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EAST ALTON - Ty Bechel has been a part of many crusades to help others, from his work to help others battle and beat drug addiction to helping the less fortunate. Now Bechel and his friend, Paul Stover, will celebrate a new dynamic project - Renegade Gardens - this weekend with a groundbreaking at 509 Fifth Street in East Alton at the corner of Fifth and Harper Streets. The festivities will take place on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, and the public is extended an invitation to help create garden plots for the upcoming season. Work hours each day are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The rain date for the event is April 9 and 10. “We also have something special planned for the kids, so bring the whole family,” Bechel said. The mission statement of the new gardens group is as follows: "to plant, harvest and distribute organic produce to local communities to promote healthy and nutritious eating and educate volunteers and participants on food independence."

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In this conversation with Dan Reus, Aaron discusses what he means by being ‘data informed,’ and why he sees this as the key to solving many of the world’s greatest challenges. 

As it nears the end of a 99-year lease, a dispute over land on which the iconic Grand Center theater stands could imperil its future, according to a lawsuit. But another party says it could take over and continue operations.

The St. Louis-based brokerage and financial services firm said it will give equity grants to about half its employees, as part of an objective to eventually make all Stifel employees shareholders.

These are cypress trees growing in the Atchafalaya swamp in Louisiana. The swamp used to be covered in cypress trees, but they were prized for their wood and were mostly fully logged by the end of the 19th century. The ones you see here are relatively new, planted long after the old growth trees were ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Gusty winds will be even stronger in thunderstorms, some could be strong enough to cause damage.

Never mind the economy. The real inflation is coming from government agencies seeking to justify their waste of taxpayers’ money. While not otherwise occupied killing state residents with electric grid mismanagement or passing laws restricting their speech, Texas governor Greg Abbott has been touting the success of his personal border surge program — one he […]

The brewer said the investment includes the first addition to its St. Louis campus in 15 years.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process later this year when it takes up two landmark cases challenging affirmative action in higher education. The court recently agreed to hear two cases that challenge race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and […]

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Today on TAP: The price-gouging in affordable housing units has nothing to do with other sources of inflation.

A video of Don McLean performing his classic acoustic ballad "Vincent" last month at the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Los Angeles debuted today in commemoration of World Bipolar Day,…

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Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has offered a new image from his graphic novel The Antibody, which is being released as a multi-part NFT collection via the NFT marketplace YellowHeart.…

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Hitchcock meets hilarity in this madcap comedic thriller. Richard Hannay is an everyday bloke looking for a little more excitement in his life. But he

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More than 200,000 tickets have been sold to see the iconic artworks of Vincent Van Gogh, a release Wednesday said.

So far, St. Louis police know of at least 29 vehicles that were damaged.