From NewsBreak: The Eads Bridge was listed as a National Historic Landmark as of January 29, 1964. On October 15, 1966, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Eads Bridge was a road and railway bridge crossing over the Mississippi River at Washington Avenue in St. Louis connecting St. Louis, […]
"At first I wondered if there were other people that deserved it better than I,” said David Ray. “I had friends. I had people I knew that didn't come home."
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A wet weekend punctuated by fierce downpours dealt a fresh wave of water damage in spots across the St. Louis region — including back-to-back rounds of flash flooding to residents within at least one south St. Louis County neighborhood in Mehlville. Nick Bauder was one of the flood-damage victims who spent […]
From The College Fix: Universities should equip students with a trade skill as part of their education, according to a University of Notre Dame political scientist. Professor Patrick Deneen recently gave a speech on the “future of liberalism” at the Catholic University of America. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute sponsored the May 17 event and The […]
Queen’s Brian May is featured on a the brand new song from British artist Sam Ryder. The tune, “Fought & Lost,” features a guitar solo from May, with Ryder’s voice sounding quite similar to…
GRAFTON - Grafton has its Third Annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony planned for noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Whalen-Hill American Legion Post 648's World War I Monument overlooking the cemetery. “There will be a short ceremony honoring our nation’s fallen military members followed by a twenty-one-gun salute by the Legion’s Honor Guard and the playing of Taps,” Mayor Mike Morrow announced. Afterward, a light lunch will be provided by the Auxiliary in the Legion Hall. The Grafton mayor, also a veteran, said the ceremony is open to the public with parking available at the Legion Post, 14258 Scenic Drive, Grafton IL., 62037. He said in the case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held indoors. The American Legion Post #648 Auxiliary will be handing out poppies from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 27th and 28 th , at the intersection of Illinois Routes 3 and 100. They will also be accepting donations. Morrow emphasized
From St. Louis Magazine: For 33 years, Marsha Johnson, 71, has lived on a quiet street in the Ville neighborhood, in a small brick home—and she has a list of things she’d like to fix. The kitchen floor needs to be replaced. Some plaster needs repairing. And, like many seniors who live independently, she needs […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Construction is about to begin on District 7 school facility improvements thanks to the April 4 bond referendum given a green light by voters. Monday afternoon, the Edwardsville district hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on the north side of Lincoln Middle School, where the most extensive work will be done. “The renovation […]
A St. Louis firefighter is accused of stealing a wallet from a teenager following a hit-and-run crash earlier this year that claimed the lives of four people.
The O’Fallon, Missouri, based winter drumline Modulation Z won their division in the Winter Guard International World Championships last month. The group achieved a score of 96.05. That score was two points ahead of the second-place finisher and the second highest score ever achieved in the division. Modulation Z director Ryan Treasure and senior Lukas McGill discuss what it took to become a champion.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones moved to make St. Louis a more inclusive space for trans residents today. An executive order signed by Jones requires key city departments to implement new gender-inclusive practices in light of anti-trans legislation passing through the state legislature.
Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and scored on a wild pitch, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Thursday for their 13th win in 18 games.
A whole bunch of media articles are noting that Twitter users who deleted tweets have noticed in recent weeks that the deleted tweets have magically returned. There seems to be little rhyme or reason for which deleted tweets have returned, but it’s definitely happening to many users. In some cases, people said they had deleted […]
ALTON - As work continues on the ongoing sewer separation project around Alton, road conditions are still ever-changing. Above is the updated map of which roads and intersections are closed. Below is information about road closures beginning May 25: Southbound Belle Street south of Hamilton Street to 10th Street remains closed to all traffic. Please use 20th/Madison Ave. or 16th Streets to access State Street to the west, or US 67 and/or Alby Streets to the east. Access to Bo’s Hardware and Maher Automotive should use Belle Street, south from 20th Street, for easy access to these businesses. The barricades are staggered to allow business and local resident traffic to these locations at 16th Street. 10th Street remains closed west of US 67 to local traffic only. Sewer work is progressing north up 9th Street, currently north of Coppinger Road. Watermain installation work is nearing completion with only minor work remaining. Pavement restoration work is continuing on
Roger Waters is once again facing the possibility of having a show canceled because of his political beliefs. The Belfast Telegraph reports British Labour MP Christian Wakeford has expressed concerns about the rocker’s scheduled June show…
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