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‘Nintendo Power’ Scans Disappeared From The Internet Archive

2 years 6 months ago
It was only some weeks back that we were discussing how a group of hobbyists were once again doing the culture preservation work that content creators should be doing in the form of a scan of every single Nintendo Power magazine and uploading it to the Internet Archive. At the time, you could go to […]
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Godfrey Village Board Passes 2023 Tax Levy, Other Items

2 years 6 months ago
SEE VIDEO: GODFREY - The Godfrey Village Board of Trustees established the 2023 Tax Levy and passed a few other ordinances on their agenda during Tuesday night’s meeting, with Trustee Ben Allen being the only member absent. The board unanimously approved an ordinance establishing an unchanged Tax Levy for 2023 and the “collection of such taxes for the year 2022 as provided by law.” Shortly after it passed, Mayor Mike McCormick said, “I’ll comment on that - we’re leaving it flat.” The board also unanimously approved the minor subdivision of a property located at 2815 Airport Road in Godfrey. An ordinance amending the zoning classification for 3052 Godfrey Road in Godfrey from “R-3” Single-Family Residential to “B-5” Planned Business was also unanimously approved by the board. Before it passed, Trustee Jeff Weber asked whether or not a new entrance would be constructed off of Godfrey road, to which

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Godfrey Roundabout Concerns Raised at Village Board Meeting

2 years 6 months ago
GODFREY - Several members of the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees discussed the concerns they had about the Godfrey roundabout project being done by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) at their meeting on Tuesday night. The general consensus amongst the board members is that while they agree some measure needs to be taken to address traffic in the area, they don’t feel the project’s current design is right for Godfrey and that IDOT has not provided adequate traffic solutions during the construction phase. “Last night, there was a meeting with IDOT about the roundabout … whether you’re for it or against it, I think Godfrey has been thrown a big problem by IDOT,” Trustee Jeff Weber said. “IDOT’s going to close that section for - I talked to four different people from IDOT, one of them said it’ll take a year, one said a year and a half, one said two years, and one said, ‘I hope we can get it done in three

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How much does a one-bedroom apartment on the East Side cost?

2 years 6 months ago
The book is Valley of the Dolls. The year is 1945. Theatrical attorney Henry Bellamy wants his secretary to find an apartment for a younger colleague returning from the war: "Anne will come up with something," Henry insisted. "Try for the East Side. Living room, bedroom, bath, and kitchen, furnished, around a hundred and fifty ...continue reading "How much does a one-bedroom apartment on the East Side cost?"
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