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Alton Amphitheater Commission Announces Truck Lineup and Entertainment For 2024 Food Truck Festival
ALTON - The tenth edition of the Alton Food Truck Festival presented by Sauce Magazine will return to the Alton Amphitheater on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. This year’s festival will feature new and returning favorites offering a wide variety of enticing food options as well as musical entertainment by the upbeat Rock Mafia.Food trucks scheduled thus far to participate in the 2024 Alton Food Truck Festival are:
O'Fallon, Illinois, bakery and restaurant to close, up for sale
O'FALLON, Ill. — A bakery and restaurant in Metro East plans to close near the end of the year, and the building and fixtures are up for sale. The Happy Bakery’s last day of operation is currently scheduled for Dec. 23, owner and chef Charlie Cook posted Wednesday on Facebook. The vegan bakery in O’Fallon, Illinois, began as an online Etsy operation in 2014 and adapted into a custom-order cakery, then a bakery with a brick-and-mortar storefront at 102 W. Sixth St. in downtown O’Fallon. In 2020, the bakery added a restaurant.
Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Ill. reopens after months-long closure due to sinkhole
ALTON, Ill. (First Alert 4) - It’s the start of a new beginning Friday morning as the gates of Gordon Moore Park in Alton have reopened after a sinkhole shut down the park in June. “I’m just thankful to God it’s open now,” said Nita Depper, who frequents the...
Local teen boutique, Cakewish, shares top back to school trends
ST. LOUIS — As a teen, back to school time always came with one important question, ‘what will be your first day of school outfit?’ Luckily, there is one St. Louis business that has just what your teenager is looking for!. Welcome to Cakewish! Located off Clayton...
St. Vincent de Paul celebrates Thrift Store Day, National Secondhand Day
‘Resale exemplifies the importance of sustainable living and giving back’. As we turn to celebrate Thrift Store Day on Aug. 17 and National Secondhand Day on Aug. 25, readers are invited to follow the lead of St. Vincent de Paul Belleville Council (SVDP) and their mission thrift store located in East St. Louis.
Frizz Fest celebrates St. Louis artists
“She enjoyed seeing how the creatives put their creative spin on the suggested themes for the artwork and how they interpreted Frizz Fest putting those ideas into concepts and designs”. The 7th Annual Frizz Fest behind-the-scenes art installations with local creatives is happening on Aug. 17-18 at 3529 Broadway. The...
Win 4 Tickets to Taylor Swift Tribute Concert!
GODFREY - Calling all Swifties! You’re invited to enter for a chance to win four tickets to “Taylor Made: A Tribute to Taylor Swift.”. Scheduled for Sept. 13, 2024, at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Hatheway Hall, the tribute concert will feature songs from across Swift’s 11 albums. Taylor Made, a six-piece tribute band from Edwardsville, Highland and Alton, will provide a high-energy performance of Swift’s greatest hits. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Alton Youth Symphony and Alton Symphony Orchestras.
Riverbend Native, Country Artist Matt Jordan Discusses Scotty McCreery Opening Act, Upcoming Shows
ALTON - After a successful opening act at Scotty McCreery’s Alton Amphitheater concert on Aug. 9, 2024, the Riverbend region’s own Matt Jordan shared his thoughts on the show with more performances - and new music - coming up next. “It’s awesome,” Jordan said of opening for McCreery....
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