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Porch Café Music Festival to Support Local Musicians and Pay Tribute to Bud Summers

1 year 1 month ago
ALTON - Porch Café will host its annual music festival in honor of Bud Summers this weekend. From 1–5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, community members are invited to the Alton Amphitheater for a free concert, complete with food trucks, craft vendors and more. All proceeds will go to the Bud Summers Music Foundation, a new local nonprofit that supports kids who want to play music. “There are so many stories. Everybody had a story about Bud,” said Jamie, one of the event organizers. “We get to hear so many different stories and it’s really cool to see everybody just pay a day of tribute to him. And the family has been very gracious. They’re very thankful. It’s for Bud, but it’s for all the local musicians.” Several bands will play at the festival, as well as solo acts who will perform in between the bands’ 45-minute sets. Jason McAtee, another organizer and member of the band Porch Café, teased that attendee

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Community Rallies to Support Lieutenant Dan's New Boat Fund As He Tries To Ride Out Hurricane Milton In Florida

1 year 1 month ago
TAMPA, FLA. - A man nicknamed "Lieutenant Dan" has captured quite a bit of attention in Tampa as Hurricane Milton heads to the area with a fury. Folks, keep Lieutenant Dan in your thoughts. With a sense of divine purpose, he says, “God told me to come out here and get a boat.” But there’s a catch — he doesn’t have a lifejacket. Dan isn't a strong swimmer — he’s missing a leg, much like the character from Forrest Gump . Despite this, he's convinced he’ll simply rise and fall with the floodwaters, not seeming to worry about the 180-mph winds, intense currents, or dangerous debris around him. Lieutenant Dan knows that people across the nation are concerned for his safety, but he compares himself to Noah. Last night, he was out on the water (spoiler alert: tidal knowledge is not his strong suit). These are the words on the GoFundMe for Lt. Dan: "Ahoy, mateys! We're rallying together to help our dear friend Lieutenant Dan who lives on

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How do you vote amid the hurricane damage? States are learning as they go

1 year 1 month ago
WASHINGTON — Hurricane season has not only wreaked havoc on people’s lives throughout much of the country, but could also make it more difficult for voters to cast their ballots in hard-hit regions. Other election threats include misinformation and even terrorism, with warnings from the Department of Homeland Security and an arrest in Oklahoma allegedly […]
Jennifer Shutt

Muscular Dystrophy Took His Mobility, But the Internet Gave Him Community

1 year 1 month ago
Sometimes it feels like every story we see these days about kids and the internet is all about how it’s evil, making them depressed, and a huge problem for society. We keep trying to remind people that the actual science on this finds no support of the internet being so horrible. Indeed, the research suggests […]
Mike Masnick