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History celebrations, live music, pet-friendly gatherings and seasonal activities offer plenty of ways to spend Oct. 2-4, 2026. Explore the upcoming highlights below, and visit RiverBender.com Events for the complete calendar. Local history takes center stage at the Living History Days Festival , presented by the Madison County Historical Society Oct. 2-4 in Edwardsville. With the theme “We the People: Celebrating Our History,” the festival brings together music, a book fair,

Preparing for Seasonal Change: Small Steps That Make a Big Difference The first sign that your routine needs an update might be a shoe. You reach for your usual pair, step outside, and discover that yesterday’s reliable choice is suddenly slippery, soaked, or far too warm. It is a small inconvenience, but it reveals something larger: familiar habits do not always fit changing conditions. Preparing for seasonal change means noticing those mismatches before they become problems. A few thoughtfu

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart brought one of opera's most enduring works to the stage on Sept. 30, 1791, when “The Magic Flute” premiered at Vienna's Theater auf der Wieden. Its combination of popular entertainment and ambitious music helped make it a lasting bridge between the opera house and a broader theater audience. On this date in 2026, that first performance stands 235 years in the past, but the work remains part of the operatic repertoire. Mozart directed the orchestra, while Emanue

This Day in History: September 30, 2026 On September 30, 1938, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy concluded the Munich Agreement , allowing Nazi Germany to take control of the Sudetenland, a border region of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak representatives were not included in the negotiations that determined their country’s future. British and French leaders hoped the agreement would prevent another European war; instead, it weakened Czechoslovakia and failed to stop further German expansion.

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection budget line intended […]

The upcoming special exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum explores the myriad ways that different cultures represent plants and gardens through literary media, such as herbals, novels, poems, […]

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St. Louis residents have complained about train horns for weeks. Now, residents of leafy Webster Groves say they’re feeling the pain, too.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.  The congressional watchdog’s decision contends the White House budget office doesn’t hold the ability to claw back that funding without approval from Congress.  “Any […]

The official trailer for The One About Matthew Perry has arrived. Netflix has shared the trailer for the documentary series about late Friends star Matthew Perry from director Mary Robertson.…

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When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son David) hired blog-troll Bari Weiss to run CBS News, Weiss arrived with the promise of “balanced, fact-based news,” “independent, principled journalism,” and a unique “entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision” that would modernize the network and reach the “everyday Americans” they claimed were “traditionally ignored by […]

After feeling hopeless against Trump's agenda, readers write in about the empowerment they've found in a postcard campaign to encourage voters in swing districts.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.  The decision will allow the Trump administration to carry out its aggressive deportation method of quickly removing immigrants to one of the countries — some with human rights concerns […]

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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When a doctor starts asking a new mother about feelings of depression, therapist Haley Walker said the patient may be thinking about more than her actual symptoms. “[It] can feel scary as a new mom,” Walker said. “You’re like, ‘Is this person going to try and take my baby if I’m honest?’” Walker specializes in […]