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Daily Deal: Degoo Premium

2 years 5 months ago
Degoo is an AI-based cloud storage that helps you rediscover your best photos. With Degoo, you get secured storage space from which to manage and share files with awesome simplicity. With high-speed transfers, you’ll love how easy it is to keep tabs on all of your valuable data. Store, re-experience and share your best moments […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Three miscellaneous charts

2 years 5 months ago
I am bored. Kevin McCarthy just lost his 7th vote for Speaker, amassing his usual 201 votes. Matt Gaetz switched his vote from Byron Donalds to Donald Trump. Here are a few miscellaneous charts to keep you entertained while we continue this dreary process.
Kevin Drum

Bud’s Pizza & Beer To Open on South Kingshighway This Summer

2 years 5 months ago
The corner of South Kingshighway Boulevard and Chippewa Street has seen some changes in the past few years as Garcia Properties tries to fancy-up the area. The realty company purchased the whole block of buildings along Kingshighway between Mardel Avenue and Chippewa Street with the hopes of turning the area into something it's calling the “Crown District.” In addition to the Garcia Properties office, the corner is also home to the Golden Hoosier, a bar opened by Ivan and Berto Garcia of Garcia Properties.
Jaime Lees

Wall To Wall Home & Commercial Furnishings In Edwardsville Has Ribbon Cutting, Off To Solid Start

2 years 5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Danyel Harrell, a co-owner of Wall to Wall Home & Commercial Furnishings in Edwardsville, said she and her husband feel right at home in the new business because of their Edwardsville background. Recently, the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Wall to Wall. “My husband and I both graduated from SIUE,” she said. “Edwardsville just fits for us. We are excited to get into it. We have a lovely store manager, Melissa, who has helped set up the design inside and she works and checks local trends. When people walk into the store, they can order things in the store and from kiosks. Customers can get measurements or outfit anything they want from our store. We have items for living rooms, bedrooms, mattresses, and anything you might need in a home or business.” The owners also said: “We feature America’s finest furniture brands. A shopping experience at Wall to Wall provides unmatched variety as our expansive

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Schnucks Customers, Company Donate More Than $250,000 To The Salvation Army Through "Round Up at the Register"

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Schnuck Markets, Inc. and The Salvation Army today announced that Schnucks customers and the company donated a total of $250,135 to The Salvation Army’s annual Tree of Lights campaign through Schnucks’ “Round Up at the Register.” Schnucks customers had the option to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, with 100 percent of donations from the two-week campaign benefiting The Salvation Army. Customers donated $237,424 and Schnucks added $12,711. “Each year during the holidays, our customers show their immense generosity towards The Salvation Army at checkout through our Round Up at the Register campaign and by donating to the red kettles at the entrances of our stores,” said Schnucks Chairman and CEO Todd Schnuck. “We congratulate The Salvation Army on a successful 75th annual Tree of Lights campaign and thank them for the tireless support they bring to those in need. Together, we continue to Nourish People’s Lives

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People Are Moving to St. Louis, U-Haul Says

2 years 5 months ago
Every January, moving truck rental company U-Haul releases data about where Americans moved to in the previous year. According to data released by the company yesterday, a good number of people moved to the St. Louis area in 2022. St. Louis came in at number 11 on U-Haul's list of Growth Cities for 2022.
Ryan Krull

Alton YWCA Announces 32nd Annual Women Of Distinction Celebration and Nominations Request

2 years 5 months ago
ALTON - YWCA Southwestern Illinois Women of Distinction Event Chair Donna Dixon pleased to announce that the nomination period for the Women of Distinction program is now open. In addition, the 32nd Annual Women of Distinction Celebration will be held on Thursday evening, May 4, 2023, at Julia’s Banquet Center, East Gate Plaza, East Alton. Each year, some of the region’s brightest, boldest, bravest and most influential women have been honored at the YWCA‘s Women of Distinction (WOD) celebration. Honorees are women who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in their professional, civic and personal lives. The WOD Academy has grown into a dynamic and diverse group of over 300 women representing a wide range accomplishments and contributions. YWCA is requesting the public’s help in soliciting nominations for Women of Distinction. The community is urged to nominate exceptional women who create real change in our communities. Nomination packets

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