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A non-profit serving older adults in the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood is hosting a Virtual Trivia Night!  Enjoy a night-in with … More2021 LASM Trivia Night – Virtual

The restaurant fills the space previously occupied by long-standing neighborhood eatery Cousin Hugo’s Bar & Grill.

A new publication driven by artists in the region will hit the streets at the end of October. Search Party Magazine will highlight the work of Black artists in St. Louis.

“It is the failure to apprehend this great truth that induces so many unsuccessful attempts at final compromise between the slave and free States, and it is the existence of this great fact that renders all such pretended compromises, when made, vain and ephemeral.” —William Seward, 1858 The existence of the “peculiar institution” in Missouri shaped the discussion about slavery’s expansion in 19th century America. As slave-produced …

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Visited the progress of Turtle Playground’s latest upgrades.

Lafayette Square is conveniently located. You can reach three different interstate highways, headed to who-knows-where, within a couple of minutes. If you want to access I-44 West, about 200 feet…

The St. Louis Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) will honor St. Louis American Publisher Dr. Donald M. Suggs with its Ernest and De Verne Calloway Award on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at the Marriott Grand Hotel,…

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, held her monthly telephone town hall Thursday evening, where she focused her remarks on housing justice.

The medical marijuana industry in Missouri is thriving. But accessing banking has proven a struggle for many dispensaries and even vendors doing business with them — even though their businesses are legal. St. Louis accountant David Smith explains why.

Ag-tech startup Benson Hill is now a publicly traded company worth $2 billion. Charlie Bolten of BioGenerator explains how BioSTL helped the St. Louis company get its start — and go public in less than a decade.

The new building will serve as a place for both growing mushrooms and customer pickup.

More money, more animals. Washington University scientist Solny Adalsteinsson explains how St. Louis topped the list in a recent study looking at the “luxury effect” across 20 cities — and why that’s not a good thing.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host a public webinar on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. CT with a question and answer session on the re-designation of the Primary Highway Freight System (PHFS). Registration is required to attend this event. Please register here to join the webinar. The FHWA published a Notice of Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal […]

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The Deaconess Foundation is accepting proposals for up to $600,000 in community investment funding through its mission-related investments initiative.

In Pagedale, Goss’Up Pasta cooks up gourmet comfort food in a new food court space. Chef-owner Qiuana Chapple debuted her latest counter-service restaurant on July 31, offering her homestyle pasta dishes, breakfast, wings and soul food.

For the first time, Missouri's Teacher of the Year comes from the Ferguson-Florissant School District. James Young teaches music at the Johnson-Wabash 6th Grade Center and is the second African American to receive the honor.

The Missouri Historical Society recently received a donation of letters written to Charles DeHault Delassus that date from the 1790s and early 1800s. These letters pertain to the tumultuous time when Spain governed the Louisiana Territory, and the eventual Louisiana Purchase. The letters are now part of the Alonzo J. Tullock Louisiana History Collection in …

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Maplewood Police Officer Jason Schuster on Thursday sent an email to block captains, asking them to tell their neighbors about a recent increase in reported thefts from vehicles (catalytic convertors and break-ins) and property damage/graffiti. Schuster passed on information on catalytic convertor thefts that will be featured in the upcoming Fall/Winter Maplewood Newsletter: The St. […]