ST. LOUIS - Halloween returns to the Gateway Arch! The tallest monument in the U.S. will host its annual Frights & Heights event, presented by Arsenal Credit Union, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. General admission , without a Trick-or-Tram Ride ticket , is FREE to the public , but advance registration is required for free general admission as space is limited. Tickets for the Trick-or-Tram Ride are available for purchase. Event activities include: · Trick or Tram: Experience scary sights and festive decorations on the one-of-a-kind 630-foot ride to the top of the Arch. *Ticket Purchase Required · Freaky Face Painting: Look hauntingly good after a makeover from one of our face painters. · Boo-loon Animals: Your favorite creepy crawlers come to life. · Creepy Crafts & Games : Express yourself on your very own pumpkin craft or create a corner bookmark. Other activities include Halloween rainbow scratchers, skeleto
EDWARDSVILLE - Muralist Duenne Schlarman has become a fixture for those in the vicinity of the former Goshen Butcher Shop on Main Street in downtown Edwardsville, IL. The building provides Schlarman a 1,000 square foot canvas for the artist. This is her second mural sponsored by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where Schlarman is a Master of Fine Arts candidate. “I think this mural might be the biggest one I’ve ever done,” said Schlarman who remembers painting murals throughout her childhood. “My mother’s entire house is covered in murals.” Schlarman spends hours on her own at the location with her spray paint, string, tape and cart. She has had the opportunity to enlist the occasional pedestrian, fellow students, and her father who came to town in time to assist. Schlarman says she welcomes the shoutouts from passersby as well as the unpredictability of working outside in the elements. “Prepping was the hardest part. Powe
Jim Wang scored tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in Pittsburgh, which he paid $800 for. And since Swift’s concert at Acrisure Stadium was about a four-hour drive from his home in Fulton, Maryland, he'd need overnight accommodations, too.
Some Walgreens pharmacies across the country may close for three days this week as pharmacists and their support staff consider walking off the job from Monday through Wednesday.
The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline. Narrated by the captain […]
I finally got around to having another look at three books by and about the Cupples Products Corporation. They were given to me by Millie Durban whose husband, Richard, worked for Cupples from 1952 to 1978. The title of an earlier post of mine is, The Incredible and Phenomenal Cupples Corporation. I’ve added astounding to […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. A stunned Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza, with its prime minister saying the country is now at war [...]
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