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St. Ambrose Applefest, Making God Laugh, Fall Festivals Galore, and More Headline Your Weekend Go-Guide
Discover a diverse array of events that cater to all interests and age groups, from family-friendly festivals and engaging art exhibits to exhilarating live music performances and community gatherings. For a comprehensive list of upcoming events, visit RiverBender Events . If you want to make sure even more of the region is aware of your event email cj@riverbender.com and explore our range of Event Promotion Services! Featured 9th Annual Holy Family School Golf Classic invites you to join Holy Family Catholic School for their 9th Annual HFS Golf Classic on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Legacy Golf Course in Granite City. The event will feature a 4-Person Scramble Format with a registration fee of $400 per team. Registration starts at 7:00 am followed by an 8:00 am Shotgun Start. Highlights include Senior Tee Boxes, Closest to the Pin Contest, Longest Drive Contest, Refreshments All Day, Lunch after the tournament, Skins included, and 50/50 Tickets for purchase. Flights will
HSHS St. Elizabeth's Foundation In O'Fallon to Honor Mayor Herb Roach at Annual Elizabethan Gala
O’FALLON, Ill. — On Friday, Nov. 1, at the 2024 Elizabethan Gala fundraiser, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation will present Herb Roach, Mayor of the City of O’Fallon, with the 2024 Elizabethan Award. The award recognizes Mayor Roach for his commitment to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the expansion of health care services in Southwestern Illinois. Mayor Roach is a longtime advocate of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and has championed the expansion of our mission as a community member, business owner, alderman and mayor. He consistently advocates for accessible health care, and his support of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital related projects has led to significant growth in the availability of health care services in the metro east. Since he was elected as mayor in 2017, new care locations were opened, including the HSHS St Elizabeth’s Outpatient Therapy Clinic at the Metro Rec Plex in 2019 and the O’Fallon Cancer Care Center in 2020. “Mayor
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Questions about highway construction or traffic lights? Ask the Road Crew
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
Jon Hamm, Andy Cohen hosting ‘virtual’ rally for Lucas Kunce
Two St. Louis-born celebs to host Zoom meeting Monday to raise money and votes for Kunce, a Democrat running against GOP U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in November.
Ankle monitor pins St. Louis County burglary suspect to many crimes
An 18-year-old man faces multiple felony charges for a string of burglaries and thefts committed while wearing an ankle monitor, with GPS data and fingerprints linking him to the crimes.
Coworking Spaces
The Armory STL says it will 'close temporarily,' citing lack of funding
The Armory STL, a multi-purpose entertainment center that opened in St. Louis' Midtown District less than two years ago, says it will "close temporarily."
The Armory is closing down, but only temporarily according to official statement.
Illinois man arrested in Florida for fatal spring home invasion
August C. Archambault, a 20-year-old Glen Carbon man, has been charged with felony charges for a fatal home invasion in Wood River, Illinois, and is currently in custody pending trial.
Arbitration board rules in favor of U.S. Steel regarding dispute with United Steelworkers
The union had filed a grievance in January over Nippon Steel's now-delayed acquisition of U.S. Steel.
Heather McGhee on why she supports Prop A
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, author Heather McGhee talks about her support for a ballot item raising Missouri’s minimum wage.
McGhee is a New York-based attorney who wrote the New York Times best-selling book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Part of her work involved following the movement in Missouri to raise the minimum wage, particularly in the Kansas City area.
“I wanted to come back and see what was going on, and I'm really thrilled to see the amount of broad-based support for something that should be common sense, which is that people should not work all day and come home in poverty,” McGhee said. And they should be able to earn sick time to take care of themselves and their loved ones.”
Beef Ramen In St. Louis?
When business is booming but daily living is a struggle
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country. ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The signs on the empty historic buildings […]
Edwardsville Community Foundation Supports Riverbend Family Ministries With 2024 Community Impact Challenge Grant
WOOD RIVER - Riverbend Family Ministries (RFM) is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2024 Community Impact Challenge Grant from the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF). The $4,050 grant will support RFM’s SOAR Program, which empowers adolescents by teaching critical skills for resilience and healthy decision-making. Thanks to this generous grant, students from the Edwardsville School District will be further empowered to access this transformative program, strengthening the reach of SOAR within the Edwardsville community. “ECF is pleased to support Riverbend Family Ministries’ important work of serving vulnerable youth in our communities through their SOAR Program,” said Pamela Farrar, ECF executive director. “The adolescent years are a pivotal developmental stage, and we appreciate RFM’s efforts to positively impact this age group, which in turn helps to strengthen our communities as a whole.” T
Apple Dumps Suit Against NSO Group After Israeli Government Walks Off With A Bunch Of The Company’s Files
Well, it worked. We’ll have to see how this plays out in the lawsuit WhatsApp brought against NSO Group, but it has managed to shed one litigant thanks to intervention from the home team: the Israeli government. In July, documents obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) revealed the desperate measures NSO Group deployed to […]
A true albino squirrel spotted
Mark Lanegan tribute show announced, featuring Josh Homme, Dave Gahan & more
A Mark Lanegan tribute concert will take place Dec. 5 in London, about a week after what would've been the late Screaming Trees frontman's 60th birthday.The lineup includes Queens of…
Alton Little Theater Prepares For Rocky Horror Musical Debut
ALTON - Alton Little Theater is super-charged with excitement to offer its first-time-ever production of “ROCKY HORROR – The Musical,” with seven performances from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, 2024, with a midnight (11:59 p.m.) performance on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2024! Fun bags of “ props” will be sold and the audience is encouraged to dress up, let go, and have a blast with this cult-favorite celebrating 25 years of pure enjoyment! The Author, Richard O’ Brian, wrote the show with some great jokes - and even though “ROCKY HORROR” encompassed his love for B-Science-Fiction-movies and frivolous entertainment, he also found himself unwittingly compelled to write his unique take on the “fall of man,” with lead roles Brad and Janet being the depiction of Adam and Eve and the snake’s temptation being Frank-N-Furter! The stage version features all of your favorite characters and songs from the movie, including “Time Warp”
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