Mark Kupsky /tags/mark-kupsky Mark Kupsky en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT What does the start of Missouri recreational marijuana sales mean for the Metro East? /economy-business/2023-02-03/what-does-the-start-of-missouri-recreational-marijuana-sales-mean-for-the-metro-east St. Louis residents who’ve purchased recreational marijuana at Metro East dispensaries say the convenience of having local shops and lower taxes will make Missouri locations more attractive. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-02-03/what-does-the-start-of-missouri-recreational-marijuana-sales-mean-for-the-metro-east Will Bauer Fairview Heights To Get Metro East’s Third Marijuana Dispensary /government-politics-issues/2020-11-04/fairview-heights-to-get-metro-easts-third-marijuana-dispensary The Fairview Heights City Council voted 8-1 Wednesday to approve the dispensary near the intersection of Interstate 64 and Illinois Route 159. Ascend Illinois can now move forward with opening its second dispensary in the region at 114 Commerce Lane, a defunct Babies R Us store, in the main shopping district. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:47:46 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-11-04/fairview-heights-to-get-metro-easts-third-marijuana-dispensary Eric Schmid Fairview Heights Council Votes To Allow And Tax Recreational Marijuana Sales /politics-issues/2019-12-18/fairview-heights-council-votes-to-allow-and-tax-recreational-marijuana-sales FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — The city council voted 7-3 Tuesday night to allow cannabis-related businesses to come to the city. Aldermen made the decision quickly… Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:10:34 GMT /politics-issues/2019-12-18/fairview-heights-council-votes-to-allow-and-tax-recreational-marijuana-sales Eric Schmid Fairview Heights City Council Considers Recreational Marijuana As Dispensary Operation Eyes Site /government-politics-issues/2019-12-16/fairview-heights-city-council-considers-recreational-marijuana-as-dispensary-operation-eyes-site Updated at 8:15 p.m., Dec. 17: By a vote of 7-3, the Fairview Heights City Council voted to allow and tax recreational cannabis sales in the city.Original… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 02:15:11 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-12-16/fairview-heights-city-council-considers-recreational-marijuana-as-dispensary-operation-eyes-site Eric Schmid More Than 3 Years Later, Fairview Heights Still Hasn’t Filled Its City Administrator Job /government-politics-issues/2019-02-11/more-than-3-years-later-fairview-heights-still-hasnt-filled-its-city-administrator-job In October 2015, about six months after Mark Kupsky was elected Fairview Heights mayor, the city agreed to part ways with its then-city administrator, Jim… Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:12:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-02-11/more-than-3-years-later-fairview-heights-still-hasnt-filled-its-city-administrator-job Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat