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From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis construction company Ben Hur Construction has a new CEO, following the March resignation of its previous leader. Koray Ozgenc will take over the helm of the company effective Monday, April 17, the firm announced Friday. He will succeed previous CEO Jim Schug, who resigned in March. Longtime Ben […]

A new book is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry’s 1981 debut solo album KooKoo. H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo, from Blondie co-founder Chris Stein,…

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Democrats pushed back against the attempt to limit drag shows in Missouri.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed three new members to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators on Monday. Robert Blitz, Robert Fry and Jeanne Sinquefield must be confirmed by the state Senate before joining the board, which meets Thursday. They are not included in a list of nominations to be considered by the Senate’s Gubernatorial […]

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In close to 100 pages of documents, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asks a judge to deny motions to quash subpoenas and dismiss the case.

From CoStar:  Sometimes, it takes a partnership to make a village. In the case of Union at the Grove, Green Street Real Estate Ventures teamed with a consortium of local interests to bring six multifamily buildings to the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood during a pandemic that created financing challenges and construction delays. Partners in the […]

On This Day, April 18, 2015...  A new class of musicians were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Beatle Ringo Starr, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lou Reed, Green…

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Everything Falls Apart by Ronald Young April 7 – May 13, 2023 Artists Reception: April 14, 2023 5-8pm Ronald Young’s multi-disciplinary art installation explores the concept of The Power Object,

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The video work “Chaos” by Iranian-born, Atlanta-based multi-disciplinary artist Sara Ghazi Asadollahi is a visual interpretation of the timeless and deeply emotional poem by the Iranian poet, Furūgh Farrukhzād: “To

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Jimmy Fike: Edible Botanicals   A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America   Jimmy Fike’s wonder-filled photographic archive exquisitely depicts North America’s rich trove of wild

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Fabricating Empire examines the relationship between the development of Central European folk costume and Austrian modern design, especially the textile department of the Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops.   Taking

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Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the U.S. to examine the

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The Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum is the nation’s second largest collection of arms and armor, including more than 1,500 objects ranging from ancient Egypt to 19th-century

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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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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Evolution Festival — which promises to be the heir, but better, to the departed LouFest — has announced its inaugural lineup, and passes and ticket details. The festival will take place in Forest Park on Saturday, August 26, and Sunday, August 27.

Police found the men died in the car after someone called about 5:15 a.m. Monday to report suspicious occupants in an auto.

The latest plan for guns on public transit — a concept that has been proposed, debated and eventually abandoned for years — now moves to the Senate for consideration. The legislative session ends May 12.