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From Leader Publications:  De Soto city officials have agreed to sell 53.76 acres of undeveloped land along Vineland School Road to developer Platinum One Properties in De Soto for $592,000. The city purchased the land in 2017 for $280,000, with the intent to use it for park improvements. “We had a bid opening (April 11) […]

The three Republican candidates for state Senate 15 – which starts around Town and Country at Interstate 270 and stretches west to encompass Chesterfield, Ballwin, Ellisville and Wildwood – are all credible candidates. But while the district leans Republican, it’s not a slam dunk for the GOP.

From St. Louis Magazine:  Rachel Witt has been thinking about the lighting along a six-block stretch of St. Louis for more than a decade. As the executive director of the South Grand Community Improvement District (SGCID), she’s focused on highlighting the businesses south of Tower Grove Park, first through the addition of LED rope lighting […]

The law, pushed by Democrats, eliminates the drafting of legislative candidates by local political parties without putting them through primary elections.

From St. Louis Today:  Midtown’s Target is set to open this summer, according to the complex’s landlord. Located on Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin streets, The Edwin, a $60 million mixed-use development that includes nearly 200 luxury apartments and a Target store, brings welcome relief to an area that is quickly developing but lacks […]

Mandel, a retired attorney, previously served as mayor of Creve Coeur, and was a member of the Creve Coeur City Council.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A St. Louis-based homebuilder plans a new subdivision with nearly 40 houses next to one of St. Louis County’s largest parks. The new subdivision in Maryland Heights called Louiselle Park would consist of 39 houses, according to plans that builder McBride Homes filed with the city. The proposed location borders […]

Running from April 11, 2024, to Jan. 12, 2025 at the World Chess Hall of Fame, Clash for the Crown explores the histories of the World Chess Championship and the […]

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The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is proud to present, A Change of Scenery, which showcases artists working in various mediums whose work engages with landscape, exploring how the natural environment […]

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Grafica is pleased to host “Lens to the Soul” by Women in Focus St. Louis. WIF is a group of talented women photographers. There will be an opening reception on […]

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A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]

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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised […]

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Judge J. Campbell Barker’s stock portfolio is a spreadsheet full of conflicts of interest.

On This Day, May 9, 1974 ...A 24-year-old Bruce Springsteen opened for Bonnie Raitt at the Harvard Square Theater in Boston. Rock critic Jon Landau was in the audience and was so…

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Running from Feb. 17 to May 12, Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career, which included […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill that bans abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.

The Beatles' 1970 documentary Let It Be is now streaming on Disney+, the first time the film has been made available to the public in more than 50 years. To…

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More than 10 years have passed since Rue Lafayette closed, but people in Lafayette Square never stopped talking about it. The cafe at 2026 Lafayette Avenue was reportedly a victim of the divorce of its proprietor Araceli Kopiloff and her husband Richard Zimmer when it shuttered in 2013, and yet no one seemed certain the closure was final, even after the divorce was. Everyone seemed to think something, surely, could be worked out, and the occasional pop-up on-site in the years that followed only kept the flame alive.