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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

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Vocalist Miss Jubilee (aka Valerie Kirchhoff) leads this high-energy jazz and blues ensemble, paying homage to the female blues singers of the 1920s and ‘30s

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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

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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi creates large-scale, figurative, and often text-based paintings, drawing from the tropes of history painting and cinema to probe systems of knowledge

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners

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In the dramatic years between the two world wars, German art ranged from an activist realism to a utopian idealism. This exhibition presents a selection

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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Yesterday afternoon, the International Space Station passed over St. Louis as it orbited the earth. There seemed to not be a cloud in the sky, providing what the @ISSAboveYou Twitter account called an "exceptionally clear view" of the metro area from 260 miles above. Fortunately, the space station had a camera rolling.

WOOD RIVER – Today, Democratic Candidate for State Senate Kris Tharp (IL-56), a police officer of 25 years, announced his endorsement from the Granite City Police Benevolent and Protective Association Unit 15. “The Granite City Police Department Police Officer’s Union PBPA Unit 15 has the utmost respect for Kris and is proud to call him our friend and colleague,” said Sergeant Nick Roberts, president of the Granite City Police Department PBPA. “Our men and women are confident Kris will always stand up and protect our citizens just as he has done for 23 years as a law enforcement officer in Madison County.” During Kris Tharp’s 25-year career as a police officer, he has been an elderly service officer for the seniors in his community and Deputy Commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, one of the oldest, most successful homicide task forces in the country. “I was born and raised in Madison County and I am proud to have served

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Jane School To Close After New Report of Radioactive Contamination   The Hazelwood School District announced Tuesday night at its board meeting that Jana Elementary School will close. Students will switch to virtual learning for the remainder of the current semester Remote learning will start on Oct. 24. The decision was announced following a report stating […]

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St. Louis Community College hosts its Fall Career Fair on Wednesday, October 19.

This is about money for early childhood education.

You might say he has Big Kick Energy.

Crusading attorney seeks change in Missouri so every defendant has an attorney at first hearing.

Pay raises, tuition reimbursement and more mental health support included on list from the state Teacher Recruitment and Retention Blue Ribbon Commission.

A clerical error led St. Louis County to send as much as $6 million extra in sales tax proceeds to the city of Brentwood, officials said this week.

Gross & Janes, founded in 1920, is North America's largest independent supplier of untreated railroad crossties.

Trade union officials said a lot of people are retiring and they’re looking for a new generation of young men and women to fill good jobs.