Metro East Area News Briefs
— March 13, 2019East St. Louisans compete on ‘Family Feud’ They may not have taken home a new car or the grand cash prize of $20,000, but the Edwards family of East St. Louis seemed to have a good…
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East Carondelet mayor plays growing role in regional planning, transportation
— March 6, 2019Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission President Herbert Simmons — better known to many as the village president of East Carondelet — has been named…
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Eckert’s Farm hosts its annual Wine & Food Fest
— March 1, 2019Eckert’s Wine & Food Festival will take place from 12 – 6 p.m. on both Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville. As you make your way through…
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Metro East Area News Briefs
— February 27, 2019Tech school students offer public sample services cheap In an increasingly tight labor market — with many types of well-qualified skilled and technical workers hard to find — many…
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HeartLands Conservancy marks 30 years of environmental work
— February 21, 2019As the Green New Deal brings added ferocity to the already fractious atmosphere in Washington, a grassroots Metro East group is celebrating 30 years of quietly but effectively helping…
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Metro East Area News Briefs
— March 6, 2019MCT debuts region’s first smartphone ticketing system Madison County Transit (MCT) passengers can now purchase bus passes on their smartphones and then ride MCT buses with just a…
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Spring tourism, park projects taking shape in southwest Illinois
— February 28, 2019Spring will see some long-planned tourism, parks and recreation projects taking shape across Metro East. However, some are proceeding more quickly than others. For the third time in…
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Mannie Jackson Center gets grant for water rec, gardening efforts
— February 25, 2019The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) will receive a $95,000 grant from the National Recreation Foundation to fund water recreation through the Swarovski Waterschool…
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