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2 St. Louis Theater Companies' Latest Productions Sparkled

2 years 7 months ago
While the holiday season is packed with a variety of big, delightful shows, a few local companies are offering more intimate plays with smaller casts and more personal themes. West End Players Guild’s Walter Cronkite is Dead and St. Louis Actors’ Studio’s Barrymore offered two fantastic theater options for theatergoers looking to be entertained without all the holiday trimmings.
Tina Farmer

1st Riverbend Wellness Festival Promises Free "Whole Wellness" for Riverbend Community

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - Alton’s first-ever free Riverbend Wellness Festival is set for next month and hundreds of people are already interested in the event, which will include ten keynote speakers, four “wellness workshops” and over 30 vendors. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, community members will fill Milton Schoolhouse for a day of “Whole Wellness.” Organizers Beth Ahlin and Stella Webb hope to see a big crowd, and they’re asking local businesses to consider donating to the raffle, with all proceeds going to Amare, NFP. The goal, they said, is to promote community wellness. “We’ll have opportunities for individuals and families to seek wellness,” Ahlin said. “I always tell people, somebody’s way to wellness is their own way. So to have opportunities for anybody, families, individuals, to seek out wellness and to be able to talk to the people who can get them there, it’s super cool. And the huge overarching

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Meet Netflix's Glass Blowing Stars at Third Degree on Friday

2 years 7 months ago
There are pretty much always stars doing their glass blowing thing at St. Louis' own Third Degree Glass Factory (5200 Delmar Boulevard, 314-367-4527, thirddegreeglassfactory.com). And really that's enough for us. But sometimes it's fun to import some outside talent — even if it's just so we can show off how great our local hot shop is.
Jessica Rogen

Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled border talks

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struggled Tuesday to convince members of Congress to approve billions in additional aid to his country at a crucial moment in the nearly two-year war with Russia. But the outlook was grim as lawmakers remained deadlocked on another piece of a supplemental spending bill under debate in the Senate […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Families line up hours before St. Louis food giveaway

2 years 7 months ago
BRIDGETON, Mo. -- SSM Health Depaul Hospital hosts a food distribution event to help families in need. They partnered with the St. Louis Area Food Bank to make this happen and gave away a variety of items, including meat, potatoes, apples, and snacks. The response was overwhelming. Cars started lining up as early as 5 [...]
Laura Simon

Pere Marquette Welcomes New Natural Resource Coordinator

2 years 7 months ago
GRAFTON - Pere Marquette State Park has renewed their outreach efforts with the help of Lev Smolianski, the new natural resource coordinator. Smolianski explained that there are several programs in the works for anyone who is interested in learning about Pere Marquette and the ecosystem it supports. Whether he teaches at schools or at the park, he loves watching people become more passionate about the environment as they learn about it. “When you bring these kinds of programs and lessons to folks, people become connected to their land. It changes the way they view the world,” Smolianski said. “I believe through this kind of work, people become better stewards of their environment. My ultimate goal is to create an ideal of conservation in the folks that I interact with, to preserve for future generations and to create sustainable, long term management of our natural resources.” To do this, Smolianski is upping Pere Marquette’s programming and amplifying

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