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ST. LOUIS - Centerstone, a not-for-profit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments, will host a free, virtual Flourish Open House webinar on September 6 from noon – 1 p.m. The focus of this webinar will be alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and family. The webinar will help participants gain a better understanding of the services Centerstone offers families through the Flourish program, which serves families through building parenting skills and support. “The goals of the Flourish program are to increase well-being, improve permanency and enhance the safety of the family,” said Taylor Marks, Centerstone’s Flourish supervisor. Flourish provides free services to many Illinois families. Flourish can help families improve their parenting and communication skills and strengthen relationships in the family. The webinar will address these services and many others provided by Flourish. Presenters in the webinar include: Alyssa Cline,

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EAST ALTON – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announces a lane closure at the intersection of IL 3 and St. Louis Ave., beginning on Monday, August 22, 2022, weather permitting. The left turn lane from westbound St. Louis Ave to southbound IL 3 will be closed for several days. All other lanes will remain open. This work is needed to perform pavement repairs and the lane is expected to be reopened by Wednesday, August 24 at 10:00 pm. Drivers should use alternate routes to access this area while construction is ongoing. Drivers are also urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the construction area. The contractor on this project is RCS Construction, Inc of East Alton, IL. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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The annual "comedy invasion" will welcome Silverman to the Stifel Theatre on November 11.

If voters approve, Missouri would become the 20th state to legalize recreational marijuana use.

A Good Start At first I thought Saucy Porka might be a BBQ joint. It’s not. It’s an adorable Midtown restaurant with a sense of humor. A place where Latin American and Asian cuisine dance playfully upon your palate. For example: I had no idea what a “baco” might be.  (Hmm. . .  maybe the... 

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GRANITE CITY - Six Mile Regional Library District (SMRLD) would like to spread the word about their upcoming fall events. All of these events are completely FREE . For more information about these events, you can see the flyers attached below or go to their website at smrld.org .

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Crews are expected to break ground on Missouri's first Buc-ee's travel center in Springfield next week.

Forty-five years ago today, August 16, the band that became INXS, then known as The Farriss Brothers, played their very first gig at a house party in Sydney suburb of…

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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners

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Fox in the Mirror, a 20–minute video by Argentine artist Liliana Porter, is comprised of short vignettes depicting objects coupled with piano scores, solos, or

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Oscar Murillo (born Colombia, 1986) examines notions of cultural exchange, globalization, labor, and action through monumental paintings that reflect the processes of their making.  

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Catching the Moment celebrates the acquisition in 2020 of 833 works of contemporary art assembled by Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons. Comprised primarily of prints—and including a

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is launching a new clean water initiative in an effort to improve water quality around the St. Louis area.

They usually split along party lines, but they all hate international scam calls.

The Census Bureau reported today that housing starts dropped 10% in July. But that's a misleading number all by itself. Here it is broken into single-family homes vs. apartment buildings with five or more units: Apartment buildings have been on an upward trend for more than a year and are up 3% since the beginning ...continue reading "Single-family housing starts are plummeting"