When Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the Sydney Opera House on Oct. 20, 1973, Australia gained more than a striking addition to its harbor skyline. It gained a performing arts center that placed music at the heart of a national landmark. The ceremony remains a defining event on a date that also brought a Halloween standard, a devastating loss for Southern rock and important new chapters for Madonna and Amy Winehouse. Looking back on Oct. 20, 2026, those milestones reveal several ways music
On October 20, 1827, British, French, and Russian warships destroyed much of an Ottoman-Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Navarino, off southwestern Greece. The battle changed the course of the Greek War of Independence by weakening the forces trying to suppress it. Although Greek independence still required further fighting and diplomacy, Navarino helped make an independent Greek state possible. Its lasting importance lies both in Greece’s emergence as a modern nation and in the way it showe
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, […]
ST. LOUIS - Each month on FOX 2, we salute local first responders, military, or veterans with our Proud to Serve award. This month, we shine the spotlight on Jason Chapple who serves his St. Charles, MO community as a police officer and SRO. Jason was nominated by his friend who tells us Officer Chapple [...]
Taulby Roach, President and CEO of Bi-State Development, today announced an upcoming leadership transition effective Nov. 2, as Mary Lamie prepares to conclude her successful tenure with the organization. Lamie joined Bi-State Development in 2015 to head up its newest enterprise, the St. Louis Regional Freightway, and assumed her role as Executive Vice President of Multimodal Enterprises in 2019, taking […]
GODFREY — An empty agenda prompted the cancellation of the Godfrey Village Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Mayor Mike McCormick and Village Clerk Jacki Clayton said today. The next regular board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at Godfrey Village Hall. That meeting was moved from its usual first-Tuesday slot because Election Day falls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Richard Riehle, known for his role in the 1999 film Office Space, has died. He was 78.A statement shared by Artists & Representatives and Wright Entertainment, Inc. announced Riehle's passing…
Jackson Lamb’s bumbling band of horses is growing. Apple TV announced on Monday additional cast for Slow Horses season 7, which will be based on Mick Herron’s Bad Actors novel.…
O’FALLON, IL – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) announced she has secured $40,000 in state funding for the City of O’Fallon to support the purchase of public safety and emergency medical equipment. “Our first responders are there for us when we need them most, and it's important they have the equipment and resources to do their jobs safely and effectively,” said Senator Harriss. “I'm glad we were able to bring these dollars back to O’Fallon
I’ve documented for years how major media consolidation is simultaneously completely pointless and incredibly harmful. Such deals exist exclusively so that unremarkable rich men with no real ideas can grab some tax breaks, create the illusion of perpetual growth, and pretend they’re “savvy dealmakers.” Yet every single time a major media merger is completed the […]
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 […]
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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