ALTON - New rubber mulch has been installed at Olin Park, a 4.7-acre park located in the City of Alton at State Street and Grand Avenue. The City of Alton Parks and Recreation Department maintains the park. The new mulch installation occurred after a $15,000 environmental grant was awarded by Madison County. "Olin is the only public park with a playground within a mile radius and serves a highly populated and diverse portion of the city, including an array of socio-economic classes," Alton Parks and Rec Director Michael Haynes said. "The playground is approximately 6,500 square feet and has had a wood mulch fall surface since its inception over a decade ago. "Without constant maintenance, wood mulch surfacing can become compacted, causing water flow issues and unwanted vegetation growth. In addition, wood mulch can float and wash away, absorb water, erode, or blow away. "Replacing the current wood mulch with 100% recycled rubber mulch nuggets will rectify the aforementioned issues
St. Louis-based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers was recently named a winner of the 2023 Palladio Awards for its restoration of the Turkish Pavilion and Old Playground Pavilion in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Produced by Traditional Building since 2002, the Palladio Awards are the first and only national awards program […]
The origins of 420 Day are hazy. The number has been linked to rumored police radio codes that supposedly indicate whether there is marijuana on a suspect and it’s also a reference to a popular after school meeting time to smoke, popularized by a group of Californian teens in the 1970s. Either way, 420 Day is becoming a larger holiday as more U.S. states legalize the substance for recreational use. Several St. Louisans told St. Louis on the Air it is high time for Missouri to celebrate legalized recreational cannabis — and that there is still work to be done.
A new immersive exhibit dedicated to the New York punk scene has opened in Manhattan. Punk & Beyond: Legends of the Lower East Side celebrates the musicians whose careers started in…
A 25-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for shooting and wounding a teenager several times because of his sexual orientation.
ALTON - YWCA Southwestern Illinois 32 nd Women of Distinction Celebration will be held on Thursday evening, May 4, at Julia’s Banquet Center, 101 Eastgate Plaza, East Alton, IL 62024. The event will feature Rachelle Aud Crowe, US Attorney as the Emcee and Keynote speaker. The deadline for reservations is Friday, April 27, 2023. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m., with the event starting promptly at 6 p.m. Women of Distinction Academy photos will be taken at 530 pm. Dorothy Hummel, Executive Director “strongly encourages the community to attend our 2023 Gala Event. We have an outstanding group of Women of Distinction Honorees whose diverse and compelling stories will be told throughout the evening. It has been a real pleasure to get to know these honorees during the past few months during our various events. ” Tickets are $65 per person, or $520 per table of eight. Reservations can be made online at www.altonywca.com , or at YWCA, 304 E 3 rd Street, Alton or by
Last Thursday, Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black teen in Kansas City, went to the wrong house to pick up his younger twin brothers. Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man who resides at that wrong address, shot Yarl – twice. STLPR political correspondent Jason Rosenbaum discusses the racial dynamics at play and we hear his conversation with SLU Law Professor Anders Walker.
A St. Charles County man lost an appeal against Syberg's restaurant last week, after suffering an allergic reaction in 2015 while attending Easter brunch.
A St. Louis cannabis firm that closed last year amid disputes among founders is to be liquidated, attorneys said, with manufacturing licenses and interest in real estate under contract.
A board that governs the city of St. Louis' economic development agency on Thursday approved two local projects for $13 million in federal tax credits.
Attractive Energy – a juried art exhibit. Combating the desire for real and reaching for the unknown. Experience how local artists express abstract forms of art in sculpture, fibers, painting
Paul McCartney is celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Wings album Red Rose Speedway with the release of a special half-speed mastered vinyl arriving on Saturday, April 22, for Record Store Day. To mark…
State legislators in the Missouri House and Senate are pushing legislation that would pay restitution to people who have been exonerated after being incarcerated for crimes they did not commit.
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