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U2’s Bono appearing on the ‘Smartless’ podcast

2 years 10 months ago
U2 frontman Bono is set to appear on the next episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s Smartless podcast, debuting January 23. “We needed a lead vocalist, so we got Bono,” they share in announcing the news. “Come join…

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ABC News

Months After FBI Raid, Uhuru Leaders Call Church Fire an 'Assault'

2 years 10 months ago
Members of a Black liberation group under investigation by the FBI called on the federal government today to answer for a church fire they described as a “direct assault” against its movement. Leaders of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement and African People’s Socialist Party say a “very suspicious” fire at a north city church was the most recent attack on their movement.
Monica Obradovic

There’s Still Time To Join The Public Domain Game Jam!

2 years 10 months ago
At the beginning of the year, we launched the latest edition of our public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1927! We’re calling on game designers of all stripes to build analog or digital games based on the works that have entered the public domain this year, including: Check out Duke’s Public Domain Day article or Copyright […]
Leigh Beadon

Mother's Nightmare Continues When Vandals Desecrate Her Son's Grave In Oakwood Cemetery

2 years 10 months ago
ALTON - Alton Police are investigating damage to a tombstone in Oakwood Cemetery over the weekend. Dianca Lacey, the mother of deceased De’Andre Shauntez Brewster, Sr., said her son’s headstone was overturned. “I received a devastating phone call at 3:52 a.m., telling me my son’s headstone had been overturned in Oakwood Cemetery,” she said. “I am still grieving the loss of my only child, who was senselessly killed and taken away from his eight young children. At this point, I would like to be able to grieve and for my son to rest in peace.” A shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in the 200 block of East Elm Street in Alton that claimed Brewster’s life. Brewster and another person were wounded, but Brewster was pronounced dead at Alton Memorial Hospital. Brewster’s mother made this statement this morning about the damage to her son’s grave: “This is totally unacceptable. The lack of respect i

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St. Louis Real Estate Industry Reckons With Its Racist Past

2 years 10 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  White people in St. Louis are nearly twice as likely as Black people to own homes. Discriminatory practices like redlining and restrictive covenants have long created a dual housing market for white and Black families — and despite those practices becoming illegal, discrimination against Black homebuyers persists through lending scoring, […]
Dede Hance

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 10 months ago
Rain, rain, rain. We'll have more water in April when the snowpack melts, but our streams and rivers and flood channels are already filling up (temporarily) from our recent bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers. This particular one is a stream that flows down alongside Mt. Baldy Road. Further up the mountain there's another picturesque bunch ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

IMPACT Strategies Completes Work at Building 111

2 years 10 months ago
IMPACT Strategies has completed its work at Building 111 in Alton, Illinois formerly known as the Millers Mutual Building with an 8,900 square foot tenant finish project for American Water. The firm began renovation work on the building in 2017; this assignment marks IMPACT’s eighth interior remodel project in the building. The approximately $1 million […]
Dede Hance