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Why Summer Feels So Freeing, Even When Life Stays Busy

2 months ago
Freedom can feel as simple as leaving the house without checking a schedule. That feeling helps explain why summer often seems more open, lighter, and easier to breathe in. People talk about it as if it were obvious: school is out, vacations happen, daylight stretches longer, and moods lift. But the deeper reason is not just heat or holidays. Summer feels freeing because it changes how we use time, how we move through public space, and how much permission we give ourselves to relax. Even when

Kentucky Statehood and Thomas Edison's First Patent Lead a Wide-Ranging Look at June 1 in History

2 months ago
On June 1, one of the most far-reaching events in world history took place in 1792, when Kentucky became the 15th state of the United States. At the time, this was more than a local political change. It showed how quickly the young republic was expanding westward across the Appalachian Mountains and how new systems of government were being extended into frontier regions. That expansion shaped trade, settlement, relations with Native peoples, and the future balance of power within the United States

Man found dead in north St. Louis: SLMPD

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was found dead Monday morning in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the man was found a shortly before 8 a.m. on Kossuth and Vandeventer Avenues. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. This is a developing story; FOX 2 [...]
Nick Gladney

Night Comfort

2 months ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins