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JingleJam III: Local Musicians Band Together to Benefit Collinsville Food Pantry
COLLINSVILLE – In what has become a local holiday tradition, some of the area’s best local musicians will be putting on a festive holiday concert to help provide a meal and toys for 200 needy families in the Collinsville area. Sponsored by Laura Buick and Old Herald Brewery & Distillery, JingleJam III is slated for 7:15-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at HeraldSquare, 115 E. Clay St. It’s the same night as Collinsville’s annual Light Up Parade and Old Herald’s Island of Misfit Toys Market. The show will feature five local performers and bands and will benefit the Collinsville Food Pantry’s annual holiday drive. The drive provides the 200 families with a holiday dinner; at least three toys for each child in the household; and a ball, game, and blanket. “The JingleJam has become one of my favorite nights of the year,” said Collinsville Food Pantry Fund Committee Coordinator Judith Grantham. “The music is amazing, it’s sooooo much
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St. Louis Man Captured Epic Fog Photo on His Phone
Taking a picture of the Arch when returning to St. Louis after a trip is almost as much of a local tradition as telling jokes on Halloween. Philip Patterson took that tradition to new heights over the weekend. Dense fog blanketed St. Louis on Saturday as Patterson's plane flew over the city — so much so that Patterson's flight had to divert to Kansas City to wait for the fog to lift.
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Jean Shin: Home Base
New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into
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Nonprofit bought leader $975K home in St. Charles with pandemic food program money
A program designed to feed Missouri’s most vulnerable kids turned into a windfall for some people. State and federal officials are investigating.
Givens Elementary School closed Monday morning due to water line break
A Webster Groves Elementary school is canceling classes on Monday, November 28 due to a water line break.
Axl Rose criticizes “intrusive” “drone pirate[s]” at Guns N’ Roses show
Guns N' Roses' fun and games were interrupted by "drone pirates" during a recent show in Gold Coast, Australia. In a statement posted to his Twitter, frontman Axl Rose called…
15-year-old shot and killed in north St. Louis City Friday night
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday night in north St. Louis.
Deadly shooting in north St. Louis City Saturday afternoon
Someone shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon in north St. Louis.
18-year-old shot and killed in vehicle
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night in north St. Louis.
U.S. mortgage rates dip while still near 7%
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.58% for the week ended Nov. 23 — down from 6.61% last week.
Mercedes Puts Faster Acceleration Behind A Subscription Paywall
Back in July, BMW raised a bit of a ruckus when the company announced that it would be making heated seats a luxury option for an additional $18 per month. Now, Mercedes aims to take the concept one step further by announcing that buyers of the company’s new Mercedes EQ electric models will need to pay […]
Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience students and staff return to in-person learning Monday
Monday, Nov. 28, is a big day for students at the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience.
Students will return to the classroom for the first time after the deadly school shooting last month.
Collegiate shares a building with Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, where a student and a teacher were killed inside on Oct. 24.
Both high schools have been virtual for the past several weeks.
While students at CVPA will remain online for the time being, the halls and classrooms…
Nov. 28 1939: The day 'Black Tuesday' rolled into St. Louis
City dwellers woke up on Nov. 28, 1939, in a thick fog of acrid coal smoke. Suburbanites heading to work saw a low dome of darkness covering neighborhoods east of Kingshighway.
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