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After Trying To Deny The Obvious, Google Announces It’s Shutting Down Stadia

3 years 3 months ago
While Google’s Stadia game streaming service arrived with a lot of promise, it generally landed with a disappointing thud. A limited catalog, deployment issues, and a quality that couldn’t match current gen game consoles meant the service just never saw the kind of traction Google (or a lot of other people) originally envisioned. Developers have been […]
Karl Bode

Chili Cook-Off Returning To Downtown Alton

3 years 3 months ago
ALTON - The Downtown Alton Chili Cook-Off is returning to Alton from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 15. The cook-off will be held in the Argosy Casino parking lot, located at 1 Piasa St., and will feature live music and cash prizes. Sara McGibany, executive director of Alton Main Street, said her organization is looking forward to seeing local chefs return to the riverfront. “The Downtown Alton Chili Cook-Off is a fiery competition that encourages local chili chefs (both amateur & professional) to match their favorite recipe with others in similar categories,” McGibany said. “We are excited to bring the cook-off back to Alton's beautiful riverfront this year!” Tickets are $10 per adult or $5 for kids 12 and under, and it costs $25 to register a team for the Chili Cook-Off. The “people’s choice” winner of the Chili Cook-Off will take home the coveted “Silver Ladle,” and there are $100 cash prizes for five different

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Employment has recovered to pre-pandemic levels almost everywhere

3 years 3 months ago
The Wall Street Journal, like all of us, is puzzled by the economy. Why is it that even though economic growth is flat, companies are still trying to hire more workers? A persistent economic puzzle is why labor is still so tight amid slowing growth....Monthly payrolls have grown an average of 438,000 from January through ...continue reading "Employment has recovered to pre-pandemic levels almost everywhere"
Kevin Drum

Illinois' governor race echoes U.S. abortion, crime debates

3 years 3 months ago
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned that his Republican opponent is a far-right politician who would take the state backward while state Sen. Darren Bailey asked voters to consider whether the Democratic incumbent’s first term has improved their lives as the two candidates met for an online forum
Associated Press

Guerrilla Street Food Will Open With New Owners, Location This Fall

3 years 3 months ago
Five months after closing, Guerilla Street Food will open again later this fall — this time with new owners. Joel Crespo and Brian Hardesty, who owned the business for 11 years and oversaw its journey from one of the city’s most beloved food trucks to a St. Louis staple for Filipino food, announced on Friday that they have sold the Guerilla Street Food brand. Their business will belong to new owners, Rachel and Arnold Alcantara.
Benjamin Simon