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Poke1 to Bring Waffles and Ice Cream to South Grand — at Long Last

2 years 1 month ago
Waffles and ice cream are coming to South Grand — for real this time. A deal has been finalized for a new eatery called Poke1 to set up shop at the corner of Arsenal and Grand, in the space that a Boardwalk Waffles and Ice Cream moved into, never actually opened and then allegedly refused to vacate.
Ryan Krull

Letterpress Paste-Ups in Old North Show Off a Historic Art

2 years 1 month ago
If you’ve seen printed paste-up slogans, flowers and butterflies around St. Louis’ Old North neighborhood in recent weeks, you’re in on something that’s no longer a secret: Letterpress printing is back. The paste-up work now decorating boarded-up buildings is the work of the Ladies of Letterpress, who are redefining the historic printing technique to spark community and connectedness. 
Peter Cohen

Streaming Sector Determined To Become Just As Shitty As 1990s Cable

2 years 1 month ago
Thanks to industry consolidation and saturated market growth, the streaming industry has started behaving much like the traditional cable giants they once disrupted. As with most industries suffering from “enshittification,” that generally means steadily worse service at higher prices as it tries to appease Wall Street’s demand for improved quarterly returns at any cost (even […]
Karl Bode

SIUE Fifth Annual Ed Roberts Champions of Accessibility Celebrates Inclusivity

2 years 1 month ago
EDWARDSVILLE - “There’s power in the student voice and my presence here,” said Winter Racine, a second-year mass communications student in the College of Arts of Sciences (CAS), and a Senator for Students with Disabilities. “Advocacy can bring about transformation.” Racine was one of a number of speakers who introduced the fifth annual Ed Roberts Champions of Accessibility Celebration in the Morris University Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Monday, Nov. 6. Student speakers shared stories of lived experiences while navigating the SIUE campus. The awards presented by SIUE’s Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) honored those who made it their mission to make SIUE accessible for all. The two Defender of Equity Awards were given to faculty member Timothy Lewis, PhD, associate professor of political science and staff member Jessica Harris, PhD, vice chancellor of Anti-racism, Diversity,

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The Alestle Wins Big in National College Media Competition

2 years 1 month ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student news organization, recently won several national awards during the 102nd annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention. This year marks the most national awards for which The Alestle was nominated and received. For the first time since the 1990s, The Alestle was a finalist for the ACP Pacemaker for its website alestlelive.com . The Pacemaker is the highest honor in collegiate media. Besides being recognized as a Pacemaker finalist for its online presence, The Alestle placed 6th in the ACP Best of Show competition at the convention in the website category. The Alestle took fourth place in the Best of Show competition at the convention in the Newspaper/Newsmagazine category of four-year schools with less than 15,000 students. Many current and former Alestle staff members also won recognition in the College Media Association's national Pinnacle

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A Number of Tragedies

2 years 1 month ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

Major Case Squad activated in Clayton shooting

2 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Part of a busy thoroughfare in Clayton was shut down Monday morning after reports of a shooting. The Major Case Squad has been activated to investigate the homicide. Clayton police say a man was shot and killed this morning. Information about his identity is not being released at this time. Part of [...]
Chris Regnier