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Additionally, the City will continue to remove tornado debris placed by the curb until Feb. 28.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville’s Leclaire Elementary School celebrated its 100th day of student attendance with activities, prizes and more fun. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, the kindergarteners, first graders and second graders came prepared, dressed as 100-year-olds or pirates who “arrrr” 100 days smarter. Teachers filled the day with activities based around the number 100, including counting games and STEM activities. To Principal Donny Gunter, this dedication shows why Leclaire

From West Newsmagazine: St. Louis-based home builder McKelvey Homes has broken ground on two display homes at The Reserve at Wildwood, a new 50-acre residential community planned for the southwest corner of Hwy. 109 and Hwy. 100 in Wildwood. The development will feature 115 single-family homes ranging from 1,600 to 4,000 square feet, with designs […]

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Stein, who also wrote two books and co-wrote another, died Jan. 30.

From Architectural Record: For a hundred years, Powell Hall (1925) anchored the north end of St. Louis’s theater district as a world-class auditorium and grand foyer, packed into a brick and terra-cotta box. Designed as a theater at the peak of the movie palace boom by Chicago-based architect Rapp and Rapp—which specialized in such buildings—the […]

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s attempts to dramatically slash funding for the U.S. Department of Education amid a broader push to dismantle the agency hit a major roadblock this week in the form of bipartisan approval of a spending law that gives the department a small raise.  The president signed a measure that funds the […]

The $1.1 million home has room for a horse stable.

From St. Louis Magazine: Move aside data centers and make room for self-storage, as it takes its place as a desirable real estate asset, according to the 2026 Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. While not grabbing as many headlines as data centers, the demand for self-storage has steadily grown in recent […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Shannon O’Brien, a 28-year-old described by her family as “an extraordinary person,” died last Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in a tragic shooting in Ferguson, Mo., and her former high school cross country coach in Edwardsville said he was shocked and saddened when he learned the news. O'Brien died after shots were fired in the 1700 block of Windward Court in Ferguson, Mo. She was pronounced dead at the scene. St. Louis County Police have not yet released full details

“Blessed by the Ancestors” is a captivating art exhibit that celebrates the rich artistic talent of Black artists hailing from Saint Louis, MO. This exhibition serves as a powerful testament […]

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This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]

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Glass and metal artists Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway are bringing the magic of New Orleans to Third Degree Glass for a two-month exhibition titled, The Many Faces of Mardi […]

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Born in Watford City, North Dakota in 1985, artist Teresa Baker lives and works in Los Angeles, and she’s an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in the Great […]

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Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1971, Haegue Yang is known for her versatile works, ranging from room-scaled installations and performative sculptures to paper collages and staged performances. Yang dissociates […]

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Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, […]

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Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]

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