The five-member Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend Aldermen approve the plan but limit the car wash's hours of operation, require the facility's doors be shut for the entire time a car is being washed, and bar the facility from…
EDWARDSVILLE – Dozens of sponsors, food and market vendors, performers and, of course, classic cars are lined up and ready to make this year’s 25th Annual Route 66 Festival an all-day celebration to remember. Festival events are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in and near City Park in downtown Edwardsville. The festival celebrates Route 66, the iconic 2,440-mile trek that ran from Chicago to the Pacific Coast – and for several decades passed through Edwardsville. This popular event will get underway at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 10, with the Metro Milers 10k run/walk. The festival kicks into high gear at 10 a.m., when the Roadside Marketplace opens for business with at least two dozen artisan and boutique vendors offering a variety of clothing, hand-crafted goods, pet-related items and more. Feed your appetite with selections from 10 food and beverage providers. There’s fun for all ages in the family zone, with three face-painting artists,
From UrbanLand: The problem of housing affordability affects more than just cities with staggeringly high costs like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. The issue is one that has spread to become a crisis across the United States, exacerbated by high inflation, rising interest rates, and a lack of housing supply. Though many people […]
Beyond Housing president and CEO Chris Krehmeyer writes about the need to address our region's immediate challenges while committing to long-term change.
The group buying LRA land has ties to the African People’s Socialist Party, whose chairman was indicted last month on charges of working with Russian agents to spread propaganda.
Netflix’s new password sharing crackdown is a dumb cash grab. It’s unnecessary, confusing, risks annoying subscribers, duplicates existing monetization efforts (Netflix already forces you to pay for higher tiers of service if you want simultaneous streams), contradicts years of Netflix’s stated position on the issue, comes on the heels of other price hikes, and the […]
The city's new top prosecutor says failure is not an option, but rebuilding the office will be a very difficult task. Gore says a high-performing circuit attorney's office is necessary for a viable criminal justice system.
Ferguson-based industrial technology firm Emerson Electric Co. said Wednesday it has completed the sale of its Climate Technologies business, with its new majority owner rebranding the spinoff.
Bob Ross may be known for the phrase "happy accidents," but there is perhaps no better accident than when a St. Louis baker biffed the butter proportions in a cake recipe, resulting in our fair city's most iconic dessert (at least of the non-frozen variety). In the near century since that fateful error, gooey butter cake has become synonymous with St. Louis, serving as much as a source of civic pride as it is a way to keep your dentist in business.
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