The Missouri History Museum's "St. Louis Sound" exhibit was designed like an album, with both the greatest hits of St. Louis music and some deep cuts from more obscure favorites. The museum's Andrew Wanko discusses the region's impact on popular music. The last day to view the exhibit is Sunday, January 22.
EDWARDSVILLE - Glen Carbon Police and Fire responders were visible near the outside of the new Orchard Town Center construction and across from the Dierberg's area in Glen Carbon early Tuesday morning. The police directed traffic in the area at that time and Glen Carbon Police said it was a rear-end collision, but no other details were released at this time. Police did say only minor injuries were reported.
ALTON - Al Womack, the long-time head of the Alton Boys and Girls Club, has made a decision to run for the Alton School Board in the upcoming spring election. Womack said he is running for school board because he wants to make a difference. “I am just excited about the opportunity to be part of the school board,” he said. “I am passionate about education and the process for our students. I want to be at the table to show educators and students I am here to help support our educators and students.” Womack said there is nothing personal about his decision with other board members, but he added that he knew vacancies were going to happen. “I think it is a no-brainer I pursue this opportunity to be an advocate for students and education. I received my education from the Alton School District and I want to be part of the system to make sure our kids get the quality of education they need and deserve.” Womack has been with the Boys and Girls Club in
There have long been attacks on the global, open nature of the internet. Traditionally these came from authoritarian regimes looking to wall off portions of the internet and exert greater control of them, but lately we’ve also been seeing growing threats from democratic countries in the form of problematic laws and regulations. Recently, we wrote […]
The official numbers won't be released until later this week, but an advisor to Lucas Kunce's campaign for U.S. Senate says that they've seen record-breaking fundraising since Friday, when the former Marine announced he'd seek to unseat incumbent Josh Hawley. "This time going in, we're not starting from scratch," Kunce tells the RFT. "I'm not a nobody who's got no money and no connections anymore.
Janis Ian is set to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at next month’s International Folk Music Awards. The event will take place February 1 at the opening night of the Folk Alliance…
Fueled by consistent gains in the job market and a hot streak for the stock market, the number of million-dollar earners across the country has soared in recent years. What happened in Missouri and Illinois?
This is a gorgeous great blue heron that I photographed during my vacation in Virginia. But this was the one that got away. As I approached it for the first time, it flew away before I could get my camera ready—and it was absolutely magnificent in flight. The best I've ever seen. So I moved ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
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