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New Art Business Supports a Local Mom and Community

1 year 4 months ago
ALTON/WOOD RIVER - Sarah Anderson has always been a creative person. Now, the local mom has decided to invest in her art as she starts her new business, The Painted Garden. After her son was born, Anderson realized that she needed a hobby for herself. She began painting and fell in love with the creative process. She can’t wait to share and sell her art through The Painted Garden. A launch party on Sept. 12, 2024, at Mac’s Downtown will help her spread the word and encourage the community to celebrate a new local business. “I’ve always liked to create, crafting or painting. It’s just been a fun little hobby of mine, but I decided to make it a business probably about a year and a half ago,” Anderson explained. “The plan is to sell the items that I create mostly on an online platform through my website, which is in the works, and through Amazon and Etsy.” Anderson works with texture and acrylic paints on canvas board or wrapped canvas

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Where did St. Charles get its name from?

1 year 4 months ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Listed as the oldest city on the Missouri River, St. Charles, has a deep history that spans all the way back to the 1600s. The town didn't always have that name. Over the centuries, it has gone by a number of names. The territory was first claimed for France by explorer [...]
Nick Gladney

Employee critically injured in St. Louis gas station shooting

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS – A gas station employee is in the hospital after being shot simply doing his job. The shooting happened Saturday morning around 4 a.m. outside Midwest Petroleum on South Jefferson at the corner of Lafayette Avenue. Police say the 21-year-old victim was outside sweeping when he heard gunshots and realized he had been [...]
Jaime Travers

Triple digit heat index values for much of the upcoming work week

1 year 4 months ago
There is a slight chance of an isolated shower or weak thunderstorm Sunday morning through about noon from central Missouri into northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois. Otherwise, we should have more sunshine today and highs in the mid 90s. The upper-level ridge of high pressure continues building in and increasing our heat and humidity into [...]
Jaime Travers

Ballpark Village hosts St. Louis street food festival for fun and eats

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Ballpark Village is hosting day two of the Saint Louis Street Food Festival. Over 20 of the area’s top food trucks and restaurants will be there with all food items going for $5 or less. There will also be live music, break dancing, axe throwing, mechanical bull riding, and more. The event [...]
Jaime Travers

St. Louis Jewish Center hosts semi-annual used book sale event

1 year 4 months ago
Creve Coeur, Mo. – The semi-annual used book sale by the St. Louis Jewish Community Center begins Sunday. It will be held at the Staenberg Family Complex Arts and Education building off Schuetz Road in Creve Coeur. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and continues daily through Thursday. Tickets on Sunday [...]
Jaime Travers