From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Shrewsbury will create a master plan for its outdoor athletic courts thanks in part to grant funding. The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure that will see the city partner with SWT Design to conduct a needs assessment of its outdoor sports courts. According to Shrewsbury […]
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are set to play a three-night stand in Dublin and it looks like The Boss has been having some fun tooling around Ireland. Fan-shot…
The B-52s wrapped what they said would be their farewell tour in January, but they aren’t saying goodbye to performing just yet. The band returns to Las Vegas Friday, May 5,…
More about Clarence Thomas and his seemingly endless stream of gifts from Harlan Crow: “This is way outside the norm. This is way in excess of anything I’ve seen,” said Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, referring to the cascade of gifts over the years. The ethics lawyer ...continue reading "Yet more on Clarence Thomas"
From St. Louis Business Journal: Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group plans to open a new barbecue restaurant concept at City Foundry STL this fall. The new eatery, to be called Expat BBQ, will be a “well-traveled barbecue restaurant” that features flavors from around the world with American barbecue techniques, according to a Monday press release. […]
Never mind the Supreme Court. Never mind the case law finding warrantless phone tracking not quite constitutional. Never mind the self-imposed restrictions enacted by federal law enforcement agencies that place warrant requirements on real-time location tracking or the federal court decisions codifying these voluntary efforts. Forget all of that. North Carolina is going to go […]
This LED Bluetooth speaker is built to last and strike a chord with your friends. With its 1800mAh battery capacity, you can enjoy music for up to 10 hours of continuous playtime, making it perfect for outdoor use. The speaker also has a TF memory card slot, allowing you to listen to your favorite beats […]
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: The labor contract for a group of St. Louis-area construction workers expired this week after their union and an association of contractors failed to reach a new agreement in time. The contract between the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 and the Associated General Contractors of Missouri expired Monday, […]
ALTON - The Vintage Voices committee has set an audition date for Vintage Voices tours to be held in October. Auditions will be held Saturday, June 24, 2023, at YWCA Southwestern Illinois, 304 E 3rd St, Alton, Illinois 62002. Actors wanting to audition should arrive anytime between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. and will be asked to do a cold reading from a provided script. The event consists of tours held in the Alton Cemetery with actors in period costumes telling the story of Altonians who have shaped the area’s history. Auditions will cast the roles of fourteen characters in a variety of ages – four White females, four White males, two Black females, two Black males, and two children. Commitment is five performances and an individualized rehearsal schedule. “Vintage Voices highlights the stories of so many people who contributed to the Alton area: people who were often well-known during their lifetimes, but whose legacies are now buried in books and newspaper articles. W
From St. Louis Business Journal: A Bridgeton-based company that provides logistics services for The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and several other clients is set to open a new 500,000-square-foot warehouse in early 2024. The expansion project is estimated to cost $40 million, said Don Davidson Jr., founder and CEO of Davidson Logistics. The new warehouse, […]
ALTON - The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau of Southwest Illinois along with the cities of Grafton and Collinsville were awarded a total of $135,000 in Illinois Travel and Tourism grants from the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Office of Tourism. The grant funds will be used to market the region and the individual cities in tourism promotions spearheaded by the Tourism Bureau. “This is the first time we’ve applied for and received marketing grants for individual communities,” Cory Jobe, President of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau remarked. “The grants call for a 50 percent match, so effectively we will be spending $270,000 on paid targeted marketing efforts, in addition to our normal marketing budget. We’ve seen a surge in interest in our region in the last several years from key markets in St. Louis, Chicago, Indiana, and Central Illinois-and that can be directly attributed to our strong marketing efforts.”
Three men were injured when they were shot within a span of about 15 minutes Friday afternoon. One of the men was pronounced dead at a St. Louis hospital.
Thursday 05/04 Get to the Punchline
There's a new comedy club in town — and, this being St. Louis, it's also a wine bar and a restaurant and a spot for live music.
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