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Cooling Stations Now Open To Edwardsville Area Residents
EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville announced Monday it is working in cooperation with local facilities to provide cooling stations throughout the summer. Starting today through September 22, the facilities Edwardsville facilities below will be available as cooling stations when the heat index rises above 100°F. Additional sites and hours may be added as needed. Edwardsville City Library: 112 S Kansans Street – (618) 692-7556 Mondays - Thursdays: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Edwardsville Main Street Community Center: 1003 North Main Street – (618) 656-0300 Mondays - Fridays: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. YMCA Meyer Center: 7348 Goshen Road – (618) 655-1460 Mondays - Fridays: 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on July 4 YMCA Esic Center: 1200 Esic Drive – (618) 656-0436 Mondays - Fridays: 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on July 4
Murder trial begins in slaying of North County Police Cooperative officer
Bonette K. Meeks is on trial in St. Louis County Circuit Court this week in the 2019 shooting death of Officer Michael Langsdorf.
St. Louis University no longer will offer master’s degree in urban planning
Only urban planning master’s degree program in St. Louis ending, director says.
Suspect charged for murder outside St. Louis fast-food restaurant
A 19-year-old St. Louis man is behind bars for allegedly shooting and killing another man last week outside of a fast-food restaurant.
Ringo Starr’s NFT collection sells for over $120,000
Ringo Starr's first NFT collection was sold Monday, June 13, at an online sale hosted by Julian's Auctions. The "Ringo Starr NFT Collection -- The Creative Mind of a Beatle"…
Trivia Night @ ALOFT
Enjoy Trivia by Unleashed Music STL, including prizes and drink specials, every other Tuesday at Aloft St. Louis Cortex.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator just added STL to the list of "Discovery Flights."
St. Louis aldermen back 4.5% pay hike, $2,000 bonus for city employees
It’s the biggest across-the-board increase for St. Louis city workers in more than a decade.
President Biden Signs Executive Order That Will Give Us A Couple Of Years Of Decent Law Enforcement Reforms
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was a flashpoint for police reform efforts around the nation. Cops had been killing unarmed minorities for years but this one was so spectacularly brutal and symbolic of institutional racism (a white cop pressing his knee to a black man’s neck), it couldn’t be […]
St. Louisan to represent Missouri in Miss Plus America
Catherine Bush, like many others, did not know that plus-size pageantry exists until she Googled it.
How KSDK anchor Michelle Li turned the #VeryAsian hashtag into a movement
After St. Louis news anchor Michelle Li mentioned eating dumplings on a New Year’s broadcast, a viewer chastised her for being “very Asian.” She’s now turned that viral moment into a movement with the Very Asian Foundation. She discusses the organization’s push for schools and libraries to build and maintain robust Asian American youth literature collections.
Mortgage rates have skyrocketed to 6.28% since Thursday
Now here's a chart: If Mortgage News Daily is to be believed, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has jumped 0.73% over the course of just three business days. Since the start of the year rates have nearly doubled, from 3.29% to 6.28%. So what happened on Friday to cause mortgage rates to ...continue reading "Mortgage rates have skyrocketed to 6.28% since Thursday"
St. Charles County district on hook for $70,000 settlement with parents’ group
Three parents sued Francis Howell in February, saying they were warned not to mention the name of the parents’ political action committee during meetings.
St. Louis Motorcyclist's Shooting Spree Leads to 8 Felony Charges
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced today that it is charging 52-year-old Jeffrey Burnett with eight felonies for shooting at a frozen custard store and several vehicles as he rode his motorcycle through Ellisville and Wildwood Sunday. The incident began in the early evening when Burnett shot at the Silky's Frozen Custard on Manchester Road in Ellisville. An Ellisville Police Department probable cause statement says the Silky's front glass door and a commercial freezer sustained damage.
Live music in the STL?
Eddie Vedder among headliners at 2022 Ohana Encore festival
Eddie Vedder has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of his Ohana Encore festival, taking place October 8-9 in Dana Point, California. As its name suggests, Ohana Encore is…
Tuesdays in the Park
Summer is here, and live music is back! Join us every Tuesday evening through August 30 for a great mix of live music while you
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Full Moon Float
Come join us on our world famous Full Moon Float! Spend a magical evening paddling one of our Great Rivers and enjoy fine dining in
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