Amber Overton's work has ranged from research into the statewide scholarship program Bright Flight’s racial, geographic and economic inequalities to co-founding a scholarship program for students from Harris-Stowe State University interested in veterinary medicine.
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II is likely to hit some of the world's most famous musicians hard because during her reign, she bestowed royal honors on many of them,…
Javia Gilliam-Sanford and Kaje Sanford enjoy world travel, including to spots like Rome, Mykonos, Cuba and London. They tell how they put those experiences into craft cocktails sold at their St. Louis mobile bar, called Pour Decisions.
ALTON - In life, every person has dreams of what they want to achieve. At 10 a.m. this Saturday when Tabitha Craig-Robinson opens the doors of her Tab’s Café at 400 State St. in Alton, it will be “a dream come true.” Tabitha provided a sneak peek of the new restaurant at the State Street location Thursday morning after renovations done by her and her husband, Dan. Dan Robinson has transformed the old barber shop into a classy cafe. The walls are covered with artwork of everyone from acclaimed singers/musicians Patsy Cline, Miles Davis, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. Tabitha loves music and is a singer herself. She said after a period of time, she will have bands perform at the cafe and also has plans for a poetry night. Saturday morning will be an extremely jubilant occasion for Tabitha, her husband, four children, and many friends in the Alton and St. Louis area. One of Tabitha's loves in life is simply watching people eat her
Due to a variety of health issues, not to mention a worldwide pandemic, Ozzy Osbourne hasn't played a full show since New Year's Eve 2018. The Prince of Darkness is…
Diego Abente joined Casa de Salud’s team just about a month and a half before the Covid-19 Pandemic threatened to close the organization’s doors to its more than 4,000 under or uninsured immigrant patients. Abente led Casa de Salud as it made the commitment to stay open and shift to provide telehealth to its patients.
St. Louis County Library is so much more than just a book bank. It’s a community center providing resources to enrich minds and lives and adult literacy coordinator Ricqui Brooks furthers this mission by helping adults earn their high school diplomas.
While trees have long inspired artists with their wonder and natural beauty, Forest Through the Trees takes a new look at this familiar subject matter.
KAI Design is excited to announce the hiring of William Ritter, AIA, as Senior Project Architect at its St. Louis headquarters. Ritter has nearly 40 years of design expertise, which has included roles as a Discipline Lead, Project Manager, Planner, Director of Design, Chief Architect and Interior Designer. His extensive portfolio includes projects of varying […]
A Cedar County judge Wednesday ordered Agape Boarding School to be shut down after years of allegations of sexual and physical abuse of students — though the order remains on pause until after a hearing Thursday afternoon.
ALTON - Illinois American Water workers have been busy on a large area - estimated at 15 feet deep and at least 50 feet wide - next to the Riverbender Building and Mac's in Downtown Alton at Belle and Third streets this week. The work is part of the large-scale sanitary sewer project across Alton. Thursday morning, rock is being added to a deep dugout area after water line work has been accomplished. The Third and Belle part of the project has been more difficult because of the traffic in the area and there are many abandoned utility lines. Karen Cotton, an Illinois American Water spokesperson, said even an old brick cistern was recently recovered in the project work. She said there will be an update on the progress of the project coming by this weekend.
Poettker Construction Company has been selected as Construction Manager for Parkway School District’s 2022 no-tax-rate-increase Prop S bond issue. The responsible fiscal policies of the Parkway School District community have resulted in this opportunity to secure the largest single bond issue in Missouri public school history totaling $265 million. The program will provide funding over […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2021 version of the Survey of Consumer Expenditures today. It's not complete, but it has all the major categories. The chart below shows the growth of consumer expenditures in 2019, 2020, and 2021: Income was down 1% in 2021 while total expenditures were up 4.2% Both figures are ...continue reading "In 2021, income was down 1% while expenditures were up 4%"
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