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From New York Times: The city’s population is growing, and homicide rates are at a 50-year low. Local officials are trying to seize on the momentum with redevelopment projects — but not without pushback. For decades, Baltimore struggled with high crime rates and a declining population. From 1950 to 2020, the city’s population shrank from […]

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Bruno David presents Art History Revisited, by Stan Strembicki, an exhibition of photographs revisiting art history, merging portraits of living St. Louisans with various historical artworks.

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Bruno David presents in the Project Room, Broken, But Beautiful, by Jean Mason, an exhibition of photographs revealing the earth’s power over our lives, as demonstrated by the June 2025 […]

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Bruno David presents in the New Media Room, Red Sky in Morning, a film by San Francisco-based photographer Lisa K. Blatt. In rare and expected circumstances, such as an eclipse, […]

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Bruno David presents Recent Works, by Joe Chesla, an exhibition of several sculptures incorporating floating glass vessels that challenge our views of what is up and what is down.

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A woman has been charged after allegedly handing off a cooler to her romantic partner with a deceased fetus, according to officials.

RIVERBEND - Little monsters love trick-or-treating, and we have the perfect guide of all the best spots in the Riverbend region. Whether you’re looking for traditional community trick-or-treating or fun new trunk-or-treating, there are lots of opportunities throughout the month of October for fall fun! For more information about Halloween events and parades, check out our Ultimate 2025 Halloween Parade Guide . If you have a Halloween event you’d like to see included in this list, email news@riverbender.com . CITY-WIDE TRICK-OR-TREAT TIMES Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 Belleville: 5:30–7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 Brighton: 6–9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 Alton: 6–8 p.m. Bethalto: 6–9 p.m. East Alton: 6–8 p.m. Edwardsville: 12–9 p.m. Godfrey: 6–8 p.m. Hartford: 6–8 p.m. South Roxana: 6–8 p.m. Wood River: 6–8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 Alton: 6–8 p.m.

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Immunophotonics has a new CEO. "It’s great news for the company - really awesome folks that are putting their reputation on the line to push this through the next phase!" outgoing CEO Lu Alleruzzo told bizblip. Aleruzzo stays on in an advisory capacity, working closely with co-founder and CIO Tomas Hode. New Faces:  CEO Miguel […]

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St. Louis-based boat marketplace Boat Planet has been selected as one of five featured startups to pitch at IBEX, the largest marine industry trade event in the United States. The company will present to hundreds of industry professionals, investors, and stakeholders in Tampa in the coming weeks. "It's going to give us the opportunity to […]

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Support automation company Capacity completed its thirteenth acquisition with the purchase of Indianapolis-based KLaunch, expanding the company's conversational AI capabilities and strengthening its presence in government, healthcare and nonprofit sectors. "As customer expectations keep rising, KLaunch represents another strategic piece in our compound startup approach – building an omnichannel platform to address the full spectrum […]

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Shades of Color has closed a $10,000 crowdfunding round on Kiva to enhance its AI-powered marketplace for beauty shoppers. The St. Louis-based startup plans to use the funding to expand conversational features and improve visual product recommendations, making online and mobile shopping more intuitive for customers. "We are working to enhance our technology, to add […]

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FinLocker completed the final tranche of its $17 million Series B round, with the latest investment led by the Missouri Technology Corporation, a state-backed group supporting emerging technologies. The St. Louis-based company will use the funds to scale business development in the mortgage sector and expand its financial readiness platform for consumers. “We’re using the […]

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Beauty tech company DEMIblue Natural Nails is preparing for international expansion, beginning with Canada. The startup, founded six years ago to provide healthier nail care alternatives free of toxic chemicals, is also launching a nonprofit initiative called DEMIblue Cares. The program will deliver manicures, wellness workshops, and education to breast cancer survivors while using the […]

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This St. Louis startup boasts profitability and $60M ARR. This is their 11th acquisition.

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While the private star only released three albums in his lifetime, he's widely considered among the best R&B artists of all time.

Birmingham-based (and St. Louis founded) clean energy startup secures major defense contract to deploy innovative rooftop wind turbines at Ellsworth Air Force Base as it moves from prototype to real-world deployment.

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St. Louis-based SweetSpot, a healthcare technology company, has been awarded a $100,000 growth grant from Arch Grants. The non-dilutive grant requires matching investment, which the company has already secured. Sweetspot was also named a 2025 "company to watch" by the American Diabetes Association after a successful conference presentation that generated double the customer leads compared […]

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WingXpand, a St. Louis-based drone technology company, receives a $249,916 Phase I SBIR grant from the U.S. Army to develop its Expeditionary Edge AI Enabled Battle Network from a Pack Portable Fixed-Wing UAS. The grant supports WingXpand's innovative portable drone system that operates autonomously in GPS-denied environments using edge AI capabilities. This technology aims to […]

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Case Engineering provided structural engineering, MEP engineering and drafting on the world’s first 3D concrete printed Starbucks in Brownsville, TX. A key milestone in commercial 3D construction for America’s largest coffee company, the innovative project was a collaboration between Starbucks, Germany-based PERI 3D Construction and Denmark-based COBOD International, a global leader in 3D construction printing. […]

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