As we mentioned on Saturday, this is the final week of our public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1929! The clock is ticking, and now there’s just barely more than two days left to get your entries in. The jam closes at this Friday, January 31st, when the clock hits midnight Pacific Time. We’re […]
ALTON – The results of the 2024 Financial Audit for the City of Alton shows that the financial records are free from material misstatement and provide a true and fair view of the financial statements of the City. The Financial Audit for the year ending March 31, 2024, reported an excess of revenues over expenditures for the General Fund in the amount of $7,754,295. This is the third consecutive year that the City has improved on the prior year’s financial condition for the General Fund. Mayor David Goins indicated he was pleased with strengthening the City’s financial position. He stated, “One of my priorities when taking office, was to halt deficit spending within the General Fund. By carefully balancing financial resources with services rendered, we are able to restore the City’s financial footing. I am thankful and proud of the outstanding work of our City employees. Given the size and complexity of our City, this is a major accomplishment”. Debbi
Big changes are coming to a historic downtown building that has stood vacant for years. The plan is to convert the AT&T building into a mixed-use development and, hopefully, have as many as 600 apartments.
The newspaper, which is currently housed in a coworking space at Ballpark Village near Busch Stadium, is in the process of securing a new office space in the city.
Artists including Dave Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne and Tool's Maynard James Keenan have contributed signed guitars to the MusiCares Charity Relief Auction.The Foo Fighters frontman autographed a 2016 Gibson Les Paul…
I've been feeling terrible for the past week, which explains my erratic posting. Today I felt even terribler, so I spent the morning in the ER and learned that I have the flu. Blah. But at least I know what it is. I'll probably spend a night or two in the hospital under observation.
Timothée Chalamet’s gig as host and musical guest on the Jan. 25 edition of Saturday Night Live has brought renewed interest to the Bob Dylan deep cuts he performed on the show.According to…
With 1:10 to play in Tuesday's game, a fight involving numerous people erupted a few rows behind the VCU bench. The game was delayed as officials worked to regain control.
The post warns mysterious people posing as government employees may come to residents' doors asking for their fingerprints and a valid ID. It's 100% fake.
Bob Clark said he chose to give $111,330.25 to the PAC because that's the amount his firm spent in responding to a city request for development proposals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans, or to provide details about how he would work to drive down health care costs. Kennedy had faced a well-funded [...]