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New Italian Restaurants to Open in Edwardsville and Troy Later This Summer

2 years 2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE/TROY - No need to travel to Europe for authentic Italian cuisine. Mio Osteria and Mio Trattoria will bring Italian favorites to Edwardsville and Troy within the next few weeks. Mio Osteria, which translates to “my tavern,” will offer sandwiches, steak, fish, pasta dishes and more. The restaurant is slated to open in Edwardsville in three weeks. Mio Trattoria, or “my restaurant,” will open in Troy a few weeks later, with a similar but larger menu. Co-owner Micah Hopkin said the restaurants will feel like Italian sandwich shops in the daytime and Italian eateries at night. “We’re excited to be in both locations and happy to see all the new faces,” Micah said. Micah and his wife, Aerica Zimmerman Hopkin, have spent most of their lives in restaurants. Micah’s parents owned a restaurant with seven locations during his childhood and teenage years, and his mother is still involved in the industry. Aerica has always wanted t

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Meta Launches Threads, And It’s Important For Reasons That Most People Won’t Care About

2 years 2 months ago
As you may have heard, yesterday Meta finally launched Threads, its Twitter-like microblogging service, built on ActivityPub, but using Instagram account credentials for login. The reaction from across the internet has been fascinating. I’ve seen everything from people insisting that this will clearly finally be the one single “Twitter killer” everyone’s been waiting for, to […]
Mike Masnick

Alton Dispensary Grand Opening Set For Friday With Wide Variety Of Festivities

2 years 2 months ago
ALTON - The Alton Dispensary's highly anticipated grand opening is set to begin at 10 a.m. Friday with a variety of festivities throughout the day. The Alton Dispensary is located at 1400 E. Broadway in Alton. The business has been operating on soft opening status for a period of time, but today is the official opening. "We are proud of Alton’s rich history and heritage and even more proud to be a part of that heritage as we open The Alton Dispensary," Alton Dispensary officials said. "We are excited and honored to be the first to bring cannabis legalization to Alton, Illinois." General Manager Brett Followell said earlier about the Dispensary: "The company has put a ton of work and effort into this establishment and it shows. It is gorgeous and really look forward to leading the team." One of the first patrons of the Dispensary Brihana, shown below, said: "I am beyond happy to have it here. Now having it here in Alton, it is beautiful. We won't have to travel outside."Today,

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Manufacturer VSM Abrasives Expands St. Charles County Production Factory with $6M Project

2 years 2 months ago

This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on June 30, 2023.  An abrasives manufacturer has finished its expansion of its St. Charles County factory, its second expansion in three years. VSM Abrasives, the O’Fallon, Missouri-headquartered U.S. subsidiary of a German abrasives manufacturer, has completed a $6 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing plant at 1012 E. Wabash […]

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Jasmine Thomas

ArchKey Solutions Makes C-Suite Changes

2 years 2 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  ArchKey Solutions, the Fenton-based electrical and technology contracting company, said it made a number of leadership changes to support its long-term vision and growth. Effective July 1, Clay Scharff exchanged his previous role as chief executive for the new role of executive chairman, officials said last week. Scharff, who joined […]
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St. Louis Restaurant Openings and Closings: June 2023

2 years 2 months ago
June saw some heartbreaks, with longtime Central West End favorite Juniper shutting its doors and Soulard's Sweet Divine saying goodbye. But, by the numbers, the restaurant industry looks to be booming, with more than double the number of openings than closings. That's what we like to see.
Jessica Rogen