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Time To Rethink Aloe Plaza

2 years 6 months ago
Eighty-three years ago today a new urban plaza was opened across Market Street from Union Station. The decennial census taken the previous month would later show the city’s population had declined slightly. Carl Milles’ ‘Meeting of the Waters’ is the focal point of Aloe Plaza. 2011 St. Louisans of the ...
Steve Patterson

Twitter Launches Not-Actually-Encrypted Encrypted DMs

2 years 6 months ago
For many months now, Elon has been promising encrypted DMs. And, indeed, we’ve pointed out that he’s absolutely correct that this is an important feature, and one that social media services should offer. The fact that he’s brought it up a bunch and it seemed to be a priority was definitely a good thing, and […]
Mike Masnick

In memory of angels

2 years 6 months ago
“We remember Justin Walker. We remember Jason Slater. We remember Darius Houston. We remember Raana Lewis. We remember Mansur Ball-Bey.” The list of names became longer as surviving mothers of deceased children joined together in honoring and remembering the names…
Danielle Brown | The St. Louis American

20-Year-Old Alton Man Dies After Shooting In 1600 Block Of Rock Springs Drive

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford has released the name of the victim in the shooting in the 1600 block of Rock Springs Drive in Alton on Wednesday night. Ford identified the victim as Tyrone M. Williams, 20, of Alton, and he later died as a result of his injuries at an area hospital. The Alton Police Department received a report of a shooting at 7:34 p.m. Wednesday and the police and fire departments both responded immediately. Ford said when officers arrived, they discovered one male subject who had been shot with a firearm. The victim was transported to a local hospital by the Alton Fire Department and later transferred to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment where he died from the injuries. Chief Ford said the investigation is being conducted by members of the Alton Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division in conjunction with the Madison County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information i

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