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Alton Jazz & Wine Festival Continues Its Growth Again This Year

3 years ago
Photographs may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Alton-Wine-and-Jazz-Festival ALTON - The Alton Jazz & Wine Festival continues to grow each year and once again Saturday night, it showcased some incredible talent, both from the area and also with some nationally recognized artists. Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater Chair Dan Herkert said you couldn’t have asked for better weather and such a great crowd. “I am an old trumpet player and the Alton Jazz Confluence Band already blows me out of the water," Herkert said. "They are tremendous. “This is the birthplace of Miles Davis and we always hold trumpet players in the highest esteem. The Jazz & Wine Festival has been growing every year. We have some absolutely amazing performers this year. I don’t think there is a better outdoor venue than the Alton Amphitheater. For jazz, it is the best setup I have seen.” Ken Whiteside has been affiliated with the Alton Jazz & Wine Festival

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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ – MMXXII:249-AM

3 years ago
STLduJour(nal) ⏳ – MMXXII:249-AM JW Tue, 09/06/2022 - 05:39 STL: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Events 📆
  • Weekly Events Thread 9/5/21 – 9/11/22 – r/StLouis
  • Paint Louis 2022 – r/StLouis
  • Sinquefield Cup 2022 continues at World Chess Hall of Fame – FOX 2
  • All the eyes of the chess world turn to the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis – KSDK
  • Fall Park Clean-Up – Lindenwood Park
  • 2022 LINEUP – Music At The Intersection – r/StLouis
Neighborhoods 🏡 STL99 😱
  • MetroLink continues flood damage clean up – FOX 2
WW99 😱
  • Keith Davis: He was protecting the oceans – then he disappeared – Hacker News
  • Chilean voters resoundingly reject a new ‘ecological’ constitution – Science Magazine
LocalGov 🏛
  • Free steering locks available to north St. Louis County residents – KSDK
Jobs 📄
  • 10 Job Titles That Have Been Around for 2,000 Years – HowStuffWorks
Sustainability ♻️ Infrastructure 🚽
  • Cannabis legalization in US projected to cost big pharma billions – New Atlas
Ecology 🦤
  • Conservationists celebrate milestone in effort to save Missouri’s endangered hellbenders – Missouri Independent
  • Conservationists celebrate milestone in effort to save Missouri’s endangered hellbenders – FOX 2
  • Killing invasive species is now a competitive sport – Hacker News
  • Does a Wet Summer Mean a Brilliant Fall? – HowStuffWorks
WWwx 🌦
  • Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier "hanging on by its fingernails" – New Atlas
WWW99 🕸
  • TikTok hacked, over 2 bn user database records stolen: Security researchers – Hacker News
  • TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code – BleepingComputer
  • TikTok denies security breach after hackers claim to have records of more than a billion users – Engadget
DIY 🪓
  • Maker Spotlight: Rick Wilkinson – Make
Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️
  • Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and clutch – Hacker News
  • Rivian’s "Camp Mode" auto-levels the vehicle for a good night’s rest – New Atlas
  • Library of Database Schemas – Hacker News
  • Is Employee Ownership a Good Business Model for Web Development Businesses? – noupe
  • Watch a husky react to smelling durian – Boing Boing
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Why some are uneasy about Parson's plan to cut income taxes

3 years ago
The governor is calling the General Assembly back to Jefferson City to reauthorize tax credits for farmers and to lower the state's income tax rate. That special session was set to start Tuesday. Last week, House and Senate Leadership said they needed more time to form a plan and would wait until the veto session in the middle of the month to convene. 
Emily Manley