University City native and Disney special effects supervisor Marlon West watched protests across the country after the deaths of George Floyd and Brianna Taylor in 2020. West was compelled to “pay tribute” to slain Black Americans and civil rights icons. What started as a four illustration project ended in over forty images and a project titled “Ink Tributes,” many of which are on display at St. Louis University Museum of Art.
Duane Reed Gallery invites you to the Small Works Invitational 2023, consisting of 120 works by over 70 artists from the St. Louis regional area. A sequel to the successful […]
A Lincoln County deputy shot in the line of duty Thursday evening is recovering and considered to be in stable condition. Authorities credit a bulletproof vest for saving his life.
The St. Louis-based wealth manager, with $2 billion in assets under management, absorbing a Dallas-based business with $34.8 million in assets under management.
Jennings Mayor Gary Johnson has faced controversy over personnel matters, having vehicle towed and stopping the construction of a new community center.
About a year ago, Tesseract Theatre Company announced the production of its first musical and, with it, a risk that pushed the company’s growth. The first two musicals it produced were small, intimate shows.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Friday, August 25, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Rashaud First, 21 years of age, of the 1400 block of Lasalle Lane in St. Louis, Missouri 63104, for Resisting Arrest by Fleeing and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. A booking photo of First is attached. First is being held on $100,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. The probable cause statement reads: On the afternoon of 8/24/2023, Saint Louis County Detectives observed a dark blue Dodge Challenger with no license plates and heavily tinted windows on Halls Ferry Road. Detectives attempted to stop the vehicle but the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic and failing to obey traffic control devices. A tire deflation device was deployed successfully. Near Riverview and Scranton the driver, (the defendant) threw a semi-automatic pistol out of the window. The vehicle came to rest near Scranton and West and the defendant exited the vehicle
Grateful Dead have shared a new track off the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary deluxe reissue of their album Wake of the Flood. The band just released a live version of “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown…
St. Louis is known for its philanthropic generosity. But for many Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits in the region, donors generally don’t fund them at the same level as they fund white-led organizations. Why is that? What can be done to close that gap? Tackling those questions are Gladiator Consulting’s Rachel D’Souza, Shelly Williams of Access Academies, and UrbArts founder MK Stallings discuss how funding gaps stymie growth, and how efforts like Giving Black Day can help.
The St. Charles County Council could soon approve an emergency bill to hire specially-trained contract employees for emergency calls and 911 dispatch operations.
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