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Public housing challenges affected low-income communities across the nation, but it was St. Louis’s 1969 rent strike that brought these problems into focus as residents in Pruitt-Igoe and other public housing facilities grappled with the system’s shortcomings. Though rent strikes were becoming a common form of protest in the 1960s and 1970s, St. Louis had …

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How to power wash your house and other renovation projects you may want to try on your own

This one consists of documents and images that once belonged to Emma Beauvais Thomas Grumley. I’ve been using trove enough here lately that I thought I had better look up the meaning and find out if I have been using the word correctly.  So I did and I have.  This from one of the many […]

Jason Rives of Carlinville, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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The new restaurant, from the Pupillo family, will bring creative, poultry-inspired breakfast and brunch dishes to High Ridge.

17-year-old Aaliyah Buford has modeled for Lacoste and Kim Kardashian's SKIMS line with Fendi. She's graduating early to pursue opportunities in LA and New York.

UM Board of Curators said no to science and public health, sending message that they don’t even respect the research conducted on campuses they lead.

St. Louis is home to the World Chess Hall of Fame as well as the St. Louis Chess Club.

Two commercial pilots on a cargo flight were killed in the high-speed plane crash Saturday evening.

The Dec. 10 tornado killed at least two people in Missouri.

As of 6 p.m., all eastbound lanes of I-44 were back open to traffic, as were a few westbound lanes.

"The best mask is a KN95 or N95. That's the gold standard."

The fire happened at a home along Rodenmeyer Street Tuesday morning.

St. Louis soccer talent was on display in the first round of the MLS Draft on Tuesday, with four Billikens selected

The apparent kitchen fire started before sunrise in a house on Rodenmeyer Street.

The Rolling Stones, in conjunction with Universal Music Group's merch company Bravado, have officially sanctioned a new line of high-quality headphones produced in partnership by the high-fidelity audio-device company V-MODA…

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The 9-acre development had more than $1 million in change orders done without bids, an audit says.

Check out the highlights of Ben Frederickson's weekly chat with St. Louis sports fans.