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ST. LOUIS – Visitation to Gateway Arch National Park jumped by 41% from 2021 to 2022 according to National Park Service visitation figures released this week. The increase is attributed to a continued rebound toward pre-pandemic levels. Visitation at the Arch grew by nearly 475,000 from about 1.15 million to approximately 1.62 million. And attendance in 2023 is off to a strong start. Park staff reported the highest January tram ridership in 17 years. “2022 was a great year for Gateway Arch National Park,” said Jeremy Sweat, superintendent of Gateway Arch National Park. “There is so much to see and do at the park, especially for visitors who haven’t been back to the Arch visitor center and museum since the completion of the CityArchRiver renovations in 2018.” While attendance continues to rise, local officials expect visitation to increase more as conferences and business travel rebound from pandemic effects. “It is exciting to see the continued

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In May of 2022, the revelation that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade left the nation reeling and dominated headlines. Galvanized Maplewood activists rose up and vowed to never stop fighting — to shut down a neighborhood donut shop after it made a peanut allergy joke on social media. As the nation and world engages in an epic battle between right and left, within the 1.5 square miles that make up the inner-ring suburb of Maplewood, the 8,000 residents are witnessing a hyper-local and far more personal war between fringe left versus left-of-center.

The towers, adding up to 122,262 square feet of space without the parking garage, would qualify as one building under city code,

In the early morning of January 7, fire ravaged the Sanctuary. It had been more than a decade since anyone worshiped in the north city church.

A St. Louis developer proposed adding two hotels and more than 10,000 square feet of retail in Lenexa City Center.

One league may have a solution and the Blues and Cardinals are watching it closely.

Records on New Heights Community Resource Center and Church in Action, doing business as Influence Church, sought by federal grand jury.

Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Amazing Art from Pieces and Pixels, features Pysanky by Katherine Alexander, Digital Art by Matt Bryan, Mosaics by Brenda Fra-ser, Assemblage by Nell

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Tuesday's election marks the first political contest under the newly drawn St. Louis ward maps, where 39 candidates will compete for 14 seats.

GOP-backed legislation would ban “gender transition procedures” for individuals under 18 years old.

The relentless push to make every last feature in every tech device you own part of a subscription service shows no sign of slowing down. Fitness companies like Fitbit have increasingly shoveled basic health monitoring features into their subscription plan. Companies like BMW have increasingly tried to make basic concepts like heated seats a subscription-only […]

The 61-year-old woman was hit just before 6 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of South Florissant Road, about 30 to 50 feet from a crosswalk.

The French-inspired home features a two-story foyer, saloon, wine cellar, conservatory and a luxury car showroom.

Remaining candidates still have another month to make their case to voters and make up ground before the general election April 4.

The Missouri House on Tuesday gave initial approval to an open enrollment plan that would allow students to attend class in districts where they don’t reside.

The 2021 law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes wrote.

GODFREY - The RiverBend Growth Association has chosen to honor the Alton River Dragons with its March 2023 Small Business of the Month award, as the baseball team gets ready for Season 3 at the ballpark. The Alton River Dragons are a collegiate summer baseball team, founded in 2020 as part of the Prospect League, Western Conference, Prairie Land Division. The team began playing in 2021 at Alton’s Lloyd Hopkins Field, located at Gordon Moore Park and were division champions in 2022. “The idea and mission/concept of the Alton River Dragons Baseball Team started in 2019,” noted Owner Steve Marso. “I began exploring cities for a potential expansion franchise in the Prospect League. I had worked in baseball prior for around 25 years or so but had been out of the business for about four years. I had the idea to get back into the business, and after looking at a couple of other markets, our league commissioner called and said, ‘What about Alton, Illinois?’”

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