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James Clark, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis vice president of public safety and Neighborhood Alliance executive director, and Paula E.W. Carey-Moore, Urban League regional senior director of housing, met last fall with money on their minds.

The downtown parade is set for March 12, along with parades in Belleville and Cottleville. The parade in Dogtown is set for March 17.

No one may sing like Chris Cornell anymore, but the late Soundgarden frontman's children seem to be forging their own musical path. In a recent Instagram post, Cornell's widow Vicky…

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What is the Up South? Where is Up South? The phrase has its origins in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. During those decades, Black migrants were moving from southern states into midwestern cities, seeking jobs, education, and an exit from

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Starting today, David Bowie's entire music catalog is available for Peloton users, and in conjunction with the launch, three brand-new mixes of Bowie songs by contemporary artists also have premiered…

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It was the 12th record-setting day for hospitalizations this year. One apparent positive note: a dip in hospital admissions from 216 to 145.

Austin Vines, 25, was shot in the 600 block of Greenhurst Court, near Bowles Avenue and Highway 141.

The family of a man who died when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse last December in Edwardsville is filing suit. Austin McEwen’s family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon and two companies that were involved in the building of the site, Contegra Construction Company and Tristar Properties. McEwen, a 26-year-old from Edwardsville, didn’t work for Amazon but he was a contracted delivery driver who worked with the company to make deliveries from the warehouse in Edwardsville. He…

Mike Parson is calling on the Legislature to approve a 5.5% raise for all workers, as well as set a base minimum of $15 per hour for hourly workers.

An Army veteran and former prosecutor, Richard Irvin was elected the first Black mayor of Illinois’ second-largest city in 2017.

The new documentary Barn, about the making of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's 2021 album of the same name, will be streamed exclusively at Young's official YouTube channel starting this…

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*For this graphic, habitable area of the City of St. Louis was calculated to be 48.176 square miles. The city is officially 66.2 square miles, with land area measured at 61.9 square miles. Subtracted from this were city parks, Bellefontaine and Cavalry Cemeteries and the largely industrial neighborhoods of North Riverfront, Near North Riverfront, Riverview, […]

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Works from Laura Lloyd, Steve Jones, Charlie Houska and Theresa Disney can be found around every corner of this home.

There are many projects governments create to help rural areas. But there are dozens of definitions of rural. That means tiny communities far from urban areas can be left out of initiatives like grant programs.

So far, its cannabis division has constructed six cultivation and manufacturing facilities for companies including BeLeaf, KindBio and Cannaver.