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EAST ALTON – Join the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC?) for the upcoming SEED Series event: Garden Guidance: Reframing Our Relationship with Invasives — An Empowering Conversation with Botanist Wendy Applequist. The event takes place from 10 a.m. – noon, Tuesday, June 24, at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton. “We’re excited to continue the SEED Series with botanist Wendy Applequist, whose work challenges us to think differently,” Environmental Educator and SEED Series Host Erica Doerr said. “By reimagining how we engage with invasive plants, we’re not just managing a problem—we’re exploring new pathways for sustainability, creativity, and community learning.” This thought-provoking session features Applequist, who is an associate scientist at the Missouri Botanical Garden and co-author/editor of “Love Them to Death: Turning Invasive Plants into Loca

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Theatrical event, free day also scheduled SPRINGFIELD – The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate freedom this month with an array of special Juneteenth events, including a free exhibition of a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln himself. The ALPLM will also welcome the descendant of a civil rights legend, present a stirring theater piece on the meaning of freedom, take part in a community celebration of the holiday and offer free admission on June 19. Starting as a local holiday in Galveston, Texas, Juneteenth has grown into a national celebration of slavery’s demise in America. A key moment in the march toward freedom was Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which ordered an end to enslavement for millions of Americans. “Few documents in all of American history carry the weight of the Emancipation Proclamation. We are proud to share it with the public and celebrate its connection to such a joyou

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On This Day, June 12, 1982 ...Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt and Gary U.S. Bonds performed for a million protesters at the Rally for Nuclear…

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ALTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Wood River Drainage and Levee District, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the Upper Wood River Levee Underseepage Design Deficiency Correction Project on June 20, at 9:30 a.m. at the East Alton No. 1 Pump Station in Alton, Ill. The event will recognize the successful federal-local partnership and celebrate a major milestone in flood risk management for the region. The project enhances the safety and reliability of the levee system by addressing a known design deficiency and implementing features that control underseepage from the Mississippi River. Improvements include 80 new relief wells, a drainage collection system, and an access road. “The completion of the project represents a major step forward in safety, resilience, and public service,” said Col. Andy Pannier, commander of the St. Louis District. “It is not just a celebration of concrete

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Cardinals players Matthew Liberatore and Victor Scott II cherish bonds with their fathers, crediting them for shaping their journeys to the MLB.

With the governor’s race a done deal, attention has settled lightly on the two other statewide contests.

From Modern Steel Construction: Editor’s Note:  The 1,440-foot-long Williams Crossing in Tulsa, OK is the first bridge of its kind in the U.S.. It was fabricated and erected by Alberici’s steel division, Hillsdale Fabricators. City officials in Tulsa, OK., had a vision for developing the Zink Dam area that included a pedestrian bridge across the […]

From Castle:  Anyone who grew up around JR Stoops shouldn’t be the least bit surprised by his career path. “I was 100% the kid who was taking apart remote-control cars to see how they worked and putting them back together,” he recalls. As Stoops got older, he applied that same skill to four-wheelers, lawn mowers […]

A man was walking in the middle of a lane on Highway 141 near Romaine Creek Road when he was fatally struck.

From St. Louis Business Journal: Two projects on the North Campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis are moving toward completion that are part of the $110 million Transform UMSL initiative. The Richter Family Welcome and Alumni Center is scheduled for completion in December. It consists of 18,789 square feet of new construction and 29,789 square feet of renovated space […]

An international and multigenerational group of artists will take over the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis for Like Water, which considers water from different angles – from fonts of inspirations […]

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In the first survey of Montserrat-born British artist Veronica Ryan, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents more than 100 sculptures, textiles and works on paper, accounting for four decades of her […]

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Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries showcases rare and magnificent examples of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection of early Islamic textiles, including many that have not been on […]

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Intertwined since the very beginning, the camera and the car revolutionized modern life in America. This photography exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum displays artistic work shaped primarily by […]

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Made literally from land, Pueblo pottery is one of America’s most enduring art forms, and the innovative exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery connects a remarkable group […]

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Interwar France was a period of exceptional creativity, innovation and turbulence. Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939, explores the role of the automobile as both subject and […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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