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BB Electronic Repair & Recycling Has Lots To Offer From Wood River Storefront

1 year 11 months ago
WOOD RIVER - What began six months ago as an electronic repair service offered out of Blake Brown’s home has found a new home in a storefront at 305 S. 6th St. in Wood River. BB Electronic Repair & Recycling has been open at the new location for about a month now offering everything its name implies and more. Brown spoke more about the business and its new storefront on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “I have been messing with electronics since I was a kid. It has been something that has been a passion of mine,” Brown said. “During COVID, I was let go of my job and decided it was time to go ahead and pursue stuff of my own.” When he was first getting started, he described it more as a “side hustle” to make extra money while he tried and struggled to find a job in the industry. Eventually, he decided he was passionate enough about electronic repair to stop the job search and employ himself instead. “I

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Lunchtime Photo

1 year 11 months ago
As you know, our little blue planet is part of the Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way, in turn, is part of the Local Group, which includes two other major galaxies: Andromeda and Triangulum. A group is a collection of galaxies that are close enough to be gravitationally attracted, which means that in a few ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Students Honored During SIUE's Special Graduation   

1 year 11 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted five special celebrations to recognize graduates representing diverse populations during the week of Dec. 4-8, ahead of the University’s fall 2023 commencement exercises being held Friday-Saturday, Dec. 15-16. Students were honored during the following special observances: Hispanic/Latinx, Black, Lavendar (formerly Rainbow), Asian-Asian American-Pacific Islander-Desi American, and Non-Traditional. “The purpose of these Affinity Celebrations is to ensure that the students from historically marginalized populations are seen, acknowledged and honored for their achievements,” said Ashley Jones, Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub office administrator. “The Celebrations are important because these students, in a lot of cases, have overcome great obstacles, systemic racism, inequitable circumstances, and personal difficulties to get to this place in their

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Most of the world is pretty peaceful

1 year 11 months ago
A few days ago the International Institute for Strategic Studies released the 2023 edition of its Armed Conflict Survey: The Armed Conflict Survey 2023 continues to capture a world dominated by increasingly intractable conflicts and armed violence amid a proliferation of actors, complex and overlapping motives, global influences and accelerating climate change. This is not ...continue reading "Most of the world is pretty peaceful"
Kevin Drum

2 St. Louis Theater Companies' Latest Productions Sparkled

1 year 11 months ago
While the holiday season is packed with a variety of big, delightful shows, a few local companies are offering more intimate plays with smaller casts and more personal themes. West End Players Guild’s Walter Cronkite is Dead and St. Louis Actors’ Studio’s Barrymore offered two fantastic theater options for theatergoers looking to be entertained without all the holiday trimmings.
Tina Farmer

1st Riverbend Wellness Festival Promises Free "Whole Wellness" for Riverbend Community

1 year 11 months ago
ALTON - Alton’s first-ever free Riverbend Wellness Festival is set for next month and hundreds of people are already interested in the event, which will include ten keynote speakers, four “wellness workshops” and over 30 vendors. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, community members will fill Milton Schoolhouse for a day of “Whole Wellness.” Organizers Beth Ahlin and Stella Webb hope to see a big crowd, and they’re asking local businesses to consider donating to the raffle, with all proceeds going to Amare, NFP. The goal, they said, is to promote community wellness. “We’ll have opportunities for individuals and families to seek wellness,” Ahlin said. “I always tell people, somebody’s way to wellness is their own way. So to have opportunities for anybody, families, individuals, to seek out wellness and to be able to talk to the people who can get them there, it’s super cool. And the huge overarching

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