Photo Gallery: Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
On a day when the mercury struggled to topple 30 degrees, thousands of people showed up for the opportunity to walk, cycle, jog or drive a classic car across the Stan Musial Veterans memorial bridge, the newest bridge connecting Illinois and Missouri over the Mississippi. Visitors on the Illinois side of the bridge parked in […]
Read More →Dodgeball!
The Collinsville High School gym annex was the scene Monday of a fierce dodgeball tournament. The 14-team tournament was held as a fundraiser for both the Model UN and the Multicultural clubs as CHS. The event raised $350, which will be used to help pay participation fees at two Model UN events as well as […]
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Local New Year’s Eve dining and drinking options
By David Pruitt, special to The Metro Independent If you have not yet made New Year’s Eve plans, and want to enjoy food or drink in the area, below is a mini-guide. Dining If you are looking to treat yourself to some fine dining before making those New Year’s resolutions, you had better make your […]
Read More →Local author releases St. Louis Cardinals history book
Bill Nunes was browsing the supply of St. Louis Cardinals books at the Fairview Heights Barnes and Noble while doing a signing for his 20th book, when he noticed that there weren’t any Cardinals’ history books. “If you have been a Cardinals fan for a long time, wouldn’t you like to relive some memories?” Nunes […]
Read More →Breakfast with Santa, Christmas on the farm
The people of Collinsville will not have their Christmas plans derailed by frosty temperatures. Residents and visitors showed up in force Friday and Saturday to take part in the Christmas in Collinsville event in uptown Collinsville, despite temperatures hovering around 20 degrees. The weather was no warmer Sunday, but that didn’t stop Collinsvillians from going […]
Read More →Christmas in Collinsville held on frigid weekend
Visitors to uptown Collinsville braved the cold to celebrate Christmas in Collinsville Dec. 6 and 7. The Collinsville Main Street Community Association hosted the event, which included the official lighting of the Christmas tree at the Collinsville Township Office, a holiday house tour and visits with Santa Claus at the Miner’s Theatre. The originally scheduled […]
Read More →SIUE’s A Season for The Child continues with “The Velveteen Rabbit”
Submitted story A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), continues its 24thseason with a holiday special in two separate showings at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. The Velveteen Rabbit will take the stage in Katherine Dunham Hall by […]
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Fall Festival returns to Main Street Saturday
Barely a month removed from being overwhelmed with visitors for Italian Fest, Main Street in Collinsville will again host an uptown festival. Thousands are expected to meander Main Street Saturday, sampling chili, trick-or-treating at local businesses, enjoying a costume contest and admiring decorated hearses during the Fall Festival. Yes, that says admiring decorated hearses. A […]
Read More →Bert’s Chuckwagon celebrates 50 years of epicurean excellence
Humberto (Bert) Gonzalez left Texas in the early 1960s to visit his brother Hector in Belleville. Bert liked the area so much that he decided to stay. To make a living, Bert bought the Chuckwagon restaurant at 4200 W. Main St., Belleville in 1963 and re-christened it Bert’s Chuckwagon. The rest is gastronomic history. Bert […]
Read More →“Jimi Hendrix of the violin” to play at SIUE
Eileen Ivers and her Immigrant Soul band come to Southern Illinois University Oct. 23 to play a 7 p.m. concert in the Meridian Ballroom. Ivers is a Grammy-Award winning fiddler/violinist who was dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times. The Irish-American fiddler plays a blend of traditional and contemporary violin […]
Read More →Re-enactors rendezvous in Caseyville
In the days when beaver fur ruled the economy of the American west, trappers would meet one time each year at a designated location to trade their bounty for needed supplies. The meetings, called rendezvous, were more than just re-supply stops for the trappers, Bob “Many Hats” Daniel, of South County said. “It was a […]
Read More →Italian Fest, a good time for a good cause
Many Collinsville residents think of the Italian Fest as an annual high school class reunion, an opportunity to eat different types of food while listening to a band or an excuse to drink to excess. However, the 30-year-old-festival is also one of the most important two days of fund raising for dozens of charitable organizations. […]
Read More →Photo Gallery – 8th Grade Jr. Kahoks vs. Mehlville
The 8th Grade Jr. Kahoks battled the Mehlville Jr. Warriors on Aug. 25, falling 7-6. The Jr. Kahoks took a 6-0, third quarter lead on a touchdown run from Noah Martin, but could not hold it. Mehlville scored the winning touchdown with just under four minutes remaining in the game.
Read More →World’s Largest Catsup Bottle welcomes food friend
There are some culinary combinations that are just natural: salt and pepper, butter and popcorn, spaghetti and meatballs, pizza and beer and, of course, potatoes and ketchup. The latter two paired themselves in majestic fashion Wednesday when the world’s largest fabricated potato visited The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle ®. Collinsville firefighter David Bennett brought his […]
Read More →New book chronicles life of Collinsville’s moat house gangster
Buster Wortman died 45 years ago this month, but he can still sell books. Bill Nunes’ latest book, The Frank “Buster” Wortman Story, is the second best-selling book at the Fairview Heights Barnes & Noble, Nunnes said. Only J.K. Rowling has the stature to outsell Wortman in the Metro East, it seems. Perhaps, though, it […]
Read More →2013 Tunes at Blum includes The Usual Suspects and other Metro East favorites
Collinsville’s free uptown concert series returns to the Blum House Sept. 4. Held on the lawn of the historic home at 414 W. Main St., Tunes at Blum will provide free entertainment each Wednesday in September. The lineup this year includes Tommy Halloran, The Usual Suspects, Brad MacDonald and The Mr. Wizard Band. Tommy Halloran […]
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