Nassim Benchaabane

St. Louis

Reporter at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Clayton to consider allowing short-term rentals downtown

3 days ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

CLAYTON — Lawmakers here may soon allow short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo, currently prohibited, to operate in the city’s downtown district. The change comes in response to a request by a longtime property owner to convert its vacant office space into four, two-bedroom dwelling units for short-term stays. Schlafly Corp., which owns a three-story building at 2 North Meramec Avenue, also plans to put a restaurant with a patio in on its ground floor, below the apartments.
Clayton and three other cities in St. Louis County tally damages from tornado

6 days ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Last month’s tornado rampaged from Clayton to Edwardsville, hitting hardest in the city of St. Louis, where it killed five people and wrecked more than 2,500 buildings, destroying entire homes in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.
On some St. Louis streets, 70% of tornado victims are uninsured. Can recovery happen?

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Steph Kukuljan |Josh Renaud |Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS — The May 16 tornado battered blocks in north St. Louis where more than 70% of homeowners likely don't have insurance, according to a Post-Dispatch analysis of U.S. Census data. Not all city streets have such high rates, with the figures varying among blocks where the tornado carved a path of damage.
Sharp criticism, unanswered questions follow tornado siren 'failure' in St. Louis

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Kelsey Landis |Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS — The administration of Mayor Cara Spencer on Tuesday still didn't offer details on went wrong when sirens failed to properly activate before the tornado that killed five and injured dozens. Moreover, official statements since the tornado have often contradicted each other. "It is a very sensitive issue, and I want to be very, very accurate in this," Spencer said. Anger, however, continued to mount on Tuesday.
Great-grandmother killed in St. Louis storm toiled over home, garden, family

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Nassim Benchaabane

Share ST. LOUIS — A mother of five and great-grandmother of eight was killed when her longtime house collapsed in Friday’s tornado while she headed to the basement for cover, her family said Monday. Delois Holmes, 70, had lived in the house in the 4500 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue, in St. Louis’ the Ville neighborhood, for more than four decades. She raised her five sons there and renovated the home bit by bit over the years until it was just the way she liked it.
Great-grandmother killed in St. Louis storm toiled over home, garden, family

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS — A mother of five and great-grandmother of eight was killed when her longtime house collapsed in Friday's tornado while she headed to the basement for cover, her family said Monday. Delois Holmes, 70, had lived in the house in the 4500 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue, in St. Louis' The Ville neighborhood, for more than four decades. She raised her five sons there and renovated the home bit by bit over the years until it was just the way she liked it.
Helicopter crossed into Delta plane's flight path near Lambert International Airport

2 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS — A helicopter crossed into the flight path of a Delta flight without authorization, forcing the airplane to abort its initial descent into St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Friday. Delta, in a written statement, said the airplane was heading toward landing when the plane's onboard system detected potential traffic ahead.
Woman killed in St. Louis church lauded as 'servant' in tight-knit community

3 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

ST. LOUIS — To many residents of St. Louis' Fountain Park neighborhood, she was just known as "Ms. Pat."She seemed to always be there, at Centennial Christian Church, with her husband, cooking or packing lunches or giving out groceries to feed to anyone in need. She was tall, had a big smile and a booming laugh. And she was always inviting people in, or asking if they needed any help. "She died in her beloved church, doing what she loved," her daughter, Alexis Dennard said in an interview Saturday.
Man jokes about Riverview mayor online. Mayor sends him a subpoena.

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Nassim Benchaabane

Carroll is taking Riverview to court instead. “They’re just making stuff up,” said Carroll, who is suing in St. Louis County court. “There is no reason by statute that they could subpoena me. It’s not a legal document.” The incident appeared to be an unusual attempt by a government to compel a citizen — of another city and state — to testify about a comment he wrote on social media about an individual public official, typically an act protected by freedom of speech laws.
Man jokes about Riverview mayor online. Mayor sends him a subpoena.

3 weeks ago | stltoday.com | Nassim Benchaabane

COLLINSVILLE — James Carroll found a notice on the door of his home here one recent day that baffled him. It was a subpoena, typically an order issued by a court requiring someone to testify or hand over records in a criminal investigation or civil dispute. But this subpoena was issued by Riverview, a hilly, square-mile city of 2,600 across the Mississippi River and the Missouri state line.