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The Normandy Schools Collaborative is now home to a Believe Project literacy lab, an initiative of the St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature [STLBACL.] A ribbon cutting ceremony was held will take at Barack Obama School on Sept. 29,…

On Sept. 16, Everything Is Golden, a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist Lizzy Martinez, opens as the first exhibition of the 2022-2023 Millstone Gallery

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Companion co-owner Jodi Allen and longtime manager Rodrigo Silva open a taco shop behind Companion Café.

The American economy gained 263,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 173,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate edged back down to 3.5%. This is a pretty mediocre jobs report—although that depends on how you look at things. ...continue reading "Chart of the day: New new jobs in September"

Henry Elementary teacher Peggy Plesia decided to try something different this year: a new wall of ukuleles. They’re pretty easy to learn, sound good, and help students quickly master pop songs.

Two lawyers have sued to get crime records from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office. It's been like "pulling teeth."

New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and

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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A building in Washington Park, Illinos was fully engulfed in flames Friday morning. The building is located in the 1200 block of North 53rd. It is unknown at this time how the fire started. It is also unknown if anyone was injured. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter flew [...]

After an inexplicable year-plus delay, the FCC is finally circulating a new order that should help dramatically reduce the number of illegal, annoying, and scam robotexts received by wireless subscribers. The FCC order, which was introduced more than a year ago, was only finally voted on and approved this week. The order begins the process […]

When Vijay Shroff wants to get across why people have such a connection to the Wine & Cheese Place (multiple locations including 7435 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-447-9463), he draws upon his own childhood to paint a picture — long before he ever dreamed he'd own the store. "I was three when it opened, but I remember going into [what was then] the Roasting House and the Cheese Place with my dad on the weekends and smelling freshly roasted nuts and coffee," Shroff says. "It was just such a sensory experience as a child and brings up a memory of my dad."

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Pep Zone was in south St. Louis County Friday, October 7 at Lindbergh High School. FOX 2's Chris Regnier hung out with the Flyers and of course t-shirts were tossed! The cheerleaders, dance team, football team, band, and spirited students were all having a good time in the gym. [...]

From Oktoberfests to apple fests, there's something for everyone to enjoy on this list.

The disaster recovery center at 8968 Dunn Road will reopen on Oct. 13 as a disaster loan outreach center.

I started writing this post from the comfort of a coffee shop, my mug steaming over with warming liquid, the fancy acai bowl with peanut butter I ordered filling my belly. It’s a scene I was once familiar with as a city dweller and one I gravitate to when I want to write. Coffee shops […]

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Someone attempted to break into a St. Charles gun store early Friday morning. A car tried to ram the front door of Kevin's Guns located at 1017 South Duchesne Drive at about 5:15 a.m. The attempt was unsuccessful. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene. FOX [...]

ST. LOUIS - A BMW dealership in south St. Louis was broken into early Friday morning. The incident happened at a Bimers 'R' Us on Kingshighway Boulevard, just north of Chippewa. A large window on the side of the building was broken. It is unknown if the suspect stole anything. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner [...]

If people have inhabited a region long enough, they are bound to have left something behind. If that's not some fancy ruins, it's often literal garbage.