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Long-Planned POWERplex Downsized

2 years 11 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Dan Buck envisioned baseball fields and volleyball courts where weeds and dilapidated concrete stand now. A giant sports complex, with entertainment, restaurants and retail, would have drawn thousands of youth athletes and their families to the site of the former Mills Mall, he argued. Buck still envisions a sports complex. But […]
Dede Hance

The Thanksgiving Day forecast includes scattered rain

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - No weather-related pre-Thanksgiving travel concerns are expected anywhere in the Midwest. The forecast for Wednesday looks nice but there may be rain during the rest of the week. Thanksgiving Day will bring an increase in clouds, with scattered light rain developing around midday and continuing into the afternoon. The rain will [...]
Chris Higgins

Santa Is Back In House This Year At Lucy Haskell Playhouse Event, Candlelight Tour Date Also Set

2 years 11 months ago
ALTON - The Lucy Haskell Playhouse has two important events on the horizon. The first is from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, and will be the annual Candlelight Tour at home. The event is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Santa visiting the playhouse. Margaret Hopkins of Lucy Haskell Playhouse, said: "We will have refreshments and entertainment. The Great Rivers Choral Society will sing Christmas carols from 6-6:45 p.m. and Marquette Catholic High School Choir will perform from 7-7:45 p.m. A donation at this event will be used to fund ongoing maintenance and restoration of the playhouse. The second important event will be when Santa Claus visits the Playhouse. He will visit for only two hours, Hopkins said, and will be inside the playhouse this year from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. She added that a Poloroid photo will be only $2 or a person can use their own camera for a photo. The Muny Band will provide holiday entertainment on Dec. 3. "It will be nice to have Santa

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What Pacific Century?

2 years 11 months ago
Today on TAP: Our trade with Europe is now outpacing our trade with China.
Harold Meyerson

Urgent Care Groundbreaking Held In East St. Louis

2 years 11 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - SIHF Healthcare and Touchette Regional Hospital held the groundbreaking on Tuesday for what will be the only Urgent Care in the East St. Louis metro region. “We are extremely pleased to be launching this much-needed service for the residents of the greater East St. Louis metro area,” stated Larry McCulley, CEO of both SIHF Healthcare and Touchette Regional Hospital. The Urgent Care will be a 5,000-square-foot addition to an existing SIHF Healthcare health center at 2001 State Street, East St. Louis. The addition will include four exam rooms and one procedure room plus lab and radiology services. This will be a $2.8 million investment, partially funded by the State of Illinois. “As the recipient of a State of Illinois Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives grant, this is the first visible sign to the community of our efforts and is serving as the public launch of our Transformation project, which will be named LifeBridge,” McCulley noted.

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