An $85,000 grant from the anti-smoking group MPAAT will allow city officials to study the overall impact of the coming smoking ban.
HOTELS BEGIN NEW CONTRACT TALKS WITH UNION
Five years after more than a thousand hospitality workers walked off the job over pay issues, local hotels are back at the bargaining table with a confident and aggressive union.
CITY MAY CREATE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
City officials are exploring whether to create a separate development agency to focus exclusively on the riverfront, reports Bill Clements in Finance and Commerce.
STONE ARCH BRIDGE WILL GET LIT AFTER ALL
The plan to light up downtown's historic Stone Arch Bridge for the Fourth of July celebration looks like it could happen--just one year late.
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