Lifestyle

  • Stress Management: Deep Breathing Exercises for Relaxation

    By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu   Have you ever noticed how you breathe when you are stressed out? What about when you are relaxed? The next time you are feeling either of these emotions, take a…

  • Stress Management: Counter Stimulation

    By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu   Sometimes when we are in pain or are too stressed it becomes difficult to think about anything else or to try doing anything other than focus on the pain that…

  • 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 – Alton, IL Press Release) Alton Main Street is excited to launch the second round…

  • Yelp Introduces Racism Flagging Feature

    by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu   The popular app, Yelp, added a new feature that will flag businesses that are associated with racist behaviors. The app did this in response to a surge of responses by…

  • Leet Tech: A look back at Phreaking

    by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu   Before hacking became a thing in the mainstream, hacking was a thing that was sometimes just a group of hobbyists who are trying to access certain stuff, like changing the…

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  • Alton Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market Runs Through October 17, Grant Program is Available to Double the Buying Power of SNAP Benefit Recipients 

    Media Release Alton Main Street Contact: Sara McGibany, Executive Director 111 E. 4th Street – Suite 315 – Alton, IL  62002 Phone: 618-463-1016 Email: sara@AltonMainStreet.org Web: www.DowntownAlton.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALTON FARMERS’ & ARTISANS’ MARKET…

  • FabFitFun is Here to Make You Feel Fabulous!

    By Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu I think it’s safe to say that I enjoy a good mystery box. However, what if it wasn’t always a mystery? What if there was a box that you could actually…

  • How TikTok and WeChat Was Banned and Unbanned in 48 Hours

    by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu On Sept. 18, a press release from the U.S Department of Commerce was released stating TikTok and WeChat were to be banned in the U.S., and not even 72 hours later,…

  • The Comedian Exodus from California

    By Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu   The community of stand-up comedians is scattering as many leave major cities across the U.S.  The state hit the hardest by this loss of performance talent is easily California, as…