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Garden Glow

2 years 10 months ago

Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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Rachel Huffman

What is the white paper revolution?

2 years 10 months ago
Chinese protesters have turned to a uniquely plain everyday object in their demonstrations against the strict “zero COVID” strategy — a blank sheet of paper. As mass demonstrations first erupted in major cities across China last weekend, protesters could be seen holding up the blank sheets of white paper, leading some to dub the protests [...]
Julia Shapero

How Illinois businesses will benefit from deal to pay off $1.8 billion in unemployment debt

2 years 10 months ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois businesses will not face tax increases next year to provide unemployment insurance for employees who lose their jobs. That’s because a $1.3 billion deficit that the Illinois Department of Employment Security incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic was wiped out after the state reached an agreement this week with business and labor leaders and state lawmakers. "This agreement will ease that pressure and provide greater stability for our system, while also ensuring…
Wendell Hutson

So St. Louis: Court-Ordered Community Service, Undercover

2 years 10 months ago
In high school, I got arrested for having a fake ID. By some miracle, the police didn’t call my parents. My punishment was 25 hours of community service, which I chose to do at my St. Louis suburb’s preeminent — and only — park.
Anonymous

All-You-Can-Tag

2 years 10 months ago

Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

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Patrick

Missouri executes Kevin Johnson, 37, for 2005 slaying of Kirkwood officer

2 years 10 months ago
A Missouri inmate who fought his death sentence up until the final hour of his life was executed on Tuesday by the state of Missouri. Kevin Johnson, 37, died by lethal injection. He had been sentenced to death in 2005 for murdering Kirkwood Police Sergeant William McEntee as a teenager. A special prosecutor claimed that racial bias infected Johnson’s conviction and judgment. We talk with Riverfront Times staff writer Monica Obradovic about this story.

14-Year-old Jersey Axe-Throwing Phenom To Participate In World Championships This Weekend

2 years 10 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - In any sport, it is rare for a 14-year-old to appear on the world stage. However, Jersey Community High School's Josselyn Allen will do just that this weekend in the World Axe Throwing Championships presented by Signarama at Fox Cities Exhibition Center in Downtown Appleton, Wisc. The tournament runs from Friday through Sunday. Allen will perform with her coach Dan Brynildsen , owner of Riverbend Axe Throwing locations in both Jerseyville and East Alton, and Dan's wife. Brynildsen is currently ranked at the top of the world rankings in multiple categories. ESPN will tape the world championships and air sometime next week. Allen has already captured significant attention with an appearance on ESPN. Brynildsen is renowned in the sport. Josselyn's specialty is big axe throwing. Brynildsen said axe throwing is one of those sports that a person can do that doesn’t require a lot of strength. "It is about precision and technique and Josselyn has both in her throws," h

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