Local Culture

Retro arcade, Starcade, brings vibrancy to Keg and Case

Keg and Case Market, 928 West 7th, has had a bit of a makeover in the past few months. The first thing you notice when you walk in is all the pinball machines spread throughout the main floor and the hum of video game theme songs coming from the building’s newest tenant, Starcade.

The retro video game arcade, which opened at Keg and Case in June, has almost 150 games on two floors, plus a pinball partnership with Bad Penny Arcade.

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St. Francis de Sales plans 50th reunion

On June 3, 1973, we eighth graders at St. Francis de Sales attended the 9:30 a.m. Mass; each of us all dressed-up and well coiffured. It was our chance to showcase our style without our customary uniforms. It was graduation day and all of our parents gathered outside to take pictures. While most students seemed elated to be moving on to high school, I felt a bit melancholy inside, knowing we were all leaving something very special behind. 

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