ALTON - Aldermen in the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Tuesday agreed on a plan to proceed with the first phase of the Riverview Drive Construction project with a unanimous vote. GeoStabilization International, of Commerce, Colorado, will handle the retaining wall construction. The cost for Phase 1 of this project is estimated at $3,498,440. A total of 25 percent of the $3-million-plus cost will be paid through Rebuild Illinois funds. The issue will be presented at Wednesday night’s Alton City Council meeting for final approval. Alton Mayor David Goins said he is excited to see the Riverview Drive project moving through the council for approval. After the retaining wall part of the project is completed, he said the next step will be streets, sidewalks, and sewer work in the second phase. “This has been a long process and we are finally glad this day has arrived, and hopefully within a month or so we will begin Phase 1 of the Riverview Project,” Mayor Goins said.
The cuts are sizable, representing nearly 20% of the firm's headcount, and come amid concerns in the startup and technology spaces about an economic downturn.
At one time, degradation was the all-but-certain future of the film format. Technology has certainly paved the way for preservation, but what of the film reels and dusty VHS tapes that rarely, if ever, survive the leap to modern screens?
You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River?
Sukanya Mani holds up a recent piece in the diffuse light of her basement studio where she does the delicate work of putting knife to paper. It's an intricate cutout of a woman in a sari, a traditional South Asian garment, decorated with flowers.
On a recent sunny Sunday, a group of children gather on the patio at Rise Coffee House for a day of family-friendly fun. It's the Grove cafe's second-annual Pride and Joy event, a Pride month celebration specifically geared toward kids.
The new St. Louis-area location for Shake Shack, the burgers-and-milkshakes chain founded by St. Louis native Danny Meyer, follows restaurant-industry pandemic trends by including a drive-thru.
ST. LOUIS - The Ferguson Fire Department has added a new fire dog to their squad, and she needs a name! Community members can vote for one of three name choices on the Ferguson Fire Department's Facebook page. Choose either Nozzle, Ember, or Fergie. The department first found the dog more than a week ago. [...]
(BUZZ MAGAZINE) - As a Potager gardener (A potager is simply a vegetable plot that follows the principles of garden design to create an area that is not only ornamental but productive too. The main points to consider are rhythm, line, color, and texture, and it's important to introduce a focal point to bring the whole design together) I love saving my seeds at the end of the season for next season's garden. I was intimidated at first because I wasn't familiar with each plant's life cycle. Since then, I have come to learn that if you cannot find where the seeds come from on a plant, just wait. It will present its secrets to you in time. Every plant will produce a flower and then its seeds. Some plants take more time than others to do this. Onions, for example, will take multiple seasons to produce a flower. I prefer heirloom varieties, although I am not strictly loyal only to heirlooms. I do opt for more heirlooms than hybrids only because their seeds will produce plants just
Apparently missing the entire controversy the White House faced just a few weeks ago regarding Homeland Security’s poorly explained Disinformation Governance Board (which has since been put on hold), the White House is trying yet again, with its new White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse. At least this time, they didn’t […]
It may not have been "Lightning," but something has crashed through the original lineup of Live. In an Instagram post Tuesday, frontman Ed Kowalczyk revealed that founding guitarist Chad Taylor…
Over at Vox, Rachel Cohen asks: Should you keep abortion pills at home, just in case? With Roe on the brink, more experts are talking about advance provision of mifepristone and misoprostol. Medication abortion, or taking a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, is an increasingly common method for ending pregnancies in the United ...continue reading "Yes, most women should keep abortion pills at home, just in case"
BETHALTO - The sign wasn't up for very long, but it did get a lot of people talking. Could the Riverbend area finally be getting a Chick-fil-a? Well, Bethalto Police Department said that it was too good to be true as the sign was put up as a prank Tuesday morning. After a public works employee notified the police about the sign, they came out quickly to take it down and confirmed that a Chick-fil-a is indeed not coming to Bethalto at the present time. The trend of putting up these "Coming Soon" signs came about from the viral video app TikTok. Such pranks could be deemed as a violation of the city ordinance, but since authorities are unsure of who put up the sign, it looks as if no further action will be taken, the Bethalto Police said. The Bethalto PD did take to their Facebook page and made the best out of the situation.
ZZ Top has added three new shows to their 2022 Raw Whisky Tour, all taking place in their home state of Texas in late September and featuring Jeff Beck and…
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