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A horn overflowing with fruit may seem like an odd way to celebrate food. Yet this unlikely container—the cornucopia—became one of the most lasting images of abundance in Western culture. Like a bundle of wheat or a decorative pumpkin, it carries a story much older than the greeting cards and table settings where it often appears. Harvest symbols began with a basic concern: having enough to eat. A successful crop could mean security, while a failed one could bring hunger. Communities

A performer born in St. Louis helped change the face of European entertainment on Oct. 2, 1925. Josephine Baker made her Paris debut in “La Revue nègre” at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, beginning a breakthrough that brought a Black American artist extraordinary international visibility. For Riverbend readers looking back on music history this Oct. 2, 2026, Baker’s appearance provides a local connection to a turning point in the global reach

This Day in History: October 2, 2026 Major Historical Events 1941: Germany launches its main offensive toward Moscow On October 2, 1941, German forces launched the main phase of Operation Typhoon, the offensive intended to capture Moscow during the Second World War. Germany had invaded the Soviet Union in June, and its leaders hoped that taking the Soviet capital would cripple the country’s government, transport networks, and ability to continue fighting. An initial attack on the southern

Nearly 100 community-based organizations have lost their federal HIV-prevention grants this week as the Trump administration redirects dollars to state and local health departments. The funding change represents a departure from the decades-old national HIV prevention strategy favored by most public health organizations. President Donald Trump launched the Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Initiative during his first […]

In December 2023, a woman living in a small community near Austin, Texas, made a $78.08 contribution through WinRed. A few weeks later, she made another. Then came four more contributions in January 2024. Those were the first six entries under her name in Federal Election Commission records stretching back decades. Since then, her name […]

ST. LOUIS - With the weekend expected to bring pleasant temperatures, there are several events across the St. Louis region that can give residents a sense of the fall season. Oktoberfest St. Louis 2026 Friday-Sunday: Urban Chestnut Brewery, The GroveJoin us for three full days of live music, traditional German fare, and most importantly, delicious [...]

A man who admitted to participating in a nationwide retail fraud scheme used a sleight-of-hand trick to steal over $157,000 from a national retailer.

We’ve got an official trailer for NBC’s Newlyweds, the new sitcom starring real-life married couple Tim Daly and Téa Leoni. The show, co-created by Jamie Lee Curtis, follows a later-in-life…

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The Royale's Steve Smith sits down with Jon Jon Wesolowski, The Happy Urbanist, for a discussion of St. Louis's urban landscape, street design, and community resilience.

Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr endlessly pays empty lip service to the “public interest” and the “value of broadcasting integrity” as he engages in ham-fisted censorship of comedians and journalists the president doesn’t like. Or the illegal dismantling of media consolidation limits. Or helps the president and his friends steal TikTok. But any time there’s […]

A judge certified the final juvenile defendant as an adult in a planned Ferguson shootout that killed Lyft driver Shannon O’Brien, lamenting youth violence and urging action on its causes.

An oral history of the fight against white supremacists in the St. Louis underground music scene, told by those who experienced it.

As Missouri prepares to vote on whether to reinstate an abortion ban, a new information campaign by a local nonprofit is setting out to remind Missourians that regardless of what happens in November, some abortion options will remain available. The campaign launched last week and will run through Election Day, when Missourians will decide whether […]