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
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
Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and
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
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
From Construction Dive: High school trades teachers can win big. The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence is open for 2023, offering $1.5 million in awards for up to 20 winners across the country. The program is run by Harbor Freight Tools, an equipment retailer based in Calabasas, California. This will be […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Piasa Park in Alton, which includes a giant Piasa Bird mural painted on a limestone cliff, will get a makeover and new visitor center in the hopes to attract more visitors to the region. The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau plans to put the project out for bids this summer […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer is looking to build high-end townhouse apartments in Fenton. The 19 two-story leased townhouses would be built on a 1.3-acre property at 1719 and 1725 Smizer Station Road in unincorporated Fenton, in a plan from Fenton real estate broker Azur Meskovic. The property has not previously been developed. The […]
From Construction Dive: Local and state government contracts for highway, road and bridge projects dramatically increased between 2021 and 2022, a sign that bipartisan infrastructure funds are starting to have an impact, but contracts for rail and transit projects slowed significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the American […]
From Scripps News: Ironworkers are in high demand across the country. “Ironworkers are very important to the construction industry,” said Dave Beard, general vice president of Ironworkers International. “We’re one of the first crafts to arrive on the job, and we’re one of the last ones to leave.” There are around 150 apprenticeship programs across […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: SECOND PLACE — BIG (250 to 999 employees) Company: McCarthy Holdings Inc. What it does: McCarthy, which includes McCarthy Building Cos. and Castle Contracting, is the region’s largest general contractor No. of employees: 549 Annual revenue: $5.4 billion Top local executive: Scott Wittkop, president and COO; John Buescher, president of central region Are you hiring?: Yes. In […]
Tom Leadon, co-founder of Tom Petty’s early '70s band Mudcrutch, passed away March 22 at the age of 71, Variety reports. The news of Leadon’s death prompted Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, who was also a member of Mudcrutch, to…
From Labor Tribune: The Iron Workers Local 396 training school recently welcomed its youngest visitor yet – an eight-year-old Moscow Mills girl who’s been fascinated with welding since she was only five. Her father, Jeff Deane, welds on the side. His daughter Addi watched him weld for a year, and finally, when she was six, he […]
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