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Bruce Springsteen has been getting some flack for not changing up the sets each night on his latest tour with the E Street Band, but he proved he can still throw in…

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ALTON - The rain didn’t stop community members from enjoying a day of food and music at the Alton Food Truck Festival this weekend. Attendees flooded the Alton Amphitheater to try 18 different food trucks on Saturday, Aug. 26. This year marked the ninth year of the Food Truck Festival, and people were excited to check out old favorites and try new meals. Dan Herkert, the chair of the Alton Amphitheater Commission, said the festival is a fun night for the City of Alton and usually draws 5,000 people to the riverfront. “This event’s fun just to see all the people, the melting pot of people from our community and the surrounding area, having a good time,” Herkert said. “There’s a whole lot of division in the world today, but seeing people having fun, making new friends, enjoying good music and good food, is always a bonus.” The food truck owners echoed this sentiment, noting that they enjoy catching up with other trucks and sharing thei

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The sister location in the Shaw neighborhood will remain open, as will Dave and Kara Bailey’s seven other restaurants and event venues.

The owners of Metro East businesses 1929 Pizza & Wine and C&B Boiled Bagels say that they have received death threats in the wake of a festival cancellation that some view as the co-owners' fault. The problems began last Tuesday, August 22, when the Wood River Enrichment Network posted on Facebook that it was cancelling the fifth iteration of its Annual Wood River Food Truck Festival, which would have taken place on Saturday, October 7, in downtown Wood River, Illinois. Though the organizers did not cite a reason for the cancellation, right away commenters began pointing fingers at Amy and Matt Herren, referring to them as owners of local pizza and bagel spots.

Former President Trump is set to face trial in March 2024 in the Justice Department’s case targeting his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election. The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to begin jury selection on March 4 comes after special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked for a Jan. 2, 2024, trial [...]

Elton John is on the mend after being taken to the hospital following a fall at his home in the South of France over the weekend.   “We can confirm that following…

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When Eric and Judy Stein discovered the Focal Point in the early 1980s, they found themselves a second home and an extended family. At that point, the presenting organization was only a few years old, birthed out of the long-running Music Folk shop in 1975 before moving to another facility in Webster Groves in 1992.

The Clayton-based health insurer is undergoing a review of its portfolio and expects the deal to close in the first quarter of next year.

Police said the boy wandered off from his family and was found in the water in the Grand Glaize Arm of the lake about 9:45 a.m. Sunday.

Miami-based photographer and Webster University alumna Sonya Revell creates vibrant imagery that emerges from her delightful daydreams of dazzling candy colors and connects closely with complex and compelling characters. Her […]

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Channel your inner Huck Finn on the STL Riverfront Adventure, a unique and unforgettable tour of St. Louis via the largest river in North America!   The five-hour trip begins […]

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Clayton-based Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) is selling one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent operators of hospitals for about $1.2 billion.

North County Police Cooperative Officer Andrew Hapgood, 27, suffered moderate injuries. Officer Benjamin Santoyo, 27, suffered serious injuries. They were taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital for treatment.

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Derek Morado Gama is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. He remained in custody on Monday without bond.