ST. LOUIS NEWS TODAY - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 IN THE NEWS NEW: HUD Awards $40 Million in Grants to Combat Housing Discrimination NEW: Movie Studios Asked to Stop Depicting Smoking in Youth-rated Movies Tom Stillman Buys St. Louis Blues Hockey Team MoDOT to Host Public Meetings on I-70 Blanchette Bridge Construction, May 24 & 30 St. Louis City Plans to Replace Kingshighway Viaduct JOB NEWS Executive-Level Hiring Is Improving in Labor Market $12 million in Grants to Provide Job Training Services for Veterans HOTEL NEWS Doubletree Chesterfield Completes Renovation of Conference Center Drury Hotels Named One of 50 Customer Service Champions SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS NEW: 2012 Illinois State Fair Grandstand Entertainment Announced Metro East Levee Project Gets Green Light for First Phase of Construction Gateway Geyser Adds to Riverfront Attractions KANSAS CITY NEWS NEW: Kansas City Restaurant Week Raises $130,000 for Harvesters Discovery Center Hosting Exhibition by American Landscape Artist Thomas Cole RESTAURANT NEWS NEW: The World's Top High-Tech Restaurants from Bangkok to D.C. Urban Eats Receives National Recognition As the ONLY Bike-Friendly Café in St Louis Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Presents "Phantom of the Grand 'Ole Opry" Through July COMMUNITY INFO NEW: Urban Roots Volunteers Beautify Downtown St. Louis School Fair, June 5, for Students of Closing Imagine Charter Schools BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY NEWS Westinghouse Partners With Missouri to Develop Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors SPECIAL EVENTS NEW: Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts to Feature Nelly Welcoming Chinese Dragon Greets Visitors to the Garden MayFest St. Louis, May 18 - 20, at Ballpark Village 2012 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis to Feature "Othello", May 25 - June 17, at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park NOT JUST FOR KIDS St. Louis Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program ART GALLERY NEWS NEW: Hal Laspé Opens New Gallery of Art on Washington Street Near Grand Paintings of 'Historical St. Louis' by Impressionist Robert Dielmann at Soulard Coffee Garden & Café Wildlife Art Exhibition at St. Louis Zoo ADVERTISEMENTS Weather Forecast St. Louis Front Page, Kansas City Front Page and Southwest Illinois News are owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan St. Louis and Kansas City areas. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 1996 - 2012 Moore Design Group.

Saint Louis Zoo Sets New Visitor Attendance Record Over 1 million visitors have enjoyed the attractions at the Saint Louis Zoo including the Zoo Train, Carousel and special exhibits. >>> NEW: Lion Cubs Make Debut at Zoo's Big Cat Country ST. LOUIS, MO - Three-month old African lion cubs "Mtai" (Muh-TIE) and "Serafina" made their public debut last week in the lion habitat at the Saint Louis Zoo's Big Cat Country. >>> NEW: I-70 Blanchette Bridge Construction Public Meetings ST. LOUIS, MO - MoDOT and Walsh Construction Company will host two public meetings to share details on the $63 million rehabilitation of the westbound Blanchette Bridge and highlight alternate routes to help I-70 drivers get around. >>> Spring to Dance Festival Returns Memorial Day Weekend ST. LOUIS, MO - Dance St. Louis and the Touhill Performing Arts Center will present the 5th Annual Emerson "Spring to Dance Festival 2012" on Thursday, May 24 through Saturday, May 26. >>> ADVERTISEMENTS

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