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618 Drone Service Video Included: Old Citizens Savings and Loan Building Set To Be Demolished Next Week

2 years 5 months ago
EAST ALTON - The old Citizens Savings and Loan Building, which is owned by the Village Of East Alton, is set for demolition on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. East Alton Village Mayor Darren Carlton said if the weather cooperates, the old savings and loan building will be torn down next week. “We will probably start to put up a fence on Monday and then the demolition will start on Wednesday if nothing happens,” Carlton said. “We have been trying to get it down since 2017. Some things happened, but the old Citizens Savings and Loan building demolition project started moving about two to three months ago.” Carlton said the village will work to see if there is someone interested in purchasing the property of the Old Citizens Savings and Loan once it is demolished and will make good use of the location. Carlton said there are some other derelict buildings that he hopes will either be repaired or torn down and hopes this will spark movement on those properties. An abov

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Raw data: Core services inflation

2 years 5 months ago
Since core services are the most stubborn component of inflation, it's worth keeping an eye on. Here's the 3-month rolling average: After nine quarters at about 5%, core services inflation finally fell to 3.5% in Q2 but then stayed there in Q3. Stay tuned for Q4.
Kevin Drum

Traveling Exhibit of Black Female Art Visits St. Louis This Week

2 years 5 months ago
When Joshua Love visited art museums and galleries, he would notice something off: There weren’t many Black female artists featured. Instead of just wondering at the deficit, he decided to do something about it: start his own art show featuring the very artists who are too often neglected.
Alexia McCullison