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On This Day, January 12, 1974… Steve Miller Band landed their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Joker,” the title track from their eighth studio album.   The song also topped…

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Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American, New York–based artist who works in print, film, sculpture and painting. Her practice explores globalization, overconsumption, environmentalism and femininity. Through her expansive body of work, […]

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Green Door Art Gallery presents Hooked on Fibers: The Art of the Stitch, featuring rug hooking textile art by Sheri Ahner, and mixed media fiber art by Chris Burton, Liz […]

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Drawn from the rich collection of the National Building Arts Center (NBAC), Urban Archaeology brings together salvaged architectural elements from landmark buildings, residential homes and neighborhood institutions built in St. […]

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Bold abstraction and intense color are signatures of the New York-based painter Sarah Crowner, who brings these elements to the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, beginning Sept. 8. In three new site-specific […]

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Las Vegas-based artist Justin Favela will present a new site-specific installation and solo exhibition on the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ Project Wall. Favela creates vibrant large-scale murals and sculptures […]

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents new works by Dominic Chambers at his first museum exhibition in his hometown of St. Louis.   Chambers creates vibrant paintings that engage […]

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents Montreal-based artist Hajra Waheed’s first major solo museum exhibition in the US.   Waheed’s multidisciplinary practice explores the legacies of colonial and state […]

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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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The missing endangered man was found Thursday.

The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns billions of dollars.

a Missouri lottery player from the St. Louis metro area won a million dollars on the scratchers ticket called "$1,000,000 Cash Extravaganza.” The ticket was purchased at Schnucks Market, 5055 Arsenal Street in St. Louis.  

SMS Novel says it'll conduct its drone surveillance "beta test" over another St. Louis neighborhood and hire 20 local residents.

After the mayor and other leaders failed to provide financial documents, some aldermen got fed up and sued their own city. They're not alone.

Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 […]

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EAST ALTON - An Alton man faces a variety of charges after the East Alton Police Department investigated a hit-and-run accident that occurred at 7:12 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2024, in the 600 block of Powder Mill Road that resulted in the death of an East Alton pedestrian John Gleason. Jonathon V. Knox, 32, of Alton, faces these charges below, East Alton Police Chief Scott Golike said today. Count I: Failure To Report Accident Resulting In Death (Class 1 Felony) Count II: Leaving The Scene Of An Accident Involving Death (Class 4 Felony) Count III: Operating An Uninsured Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm (Class A Misdemeanor) Count IV: Driving While License Revoked (Class A Misdemeanor) Knox was booked and released on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. On Jan. 11, 2024, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office met with the East Alton Police investigators and charged Knox.

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