Couples names: Alfredo & Tracie Figueroa City: Alton Date met or started dating: November 20, 1994 Date married: April 10, 1996 What makes your relationship special? We actually like each other. We know that sounds funny but we are each others favorite person to be with. We always have each others backs. We help each other. We are truly in love. Share a memory you have made together: We lived in Orlando, FL at the time. We were newly married, had very little money but needed a car. We bought a Nissan pickup. That night we put 500 miles on it. We drove to the beach and hung out talking and laughing. This was a huge purchase for two kids just starting out. It was a great night.
In early 2021, I started driving Uber for social interaction. I had a company car, and my employer paid for my gas. I'd been driving for about two weeks when around 7 a.m. one day in south city a kid jumped into my car.
Couples names: Jake & Katie Pruitt City: Greenfield Date met or started dating: November 13, 2010 Date married: September 28, 2019 What makes your relationship special? We have been through so much from sickness to health. What makes it very special is when I was going through a lot Jake stuck right by me. Our bond together gets stronger every day. We are able to be ourselves around each other which is a huge thing. Share a memory you have made together: We have made countless memories together, we have done so many firsts and able to mark a lot off of our bucket list together. Making memories by going to blues games and doing things we have always wanted to do growing up.
Couples names: Thomas & Nyki City: Wood River Date met or started dating: June 21, 2019 What makes your relationship special? We met at a cardinals game our friends were brother and sister and they chose us as their plus 1s. We both were in a toxic relationship and had a spark the very first time just seeing eachother. Share a memory you have made together: A good memory we have is at that cardinals game I (Thomas) liked her so much I was wiggling my but and dancing in my seat and trying to get her to dance too.
Couples names: Kenny & Shelly Sievets City: Batchtown Date met or started dating: August 8, 1979 Date married: February 20, 1981 What makes your relationship special? That we our each others best friend and enjoy each other’s company! Share a memory you have made together: We make memories everyday , we enjoy being together and each other company, but our favorite memory would be when we renewed our wedding vows in Las Vegas on our 25th anniversary.
Couples names: Emily & Andrew City: Hardin Date met or started dating: December 3, 2016 Date married: December 3, 2022 What makes your relationship special? We are best friends & knew from the moment we e met that we were meant to be. In the beginning of our relationship we were long distance for several months and still made our relationship work! He was living in florida and I was living in Illinois. Share a memory you have made together: Getting our new puppies Cooper and Crew (IG: @CoopThePortie & @Crew.ThePortie in 2022 and getting married on our 6 year anniversary! ?? 2022 has been one of the best years we’ve had yet and we are excited to see what’s in store for us in 2023!
Lawyers for Leonard Taylor claim he was executed Tuesday before he had exhausted his final appeals in federal court. They said it has never before happened in Missouri, and are demanding an investigation.
A woman who authorities say repeatedly harassed a family at their home was charged Wednesday with three felonies, a day after security footage of the incidents went viral.
From The New York Times: In what has become a postelection tradition, there has been no shortage of analysis the past several weeks about rural voters and their role in determining the outcome of the midterms. Yet during a visit to Shamokin, Pa., I asked a former mayor and the current one, both Republicans, whether differences […]
From FOX2NOW: New changes in the Heritage subdivision in St. Charles County, where some homes are in danger of sliding down a hill. One home was already demolished after it began to fall apart due to soil erosion. People in the two neighboring homes were stunned to learn that someone bought the now-vacant property and intends […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio: Business leaders across the St. Louis area have big goals to reshape the region’s economy by 2030, and some of the core changes prescribed by the 2030 jobs plan are already taking shape. Tucked away in the plan is a less flashy but equally important goal of reviving neighborhood business districts throughout the metro area. […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining stadiums during their current tour of Australia, but drummer Chad Smith took a brief detour to play a much, much smaller venue. In between…
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A property owner has filed a proposal to build 340 apartments off South Broadway near Soulard. Dennis Phillips is asking the St. Louis Planning Commission to approve a lot consolidation and rezoning of two properties — at 1506 South Seventh Street and 1525 South Broadway — in order to build a five- […]
Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees. On Oct. 7, the
GODFREY - A new Japanese restaurant will be opening in Godfrey sometime over the next few months. Toko Sushi & Boba will open in Godfrey’s Monticello Plaza at 5775 Godfrey Road, Suite D. “We have not done a final inspection with them yet, but I do know they’ve been talking with the mayor and the clerk to get a few more permits lined up,” Godfrey Building and Zoning Assistant Erica Schmeig said. “About a week or so ago, they were shooting for 30 days.” At last night’s Godfrey Village Board of Trustees meeting , Godfrey Economic Development Director Jim Mager said that based on his conversations with the owner, they would be looking at a “March or April” opening date. During that meeting, the Village Board conducted the first reading of an ordinance that would grant the new restaurant a liquor license to serve sake and wine. The board will officially vote on that ordinance at their next meeting on Feb. 21. Schmeig said th
From NY Times: Cornelius Kingsland Garrison’s mausoleum, with a geometric crown wrapping around its ridged dome roof, is one of the most elaborate structures in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Last summer Francis Rosario, who was then a 20-year-old masonry intern, had the task of restoring the roof’s stained and crumbling stone to its 19th-century glory. To succeed, […]
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