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Golden Corral Re-Opens In Alton

2 years 5 months ago
A LTON - Golden Corral in Alton has officially re-opened. Featuring a remodeled interior and a new management team, the location has been in a “soft opening” phase this week and will ramp up its marketing starting next week. Golden Corral will be open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Director of Operations Rena Hurst said the Alton location officially re-opened on Memorial Day last Monday, May 29. Since then, she said they’ve had a steady number of customers and expect even more after their next marketing push. “We did two days of training on Saturday and Sunday, so word got around pretty quick that we were going to be open,” Hurst said. “We had a very nice soft open on Monday and Tuesday, well up over last year, so we’re hopeful with the additional advertising we’ll get the word out to everybody.” Hurst

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East-West Gateway Council of Government board votes to work with crime reduction consultant

2 years 5 months ago
In a unanimous voice vote, the board of directors of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments authorized the group’s executive director to enter into a contract with the Violence Reduction Center at the University of Maryland. But skeptics question whether yet another anti-crime strategy won't yield the same results as the others that came before it.
James Drew

Section 230 Protects Public Records Portal, Says Judge While Tossing Bogus ID Theft Lawsuit

2 years 5 months ago
Section 230: not just for those irascible tech giants politicians keep grandstanding about. We all may have a love/hate/really hate relationship with various social media services, but Section 230 also protects the little guys. So, while it might be momentarily satisfying to cheer on the latest comeuppance attempt by political opportunists, remember it’s going to […]
Tim Cushing

Free Drinks Tonight at Steve's Hot Dogs

2 years 5 months ago
Drinks are on the house tonight at Steve's Hot Dogs on on South Grand. Well, the first 40 are anyway. Tonight the iconic bar and eatery is hosting another one of its "Belly up to the Bar" events which features celebrity bartenders slinging drinks, with half the sales going to Feed the People.
Ryan Krull

How 236,471 Words Of Amici Briefing Gave Us The 565 Word Gonzalez Decision

2 years 5 months ago
There has been a lot said about Gonzalez v. Google, the first Supreme Court Section 230 case in 22 years. Of course, in those 2+ decades Section 230’s “twenty-six words that created the internet” have generated their fair share of courtroom and political controversy. But even given 230’s lightning-rod status for free speech and the internet, interest in […]
Mike Masnick

Dressel's Holds Soft Opening After 3-Year Hiatus

2 years 5 months ago
Following a near three-year hiatus, Dressel’s is back, almost. The beloved Central West End gastropub held a soft opening over the weekend and teased a full reopening on its Instagram a week ago. 
Scout Hudson

Daily Deal: Angle Pro Knife Sharpener with Angle Gauge

2 years 5 months ago
The Angle Pro Knife Sharpener helps you get professional quality sharpening right in your own home. This 3-in-1 knife sharpener includes a stainless steel angle gauge for measuring your blade’s exact angle, three ceramic wheels for honing (straightening) your blade, three diamond wheels for sharpening your blade, and 3 tungsten carbide rods for putting a […]
Gretchen Heckmann