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Revisting Mike Shildt's comments on his Cardinals departure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As the last-place St. Louis Cardinals fall further behind in the National League standings, one of the biggest mysteries not too far removed from this season is what happened to Mike Shildt? Around lunchtime Tuesday, Cardinals Twitter brewed up some takes on the season and Shildt ended up trending. Shildt is currently serving as a third base coach for the San Diego Padres. He hopes to manage at the MLB level again soon, but his path leading up to it is quite unusual. A longtime scout, minor league manager and assistant coach in the Cardinals organization, Shildt took over as manager of the big-league squad in July 2018 when the team parted ways with Mike Matheny. He then managed St. Louis to the postseason in each of his first three full seasons. RELATED - Cardinals dead last in NL again, a spot they haven’t finished in a century-plus Shildt earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2019 and fared 252-199 (.559 winning percentage) over parts of four seasons. In 2021, Shi...

1 dead in crash near busy Granite City intersection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – A Granite City man died late Tuesday afternoon in a crash near a busy intersection in the city.According to Captain Gary Brooks, a spokesperson for the Granite City Police Department, the crash happened just after 6:55 p.m. near Nameoki Road and Lindell Boulevard.Police and other first responders found the crash victim, identified as Frank Fisher, and took him to a local hospital.Fisher later died injuries he suffered in the crash. He was 41.Police did not offer any additional specifics regarding the crash.Granite City police are investigating the crash with the assistance of the Metro East Crash Assistance Team and the Madison County Coroner’s Office.

Street outside CityPark could be named in honor of St. Louligans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An aldermanic committee is weighing a possible honorary name change for a street outside CityPark in downtown St. Louis.Last month, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge (Ward 14) submitted Board Bill 19, which would name a stretch of North 21st Street in honor of the long-standing soccer supporters' group, the St. Louligans.Founded in 2010, the St. Louligans are a nonprofit group that has advocated for soccer in the St. Louis region. Aldridge highlights the group's charity work in raising more than $300,000 for organizations like the St. Louis Foodbank, the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, Home Sweet Home, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, Special Needs Soccer Association, and UMSL Succeed.Under Aldridge's proposal, North 21st between Locust and Olive streets would be renamed "Louligan Street." At least 60% of all registered voters and / or persons owning a business along that stretch of North 21st have signed a petition supporting the name change.BB 19 is presently in the Pub...

Shaggy & TLC's tour stops in St. Louis this month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- TLC and Shaggy have announced that they will team up for a 2023 concert tour. They will be playing their biggest hits from the last 30 years. On the tour, En Vogue and Sean Kingston will appear as special guests.On June 28 Shaggy and TLC will preform at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. Purchase tickets here. Fans can expect to hear songs like Waterfalls, No Scrubs, Unpretty, and Creep by TLC, It Wasn't Me, Boombastic, and Angel by Shaggy, Hold On, My Loving (Never Gonna Get It) and Free Your Mind by En Vogue, and Beautiful Girls and Take You There by Sean Kingston.Shaggy has sold more than 40 million albums to date, in addition to landing eight singles on the Billboard Hot 100. He is among the top 3 streamed reggae artists of all time on Spotify.

Vote for St. Louis' City Foundry as the Best Food Hall of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS—USA Today is running a poll to find out what its readers think is the best food hall in 2023. The City Foundry in St. Louis is on the list. Voting is open through the end of the month.Visitors to the Foundry can snack, graze, or buy meals from any of the 15 restaurants that are all housed in the same food hall. There are American burgers, Argentine empanadas, and even toasted ravioli on the menus of these eateries.They also have the Alamo Drafthouse, where visitors can watch movies. At the City Winery, there is also music. Vote here.

