By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu Just in time for Thanksgiving! The Storehouse Food Pantry will be hosting a grand opening of…
Krystie’s Kuriosities: The Piasa Bird
Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu Alton, Ill. is the home of the McPike Mansion, Robert Wadlow, and other mysterious and interesting…
New Movie Theater Opens at Alton Square Mall
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu A movie theater opened at Alton Square Mall in Alton, Ill. on Tuesday, Mar. 30, with…
Eat, Drink & Be Merry!
Media Release Contact: Sara McGibany, Executive Director Phone: 618-463-1016 Email: info@AltonMainStreet.org Eat, Drink & Be Merry! Tickets are on…
Alton Virtual Tree Lighting 2020
Media Release Alton Main Street Contact: Sara McGibany, Executive Director 219 Piasa Street, Suite 2B – Alton, IL 62002 Phone:…
Jacoby Arts Center to Host Virtual Parade and Costume Contest
By Lindsey Becker lmbecker@lc.edu For the first time in 75 years, the Alton Halloween parade has been cancelled due to…
Alton Main Street Announces Façade Improvement Grant Program
Alton Main Street 111 E. 4th Street – Suite 315 Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618)-463-1016 info@altonmainstreet.org www.DowntownAlton.com (20 October 2020…
Free and Fun Scavenger Hunt Planned for Sept. 19th
Free and Fun Scavenger Hunt Planned for Sept. 19th as Part of the Mississippi Earthtones Festival Modified for Social-Distancing …
Mississippi Earthtones Festival 2020 Press Release
PRESS RELEASE CELEBRATE LIFE ON THE RIVER AT THE 14TH ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI EARTHTONES FESTIVAL, MODIFIED FOR SOCIAL-DISTANCING (4 Sept…
Alton’s Farmers’ Market Slowly Growing Again
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu I don’t know about many of you, but when I was a kid I either loved…