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Howard Mechanic and Nina Gilden Seavey — STL's most famous Vietnam-era fugitive and the filmmaker who documented his flight — will be in St. Louis next month.On May 21, Mechanic and Seavey will take part in one of the three…

ST. LOUIS - In honor of National Pet Month in May, Purina is deepening its support of the Purple Leash Project by offering specially marked packaging from several of its flagship brands including Beggin' , Tidy Cats , Purina Cat Chow , Beneful , Purina Beyond , and Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats . The Purple Leash Project is a national initiative founded by Purina and nonprofit RedRover aimed at creating more pet-friendly domestic violence shelters across the country, allowing survivors and pets to begin the healing journey together. Throughout the US, nearly half of all domestic violence survivors (48 percent) delay leaving an abuser because they don't want to leave their pet behind, and as few as 15 percent of domestic violence shelters can accommodate pets. Purina and RedRover are working to change that. Since 2019, Purina and RedRover have provided 30 Purple Leash Project grants totaling over $500,000 to domestic violence shelters across the US. Purina has provided more tha

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BETHALTO – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Eagles of the Month” program at Civic Memorial High School. Senior students are selected each month by members of the Civic Memorial faculty to represent each department. All students are awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. Two Seniors (1 female student and 1 male student) that were selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a $500.00 “Eagles of the Year” scholarship each at the end of the school year. 2022 April's Eagles of the Month winners: - Math – Kaili Stanford - Fine Arts – Luca Wiley - Social Studies – Reid Buffington - PE/Health – Braden Dorris - Choir – Alyssa Sickmeier - Band – Clarence Arnold - Science – Hailey Becker - English – Ryne Breyer - C.T.E. – Parker Scottberg April’s Teacher of the Month winner: - Spanish – Angela Wood Congratulations to all the Civic Memorial “Eagles

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The Riverfront Times is excited to announce our ChangeMaker Awards, which spotlight local emerging artists. We are giving $750 to four up-and-coming artists who have an outsized impact on their community. Plus, they'll each be profiled in the RFT.

ALTON - Pop-up stops featuring the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau’s new mobile visitor center, Traveler, will take place this week as part of the bureau’s celebration of National Travel & Tourism Week which kicked off Sunday, May 1, and runs through Saturday, May 7. Traveler will visit Collinsville, Litchfield, Edwardsville, and Alton May 4 through 6 and staff members will be available to answer questions and encourage people to sign up for a $250 gas card sweepstakes at each stop. The annual celebration of the contributions of the U.S. travel industry this year will spotlight the critical role travel plays in driving economic growth and building the path forward. This year’s theme is #Future of Travel. “National Travel & Tourism Week is also a great way to start our summer travel season,” Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau said. “Travel benefits and supports the local economies and reconnects us to each other

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Welcome to country music, Axl Rose. The Guns N' Roses frontman made a surprise appearance at the Stagecoach country festival in Indio, California, over the weekend. He joined Carrie Underwood…

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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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ST. LOUIS — World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, will present its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series Weekend on June 3-5. Madison County Transit and the St. Clair County Transit District will offer NASCAR fans a convenient and money-saving option. St. Clair and Madison will offer four free shuttle bus lines to and from the speedway. The four free SCCTD and MCT shuttles will operate for more than 11 hours each day on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5. “One of the reasons NASCAR chose World Wide Technology Raceway to host the Enjoy Illinois 300 was because of the tremendous community support of local, county, and state governments with our venue. Having two first-class transportation districts working together to accommodate race fans with free service to the event illustrates our region welcomes the opportunity to host great events,” said WWTR Executive Vice President and General Manager Chris Blair “When race fans come to our track for these magical

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The St. Louis Business Journal is excited to announce the second annual class of Business of Pride Awards honorees, which celebrate both LGBTQIA+ leaders and allies who are successful in their careers, active in their communities, and are advocates for inclusion and equality.

GRANITE CIY – As Music in our Schools Month comes to a close, Granite City High School band director Wyatt Roberds recognized the 25 members of the GCHS Marching Warriors. The Class of 2022 helped lead the Marching Warriors to a memorable year, which included: Smith Walbridge Drum Major Clinics – July 25, 2021 Thumbs Up Award Runner up Squad of the Day Jonas Etchison - Outstanding Drum Major and Drum Major First Class O’Fallon Metro East Marching Classic – September 11, 2021 3rd Place Band – Class 3A 1st Place Color Guard EIU Panther Marching Band Festival – September 25, 2021 1st Place Band – Class 6A 1st Place Music 1st Place Visual 1st Place Drum Majors Grand Champion Fort Zumwalt North River City Showcase – October 9, 2021 7th Place Band – Class 6A 8th Place Band Overall in Finals U of I – Illinois Marching Band Championships – October 23, 2021

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Spirit officials are worried that JetBlue's Northeast Alliance deal with American Airlines would kill any Spirit-JetBlue possible combination.

Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the fatality Monday morning.

Red Hot Chili Peppers made good on their word to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins during their headlining set at the New Orleans Jazz Fest this past Sunday. During the…

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The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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