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On This Day, April 7, 1990 …Bonnie Raitt landed her first-ever #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with her 10th studio album, Nick of Time.The album’s success was aided…

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Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis would lose funding under a plan adopted by the Missouri House.

BELLEVILLE — Mark C. Milton, a Belleville native and founder of Milton Law Group, has acquired a historic downtown Belleville building and plans to renovate it into a Southern Illinois satellite office for his tax law practice, with an upstairs residential unit to be leased as “The Jefferson Loft.” Through his real estate holdings company, Miltchester Properties LLC, Milton purchased the 3,485-square-foot, 2.5-story property at 122 W. Main St. in the heart of downtown Belleville.

The 21 geometric shapes all contain a light, so at night they cast patterned shadows.

From its origin at the turn of the 20th century to its destruction in 1959 in the name of urban renewal, Mill Creek Valley was a center for Black life […]

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You'll be mesmerized by her hand cast forms and beautiful glasswork - it's an exhibition you don't want to miss. Rivers by Blaine Steiner, co-owner of Spees Studios in Nashville, […]

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Billy Idol is hitting the road again this summer.The "Rebel Yell" rocker has announced dates for a new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour,…

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Peruvian sculptor Blas Isasi creates sculptures in a wide range of materials and colors informed by ancient Andean cosmology and the landscape of the Peruvian desert. This free exhibition at […]

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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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Majestic marble sculptures, vivid plaster frescoes, bronze artifacts and glass vessels chronicle life at the height of the Roman Empire in this ticketed exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. […]

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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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St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's K9 Novo has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

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Some of the best things in life start out annoying. That’s the core idea behind the saying “April showers bring May flowers.” On the surface, it sounds like a simple comment about rain and blooms. But people keep repeating it because it works as a small piece of advice: discomfort can be part of the process, not a sign that something has gone wrong. The phrase offers a way to tolerate the “messy middle” of life—when progress feels slow, inconvenient, or unpredictable.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are set to appear on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol, airing April 13 live on ABC.The pair, who were…

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