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The city police chief is facing criticism from officers after a recent promotional video featured almost exclusively white, male officers.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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The Missouri Department of Conservation is urging non-hunters to prioritize safety when in nature during deer season.

The Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is taking place at Union Station, marking a celebration of courage and hope, as stated by the organizers.

Gusty winds and unseasonably warm temperatures today, with temperatures near 80. The winds, combined with low humidity and dry vegetation, create favorable conditions for rapid fire spread this evening.

The private equity billionaire is leading a boycott of an Ivy League oligarch factory over a Palestinian literary festival it held last month.

More than 40 local and national breweries will come together for the St. Louis Beer Fest. There will be 120 beers available, and admission includes unlimited samplings as well as […]

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Join Big Muddy Adventures on a breathtaking journey through the Missouri River Valley via canoe.   This overnight expedition will cover 30 miles of the Missouri River, including incredible views […]

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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An official with the International Institute of St. Louis visited recently with an aide to Chicago's mayor and with several Hispanic-oriented groups there.

Arnold Britt of Ballwin was indicted Thursday for receiving stolen property, a felony; and fraudulent credit card use, a misdemeanor. His court date was set for Nov. 30.

The late Bay Area composer, academic, and arts leader Olly Wilson drew from his vast knowledge of African and African-American art forms and genres, as well as standard conservatory fare, to create his own musical language, transforming field research into felt experience. Inspired by the Yoruban god of thunder and lightning, Shango Memory uses a post-bop jazz idiom to rewrite the tropes of European modernism. Wilson's style is informed but not dictated by his extensive ethnomusicological studies in West Africa. Like Beethoven's Ninth, Shango Memory marshals the elements to approach the divine. Ancestor worship—re-imagined as an alternative, Africanized canon—becomes a force for collective liberation. Like many young men of his time and place, Beethoven was deeply moved by Friedrich Schiller's "An die Freude." In the decades that transpired before he set Schiller's heady verses to the tune we can all hum in our sleep, Beethoven witnessed the degradation of his Enlightenment-inspired ideals. The Age of Reason devolved into the Age of Metternich. In 1824, when ordinary Austrians could be arrested for saying the word "freedom" or gathering in unrelated groups, resurrecting Schiller's humanist anthem was downright subversive. Almost two centuries later, the Ninth's message retains its urgent relevance: music as the source and full expression of a radical—even revolutionary—communal joy.

"I really like the new basketball courts. It's going to be fun playing here," said eighth grader Roman Thomas.

We've made it to the final weekend of the regular season in St. Louis CITY SC's first year. A two-day block party adds to the excitement as St. Louis gears up for its first MLS playoff run.

Hundreds gathered at Topgolf's new Midtown location for its grand opening celebrations Friday evening.