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  • Warm Soda Magazine: A Local Place for Musical and Artistic Collaboration

    Alex Gent Writer agent@lc.edu “Warm Soda Magazine” is the passion project and longtime dream of Jerseyville IL native Lauren Leady. Based in Alton, it focuses on art, music, and culture, as well as offering insight…

  • Warm Soda Magazine: A Local Place for Musical and Artistic Collaboration

    Alex Gent Writer agent@lc.edu “Warm Soda Magazine” is the passion project and longtime dream of Jerseyville IL native Lauren Leady. Based in Alton, it focuses on art, music, and culture, as well as offering insight…

  • Alton Places in Top 5 in Nationwide Small Business Revolution Contest

     Alex St. Peters Web Editor/Writer astpeters@lc.edu If you haven’t already heard, our own Alton has made it to the Top 5 in the Small Business Revolution contest. The Small Business Revolution contest was created…

  • Buddy Benches

    Eunice Smith Elementary School students united together with Lewis and Clark Community College’s YouthBuild organization to create buddy benches, in a hope to build companionship and a neighborly atmosphere among students.

  • Old Bakery Beer Co.

    On Jan. 23, brewers James Rogalsky and Lauren Pattan opened the doors of The Old Bakery Beer Company to the public, located in downtown Alton at 400 Landmarks Blvd.

  • L&C Underground Railroad Tours

    History will be brought back to life on Thursday, Feb. 26 with the return of the Underground Railroad tour hosted by J.E. Robinson, just one of the many Black History Month celebratory events.

  • A Night Out

    On Oct. 23, the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton hosted “A Night Out,” featuring multiple musical artists, refreshments, fine art, and even a Halloween costume contest.

  • The Ghosts of Lewis and Clark Community College

    Normally, people often suspect ghosts of wandering around in graveyards and in the movies, but Lewis and Clark Community College students may find one lurking around in the hallways of the campus.

  • WLCA Welcomes New Faces, New Voices

    Like a sports franchise with a developmental system, radio talent requires training and critiquing too. With a new year, the time has come for high school graduates to step up to the next level.

  • Maeva’s Coffee Shop Makes Debut in Alton

    While Lewis and Clark students were on summer break, Maeva’s Coffee’s was to open at 1320 Milton Rd. in the Milton Schoolhouse in Alton.