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This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]

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Glass and metal artists Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway are bringing the magic of New Orleans to Third Degree Glass for a two-month exhibition titled, The Many Faces of Mardi […]

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Born in Watford City, North Dakota in 1985, artist Teresa Baker lives and works in Los Angeles, and she’s an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in the Great […]

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Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1971, Haegue Yang is known for her versatile works, ranging from room-scaled installations and performative sculptures to paper collages and staged performances. Yang dissociates […]

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Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, […]

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Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]

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For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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On This Day, Feb. 6, 1984...Talking Heads performed their last-ever concert at the Sweetwaters South Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand.The 12-song set featured such classic songs as “Psycho Killer,” “Making…

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JERSEYVILLE – With early voting officially underway, here’s a look at the Jersey County candidates running in the March 17, 2026 primary elections. Two Republican candidates are seeking a spot as the next Jersey County Treasurer. Jonathan Goetten is challenging current Treasurer Rebecca Strang, who was appointed to fill a vacancy left by the previous treasurer, Katie Abbey, before she was charged with stealing over $10,000 in county funds for her personal use. The most crowded

President Donald Trump’s calls this week to “nationalize” elections capped a year of efforts by his administration to exercise authority over state-run elections. The demands now have some state and local election officials fearing — and preparing for — a tumultuous year ahead. “I don’t think we can put anything past this administration,” Oregon Democratic […]

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WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens of programs.  A bipartisan group of negotiators instead struck a deal to increase funding on several line items within the Department of Health […]

Strowger 11 Digit Dial Phone (circa 1907) Kellogg Model 925 Monophone (circa 1930s) Stromberg Carlson Model 1191 Fatboy 8 Button Intercom (circa 1930s) Western Electric 302 Multi-Line Rotary Phone (circa […]

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Chocolate didn’t become “romantic” because it’s sweet. It became romantic because people learned to treat it like a message. Hand someone a small box tied with a ribbon and you’re not just giving candy. You’re sending a signal: I noticed you. I chose this. I want you to feel good. That idea—chocolate as a personal, meaningful gift—took centuries to form. It was shaped by medicine, money, advertising, and a few powerful cultural habits that still