“Postal officials are determined that the tube system installed in St. Louis shall be the best in the country, and in the world, if it can be made,” the St. Louis Globe-Democrat wrote in 1903.
After a months-long delay, the concept expands with cold-pressed juices, healthy food offerings, regenerative bone broths, and a coffee program curated by Upshot Coffee in St. Charles.
The St. Louis Art Museum's upper level is home to scores of art objects originally created by indigenous peoples from across the West and Great Plains, hundreds of which were donated by Carolyn Danforth on behalf of her husband, Donald Danforth Jr.
As museums emerge from the pandemic’s shadow, money from a federal agency seeks to help the institutions become places of healing. The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) has been awarded a $36,524 American Rescue Plan grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
When German muralist Case Maclaim was asked to paint a large wall at City Foundry STL in partnership with CASS Contemporary and The Women's Creative, he did some preliminary research so that he could provide a sketch of the design. He wanted to paint something that connected to the community and to the mission of City Foundry STL but was unable to come up with a concept until arriving in St. Louis. “We needed to see the environment,” says Maclaim through his wife, Samira, who helps translate for the artist.