Family-owned Colorado company sues aerospace giant Boeing over claims of intellectual-property theft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

A family-owned Colorado aerospace company is suing aviation giant Boeing, claiming it stole intellectual property, produced flawed tools that could have endangered astronauts and pilots and eliminated records to cover it all up.The lawsuit by Wilson Aerospace in LaPorte was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where Boeing was founded and previously based. Boeing’s gains from the theft of Wilson’s intellectual property amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, attorneys for Wilson said.Among the claims made by the lawsuit is racketeering.“The lawsuit talks about the various people in and outside of Boeing that Boeing was working with to develop this enterprise that was essentially targeting small tool providers, we believe, to  basically bait them along and steal their intellectual property,” said Christopher Warmbold, an attorney with Chicago-based Meyers and Flowers.The firm is one of five from across the country that are representing Wilso...

Automakers tell Congress: Don’t make us keep AM radio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

Riley Beggin | (TNS) The Detroit NewsWASHINGTON — In an era when companies are building driverless cars and 30-inch infotainment screens, the auto industry found itself in Congress on Tuesday fighting over technology that’s a little more old school: AM radio.Bipartisan lawmakers are considering requiring automakers to keep AM radio in all new vehicles as some companies — including Tesla Inc., Volkswagen AG, Volvo Cars and BMW AG — are eliminating the frequency from electric vehicles because battery motors interfere with signals.During a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, the lobbying arm of the U.S. auto industry asked lawmakers not to do that, saying that plenty of technology is available to transmit safety messages, and that mandates could hamper future innovation.That argument was met with united skepticism from both Democrats and Republicans: Lawmakers argued that AM radio is a crucial source for local news and public safety messages in remote areas.“When hurr...

Broadway’s “Frozen,” which began in Denver, is finally making its Mile High return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

Disney’s big-budget Broadway musical adaptation of “Frozen” is returning to Denver for the first time since its pre-Broadway rehearsals.The show is one of seven that the Denver Center for the Performing Arts has added for the 2023-2024 season. The subscriber pre-sale and public on-sale dates will be announced later, officials said, as will ticket prices, the organization said Wednesday.The other shows include: the 50th anniversary return of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Shrek the Musical,” and perennial seat-fillers “Chicago” and “Hairspray.” See the full list below, and denvercenter.org/tickets-events .“Frozen” was a long-in-the-works adaptation of the 2013 animated Disney movie before it began its pre-Broadway shows at Denver’s Buell Theatre in 2017. Disney’s Theatrical Division followed up cherry spots for “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lion King” in Denver by bringing &#...

Worker dies after getting crushed by concrete wall in Pacoima

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

A worker at a construction site died after they were crushed by a fallen concrete wall in Pacoima Wednesday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.The wall's collapse was reported around 8:45 a.m., when firefighters responded to the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard for reports of two people trapped.When firefighters arrived, they found that one person had gotten themselves out, but the other person remained trapped under cinder blocks.The person who self-extricated was taken to a local hospital with back pain. Footage from the scene showed multiple firefighters working to free the other worker, who was pronounced dead at the scene at about 10:30 a.m.No information about the victim's identity has been released. Nancy Fontan contributed to this story.

Arthur Shoji and Michael Massucco Hurt in Dirt Bike Crash on Marysville Road [Camptonville, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:57:00 GMT

Two Hospitalized after Dirt Bike Accident near Old Toll RoadCAMPTONVILLE, CA (June 7, 2023) – Saturday morning, Arthur Shoji and Michael Massucco were hurt in a dirt bike crash on Marysville Road.The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m., near Old Toll Road.According to the investigators, two men were riding their street-legal dirt bikes when one of the riders slowed down to pull over.The second rider failed to notice and rear-ended the first rider. As a result, both riders were ejected from their motorcycles.Responding paramedics transported 62-year-old Shoji and 51-year-old Massucco to a nearby hospital for treatment of major injuries.Police said both riders were wearing protective gear when the collision happened. The California Highway Patrol ruled out drugs or alcohol to be a factor in the incident.Motorcyclists rarely escape injury when an accident occurs. It is important to never underestimate the bike’s speed when you’re riding a motorcycle. Additionally, strictly ...