ALBANY, Ga.—Shayla Jackson knocks three times before slipping a card with voting information under the blue-painted doors of apartments at Wild Pines, a complex tucked behind Albany State University. As a canvasser for the nonpartisan New Georgia Project, a group dedicated to registering Black, brown and young voters and getting them to the polls, she’ll spend her […]
Squee alert! Check out this newborn monkey at the Saint Louis Zoo (1 Government Drive, 314-781-0900). Her name is Rhubarb and she’s a ginger-hued dream.
A resolution passed unanimously Friday also calls for repeal of the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which seeks to invalidate federal gun laws in Missouri.
EDWARDSVILLE - The 13th annual Edwardsville Turkey Trot 5k will take place this Thanksgiving in both in-person and virtual formats for 2022. Hosted by Edwardsville Neighbors, proceeds from the event will help local families in need. This year’s in-person 5k will be held on Thursday, Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Day), from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. There will also be an in-person Kids Fun Run for ages 12 and under that will take place earlier that morning from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Both in-person runs will start at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Parking Lot F. More information about the route can be found at this link . There is also a Virtual 5k option taking place at any time from Nov. 24-30. As of this writing, the registration cost for both the in-person and virtual 5k is $30, and the cost for the Kids Fun Run is $15 - but those prices are set to increase on Nov. 1, so interested readers should register soon at this link . Chad Opel, co-founder of Edwardsville
A Creve Coeur-based distributor of home appliance, HVAC and plumbing repair parts and equipment said its entering the $10 billion pool and spa distribution market with an acquisition.
The requests were coming in to 2nd Shift Brewery, prompting head brewer and co-owner Steve Crider to bring this beer back. But in the nature of small-batch brewing, it won't be around for long. Here's why.
ALTON - Riverbender Radio is once again celebrating Halloween weekend with a spooky soundtrack of traditional Halloween favorites and music from classic horror films and tv for the residents of the River Bend and beyond. Special programming will run on The Bridge station only from 3 p.m. to midnight today, Oct. 28th through Halloween. Halloween has always been an important holiday for Riverbender.com since the site launched on Halloween day in 2005. The business has since participated in Alton's Annual Halloween Parade and other area parades on many occasions. This is The Bridge station's second year providing special Halloween programming. And, leading up to Christmas, The Bridge will once again shift its sound to seasonal favorites. This weekend you can expect popular songs I Put A Spell On You by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett, This Is Halloween by Michel Elias, Thriller, and Ghosts by Michael Jackson, Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band, Somebody's Watchin
Thanks to our corruption-fueled failure to pass even a basic privacy law for the internet era, the US has seen a steady parade of privacy scandals, hacks, and data breaches. More often than not involving companies with pathetic privacy and security standards, which are dinged repeatedly with pathetic wrist slap fines that are just absorbed […]
Hazelwood School District Bond Issue Gets Endorsement from GNC Chamber The Greater North County Chamber endorses Hazelwood School District Proposition H (Prop H) initiative on the Nov. 8 2022 ballot. The bond issue if approved would: fund safety and security improvements; updates and renovations to athletic/activity facilities; classroom technology and network upgrades; purchase new school […]