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Owen Wilson lost a lifetime Rolling Stones pass after he mistakenly went onstage
For a Rolling Stones fan, there would be few things better than a lifetime, all-access pass to their concerts. And apparently Owen Wilson had one, but it was revoked after he took the definition of "all access"…
Plans for redeveloped Piasa Park and visitor center underway in Alton
The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall.
The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a new 4,500-square-foot Byway Discovery Center, is part of a $10 million Illinois Capital Grant Development Project.
“It’ll welcome visitors from all over the world coming to our region to learn about the Mississippi River,” said Cory Jobe, the president and CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau.
According…
Lunchtime Photo
This is the St. Martin Canal in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. I believe the view is looking north from the bridge at Rue Léon Jouhaux.
New warehouses proposed in Maryland Heights, adding to hundreds of acres of new industrial developments
A developer is proposing a new industrial project be built on farmland in Maryland Heights, near two other recently approved new warehouse projects.
Tornado Outbreak This Friday
How should I enjoy opening Cardinals day while not actually going to the game?
Alton's Simon McClaine Double Winner In Hurdles Races At Relays Meet, Is An Auto Butler Male Athlete Of Month
EDWARDSVILLE - Simon McClaine, a star hurdler for the Alton High boys track team, is off to a great start in the new outdoor season, winning both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races in helping the Redbirds finish a solid fourth in the Southwest Illinois Relays, the season's first big outdoor meet, Tuesday afternoon at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex in Edwardsville. McClaine won the 110 meters at 15.91 seconds, then took first in the 300 meters at 41.73 seconds, a strong start to the outdoor season after enjoying a successful indoor season. He was also a part of the 4x400 meter relay team that came in third at 3:38.91, climaxing a good opening day. In an interview conducted before the 4x400 meter relay, McClaine expressed his feelings about his day. "I'm feeling pretty good so far," McClaine said. "I've won both of my open events and I'm about to hit the (4x400) in a second." McClaine had a successful 2022 campaign and for his senior year, he's hoping to do the same
Veteran communities?
Why St. Louis had an 'ocean of fog' Wednesday morning
The FOX 2 photographer in the helicopter, Doug Larson, says that this is a rare sight to see.
Winnie The Pooh Escapes Copyright Hell, Grabs Some Weapons, And Immediately Gets Kicked Out Of Hong Kong
The life-plus-seventy-years sentence imposed on Winnie the Pooh by Cher’s ex-husband is finally over. Petitions for an early release went unheeded, forcing the butt naked childhood icon to perform tricks for the heirs of its creator’s estate until it was finally allowed to roam free — nearly 40 years after the bear’s sentence should have […]
None of the St. Louis-area nominees advance in this year's James Beard Foundation Awards
None of the St. Louis-area chefs, restaurateurs or establishments that were named as semifinalists for the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards — the culinary world's top prize — have advanced to the next round.
Redevelopment of Broadview Hotel in East St. Louis breaks ground
A $44 million redevelopment project of the historic Broadview Hotel broke ground in downtown East St. Louis on Tuesday.
It's the largest project in Metro East town since the Casino Queen in 1993.
"Even though it's dreary, the sun is shining," Mayor Robert Eastern III said.
The Broadview Hotel, at 415 E. Broadway in East St. Louis, opened in the 1920s. Nearly a century later, it's in desperate need of a makeover. State and local leaders, public and private dollars and nonprofits helped to revitalize…
The Double Standard for Keeping Capital and Labor Honest
Today on TAP: There is far more corporate crime than crimes by unions. But corrupt labor officials are prosecuted and jailed, while executive thugs walk.
A young couple and their 2 children are begging for money in the lamp & lantern village area in West County ((by the Whole Foods)) & arrived in a mustang. I spoke with the mother about working with me at my hiring cleaning company. She said she’s “not…
Parking for Cardinals games
Fox News CEO: Stop with the fact checks. Our viewers hate them.
The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News is the gift that keeps on giving. New stuff keeps dripping out every week that's catnip for both ordinary media and social media alike. Ironically, this is the usual Republican MO for things like Hillary's emails or the IRS jihad against tea party groups: they leak tidbits relentlessly to ...continue reading "Fox News CEO: Stop with the fact checks. Our viewers hate them."
Missouri man arrested after circuit judge receives racist threats
Charging documents say the defendant, who is white, made 15 to 17 calls on Monday and Tuesday threatening a Black judge, who is not named in the affidavit.
Publicly traded Transcat acquires St. Louis calibration company TIC-MS
TIC-MS, a St. Louis-based provider of calibration services for laboratory equipment, has been acquired by Rochester, New York-based Transcat Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS).
Americans are pretty satisfied with federal spending priorities
A new AP/NORC poll includes one of our favorite questions: Which government programs do we spend too much on? Here are the results: The only program that a majority wants to cut back is good ol' foreign aid, which now has a thousand-year streak of being disliked even though it accounts for—let's see here—0.9% of ...continue reading "Americans are pretty satisfied with federal spending priorities"
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