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Over the past few years, the Library & Research Center has faced a series of closures due to large construction projects and the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2023, staff welcomed back researchers, students, teachers, and visitors of all types. The library’s collection continues to grow, and this post gives a look at some of these …

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The latest cause célèbre among the political chattering class is the bowdlerization of Roald Dahl's books to remove a few words here and there that are no longer considered suitable for polite company: The thrilling nastiness that children love about Dahl isn’t completely expunged, but the range of things he can be nasty about is ...continue reading "Oh, go ahead and revise Roald Dahl’s books for modern children"

Amber Gregory of New Athens, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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Two teenage boys were arrested Sunday and charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl during an attempted robbery in St. Charles on Saturday evening.

As owner and chef of the Tenderloin Room in the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, Bob Brazell has teamed up with Sinse Cannabis to create — so far — three types of gummies.

This small booklet was among the many interesting objects, images and documents that Laura Varilek was kind enough to share with us.  I don’t know anything about it.  By 1919, Maplewood was set up pretty well schoolwise having just constructed a new, large high school a couple of years earlier. I don’t know what purpose […]

A Belleville woman wants action after suffering a serious leg injury at Mardi Gras in Soulard over the weekend.

A big group of St. Louis area pastors and church leaders hopes to ‘take back the city’ by working with the Urban League to flood neighborhoods with resources.

Just days after being released from prison after serving 28 years behind bars, Lamar Johnson testified in front of lawmakers in favor of legislation to give compensation to those wrongfully convicted. 

A series of smash and grab robberies in north St. Louis County this past December cost one business alone thousands of dollars.

A bill filed in the U.S. House of Representatives would raise minimum teacher starting pay to $60,000 a year.

Clergy members had the chance to meet with the new St. Louis police chief on Monday and talk about crime in their neighborhoods.

Soulard has been the center of attention with Mardi Gras festivities. More than two weeks ago, it was in the public eye after two officers were shot in the neighborhood.

A volleyball team from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is returning home from a weekend tournament in St. Louis without one of their teammates.