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This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Former President Donald Trump declared Tuesday night in Florida that he was running again for president in 2024. It’s his third presidential run after winning in 2016 and losing in 2020. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United [...]

The school district foundation has set up a fund to help with recovery.

A hunter on Friday in Jefferson County found the remains of a man missing since April 2021, authorities said.

The new facility along Highway 40 (I-64), expected to open next summer, will include a 40-foot-high slide and other rides along with an offshoot of the famed Brentwood diner.

Brad Sowers predicts that by the end of 2025, 20 percent of U.S. vehicles sold could be electric vehicles. Is St. Louis ready?

Drop Everything is a collection of artwork that explores the history of the bathhouse within the queer community and its role as a cruising ground for gay men.   Utilizing

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New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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The family owned business is closing because owner and Chairman Tom Phillips, 70, is retiring, according to a press release.

Back in 2020, New York City officials unveiled an aggressive plan to revolutionize broadband in the city. The centerpiece of this Internet Master Plan involved building a $156 million open access fiber network that competitors could easily join at low cost, driving some much needed competition — and lower rates, faster speeds, and better coverage […]

The venture capital firm, with offices in Clayton and New Orleans, has added three limited partners to a fund intended to help “close the racial wealth gap” by providing access to capital to minority-owned businesses.

GODFREY - The Godfrey Village Board of Trustees held their regular meeting on Tuesday night and passed several ordinances, delayed two others, discussed the 2023 Tax Levy, and announced a cleanup event along Tolley Lane. Trustee Virginia Woulfe-Beile announced that the Sustainability Commission will be hosting an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on Tolley Lane between Humbert Road and Godfrey Road in lieu of their regular meeting. That event is open to the public and will be held this Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon, and she said there will be “plenty of supplies, and maybe some hot cider and donuts or something.” The board unanimously approved an ordinance amending Chapter 74 of the Revised Code of Ordinances for the Village Of Godfrey, Illinois regarding traffic. Over the years, the village has acquired roads in certain subdivisions that have been transferred from the county, and in this case, a resident of the Summerfield subdivision was asking why there weren’t stop signs

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When she was 13, Dakota Hommes felt scared and alone. She was having a crisis, didn’t feel she could talk to her parents about it and worried about her future. “At 13, I wasn’t sure that I would make it,” she said. Then, at a library, she found the novels “Parrot Fish” by Ellen Wittlinger […]

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A business in Dellwood had the glass in its front door smashed by a large piece of concrete on Wednesday morning.