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Workers watch from a safe distance as the main structure of the former Wood River Power Plant in East Alton is brought down by explosives Feb. 1. The demolition is a visual reminder of the deindustrialization process many parts of the Metro East face.
EAST ALTON When the Wood River Power Station’s main building was brought down earlier this month, it was another visual reminder of the Metro East turning away from some of the heavy industry that helped build the region.
Even though the old coal-fired power plant closed in 2016, the demolition spurred nostalgic comments from St. Louis and Metro East residents sad to see a prominent building along the Mississippi riverfront disappear.
Alton concert aims to warm hearts and souls
Vicki Bennington For The Telegraph
Feb. 16, 2021
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ALTON Alton Symphony Orchestra continues its virtual concert series, this time while also highlighting the latest Marie Stillwell Young Artists’ Competition first place-winner, Isabella Saldaña.
Maestro Wm. Shane Williams has kept the 76th season of the symphony on track with concerts that people can enjoy from the comfort and safety of their own home. Williams has created new concerts using pre-recorded selections from past performances.
The next one in the season’s offerings, “The Warmth of Music” will be available on the orchestra’s website, https://www.altonsymphonyorchestra.org/, on Sunday, Feb. 21.
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New Alton-based food truck, C-Rations Grub Hub, founded on a leap of faith
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C-Rations Grub Hub’s logo, original hand-drawn and created by Memphis, Tennessee artist Kalunda Smith. C-Rations’ owner Christina “Christy” Harvey sought an illustration for her food truck business via Facebook, receiving approximately 40 responses, but Smith was the only artist who did her work by hand, not computer generated or by graphic design software. Smith personally called Harvey and they collaborated on the design, featuring military symbolism for which Harvey’s heart will always belong, she said. Harvey joined the military when she was 17 and retired in 2014 at age 39. Show MoreShow Less
Our Education: SIUE SOP to not require PCAT for admission
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EDWARDSVILLE The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) will drop the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) as a requirement for admission to align admissions practices with national trends among pharmacy schools. The policy immediately applies to fall 2021 admission applications.
“With many of the barriers that standardized tests can create, the environment during COVID-19 and to ensure our applicant pool is as diverse as possible, it was deemed this would be best for our prospective students,” said SOP Associate Dean Jessica Kerr, PharmD, CDCES, Office of Professional and Student Affairs, and professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.