The Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge, after a 54-year pause, is hosting live music once again. The legendary Central City nightclub reopened Friday (March 1) with performances that paid homage to its storied history. The Dew Drop on the LaSalle Street was the city’s leading Black music venue during rock ‘n’ roll’s formative years. […]
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18-year-old arrested in boy’s shooting at Costco gas station
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A suspect was arrested Tuesday night (July 12) in connection with the shooting of 2-year-old boy outside the Costco on South Carrollton Avenue. Zyaire A. Cornelius, 18, is being held at the Orleans Justice Center on one count of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and one count of possession of a stolen firearm. Cornelius is the victim’s brother, police said. He is accused of leaving a loaded gun in the backseat with the toddler. He remained jailed Friday (July 15) on $70,000. The boy, initially identified by police as a 1-year-old, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg at around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday while in a car at the Costco station in the 3900 block of Dublin Street.