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SUV and truck collide after Sauget police chase

1 year 11 months ago
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. First responders are at the scene of a collision involving a blue pickup truck and a red SUV at around 7 a.m. Multiple police agencies, including Sauget Police and Illinois State Police, were present at the scene on Route 157 at Falling Springs Road, just off Route 3. Two ambulances left the [...]
Joe Millitzer

Good Company Brings Cocktails and Gastropub Fare to the Grove

1 year 11 months ago
After a soft opening this past weekend, Good Company (4317 Manchester Avenue) officially opened for business on April 30 in the former Layla space in the Grove. The cocktail bar and restaurant is co-owned by Jordan Goodman and Kyle Gillespie, who also own Good Ice, a local company that specializes in boutique custom ice cubes and sculptures. So, yes, there’s some impressive ice-trickery here. It’s hard to miss the ice sculpture, which changes nightly (naturally) and sits center stage behind the bar.
Alexa Beattie

Nachomama Has Brought Tex-Mex Joy to Rock Hill for 30 Years

1 year 11 months ago
The realization that Nachomama’s (9643 Manchester Road, Rock Hill; nachomamas-stl.com) turns 30 this year is a bit like being told you’re three decades older than you thought you were. Because part of me is still back there in the mid-1990s, waiting in some old banger in the drive-thru line for cheese quesadillas and a margarita for the road. But it’s true: The beloved Rock Hill Tex-Mex restaurant – the one with peppers and onions painted on its roof – celebrated its birthday on April 17. 
Alexa Beattie

Art exhibit highlights Illinois River diversion and pollution

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The National Great Rivers Museum in Alton has launched a new art exhibit titled "Reversing Course: The Illinois River in 1900 and Today," part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers River Project. The exhibit, which runs until November 3rd, explores the impact of diverting the polluted Chicago River into the Illinois [...]
Joe Millitzer

Art recognizing Native American history popping up in St. Louis

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Art Museum recently introduced two new exhibits that highlight Native American culture and history. On display since Friday, these exhibits feature works by renowned Native-American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, including a map titled "State Names Map: Cahokia" and a sculpture called "Trade Canoe: Cahokia." The map presents the continental [...]
James Atherlay

Unsettled weather continues, with rounds of strong storms possible

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- It's a damp morning with scattered light rain and fog. These showers will continue pulling off to the northeast and will become less widespread as the morning progresses. Once we get past this morning's rain the rest of the day should be dry, with a decrease in the cloud cover later this [...]
Jaime Travers