Bob Nation

Dan Buck, the CEO of Big Sports Properties LLC, updates the Chesterfield City Council on his POWERplex project on June 5, 2017. A missed deadline means the complex won't be built in the city.

Chesterfield spikes $55 million youth sports complex agreement; developer says he’ll go elsewhere

Rachel Lippmann

A proposed $55 million indoor-outdoor sports complex in the Chesterfield Valley, billed as the largest in North America, won’t move forward because the…

A rendering of the $55 million POWERplex athletic facility in Chesterfield. Its developer, Dan Buck, touts it as the largest indoor athletic complex in North America.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missed deadline may snag $55 million POWERplex athletic complex in Chesterfield

Rachel Lippmann

The developer hoping to build in Chesterfield what’s touted as North America’s largest indoor sports facility wants more time to secure vital financial…

Ahead of the April 4 elections in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, St. Louis on the Air will host several pro/con discussions about ballot measures with a proponent and opponent of the measure at hand.

Government, Politics & Issues

Pro & Con: Proposition P, a St. Louis County ballot measure, regarding police, public safety funding

Kelly Moffitt

On Friday, St. Louis on the Air hosted a moderated conversation about Proposition P, one of the ballot measures that St. Louis County voters will decide…

Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger speaks with a member of the St. Louis County Police Department on Tuesday. The council approved transferring money from the county emergency fund to pay for police overtime accrued during the Ferguson unrest.

Government, Politics & Issues

Tax proposal for St. Louis County police gets intertwined in broader sales tax fight

Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger is strongly backing a state legislative effort that could result in more money for the St. Louis County Police…

Government, Politics & Issues

Chesterfield Mayor's Secession Talk Raises Eyebrows — And Faces Long, Long Odds

Jason Rosenbaum

(Updated on Wednesday at 4 p.m.)The mayor of Chesterfield is sticking by his threat for his city to secede from St. Louis County, contending that his city…

Government, Politics & Issues

General Assembly may once again weigh in on St. Louis County's perennial sales-tax fights

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The grand opening of two new outlet malls in Chesterfield appears to have also launched a rekindled…

The lake at Chesterfield Valley, which was the pit formed when the Monarch Levee was reconstructed after the flood of 1993.

Health, Science & Environment

Monarch levee transformed Chesterfield Valley

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Just beyond the noise and traffic of the Chesterfield Valley -- past the big levee behind the Taubman…

Government, Politics & Issues

Numerous contests for mayor among suburban offices up for grabs next Tuesday

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 27, 2013 - Although Proposition P – or the “Arch tax” – is the best-known issue on Tuesday’s…