WOOD RIVER - Steve Davis, a long time Elvis Presley impersonator from Wood River, recently reflected on his journey to becoming internationally recognized as Elvis on stages around the world. Today - August 16, 2023 - marks the 46th anniversary of Elvis’s death, and the 49th year of Davis performing as him. “I make my living for the last 49 years as Elvis on stage in a variety of large and small venues,” Davis said. “I do about 500 shows a year.” Like Elvis himself, Davis spent some time in the U.S. Army - but unlike Elvis, Davis served before performing on stage. Elvis entered the U.S. Army in 1958 , two years after his hit singles “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” and his cover of Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog,” peaked at #1 on the Billboard Pop charts. For Davis, an abrupt end to his military service is what sent him on the path to become The King. “I was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army, and
Former NFL, NHL and MLB players in the region say their respective alumni groups offer an outlet to raise funding for charities and serve as ambassadors for their sports while also providing a sense of community amongst each other.
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The Boeing project, dubbed Operation Voyager, calls for construction of multiple buildings totaling 1 million square feet. The aerospace giant has said the expansion will enable it to compete for the “next franchise programs” from the Pentagon.
Late last month, a report was released showing Connecticut State troopers were routinely faking stop data to avoid further scrutiny over biased policing efforts. According to the state governor’s own statements, it appeared clear “hundreds” of troopers faked “tens of thousands” of traffic stops in order to make it look like they weren’t just targeting […]
Having grown throughout Illinois, i3 Broadband turned its attention to Missouri for its first expansion across state lines, and the fiber internet access provider began with St. Louis.
In June, i3 announced multi-gig tiers and price structures for customers in the Greater St. Louis area, including the latest 8-gigabit tier — the region’s fastest residential internet service speed — and a new 2-gigabit option. All i3 fiber tiers will be available in the entire metropolitan area and St. Louis…
This is a statue of Joan of Arc outside the Église St. Augustin, a church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It looks like this picture has a forced perspective from being taken up close with a wide angle lens, but no. This is what the statue actually looks like. If you take a look ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
People crunch any variety of metrics when settling on a city to visit or live in. Some of these factors have to do with the cost of living or staying, or how easy it is to go around by foot or public transit. Other considerations might be in the architecture, culture, and history of a [...]
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band just kicked off the second leg of their North American tour, but they’ve already run into a problem. Springsteen announced on social media that his upcoming…
The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to move ahead with a tax incentive proposal for the $1.8 billion expansion project planned by aerospace giant Boeing.
The proposal will have to go through the legislative bill process. If passed by the council, it would head to County Executive Sam Page's desk. Final approval could take weeks.
Councilwoman Kelli Dunaway was the lone dissenting vote. Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, who is an engineer at Boeing, abstained.
The Boeing expansion would create…
The Cardinals are in a bit of a precarious situation with next season's rotation: Do you promote from within the organization, try to lure some experienced arms to St. Louis or aim for a little of both?
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