in Palo Alto sells for $2.8 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:53:42 GMT

1425 Parkinson Avenue – Google Street ViewThe historic property located in the 1400 block of Parkinson Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 27, 2023. The $2,800,000 purchase price works out to $2,759 per square foot. The house, built in 1923, has an interior space of 1,015 square feet. The property features two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There’s also a pool in the backyard sits on a 7,350-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,383-square-foot home on the 200 block of Walter Hays Drive in Palo Alto sold in August 2022, for $3,250,000, a price per square foot of $2,350. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Greenwood Avenue, Palo Alto, in August 2022, a 2,472-square-foot home was sold for $3,960,000, a price per square foot of $1,602. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,051-square-foot home on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,275,000, a price per square foot of $2,084. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.&...