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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

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Experience Winter Jewels An Enchanted Celebration. Escape the cold as the Butterfly House magically transforms during Winter Jewels! Enjoy the Tropical Conservatory filled with elaborate fairy gardens, home to the

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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 in the legendary 1972 World

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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 with these fascinating buildings in

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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 during the 1810s and 1820s,

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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 production, the politics of representation,

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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 made between 1570 and 1911.

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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 of work that questions the

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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 Nelly. It’s been home to

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GRANITE CITY - Juniors Taylor Carson and Caden Yarber of Granite City High School were selected as Granite City Rotary Club Students of the Month for December. Students were nominated by teachers, and were chosen on the basis of academics, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and civic honors and awards, and organization membership and leadership. Each honoree will receive a framed certificate and a gift card, and will be recognized at the Dec. 13 Granite City Rotary Club Meeting. TAYLOR CARSON Three-year member of soccer team and two-year member of tennis team ... Three-year Honor Roll and Secondary Honors ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hockey Club, Renaissance Club, Spirit Club, Student Council and Varsity Club ... Daughter of Matthew and Peggy Carson. CADEN YARBER Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Student Council ... Secondary Honors ... Member of junior varsity soccer team ... Volunteer for Gateway Regional Medical Center and Relleke Farms

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EAST ST. LOUIS - IMPACT Strategies began construction last week on a 5,000 square foot urgent care addition to an existing SIHF Healthcare health center at 2001 State Street, East St. Louis. The addition will include four exam rooms and one procedure room plus lab and radiology services. This will be a $2.8 million investment, partially funded by the State of Illinois. “We are extremely pleased to be launching this much needed service for the residents of the greater East St. Louis metro area,” stated Larry McCulley, CEO of both SIHF Healthcare and Touchette Regional Hospital. “As the recipient of a State of Illinois Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives grant, this is the first visible sign to the community of our efforts and is serving as the public launch of our Transformation project, which will be named LifeBridge,” McCulley noted. “The LifeBridge campaign is about our actions to connect health and social conditions together for a path to health

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The 2022 ACHA National Championship was estimated to have had a $3 million economic impact locally, and organizers expect the figure to be similar in 2024.

Boeing confirmed that United Airlines' order represented its largest Dreamliner deal.

As always, the BLS released figures for average earnings at the same time as the inflation figures. Here are average weekly earnings for all private employees: Hourly earnings were up 5% for the month (on an annualized basis) but average hours worked were down a bit. The result is an increase in weekly earnings of ...continue reading "Weekly earnings were up slightly in November"

Projects in Carr Square, Old North, Central West End, Bevo, Wells-Goodfellow, and Peabody-Darst-Webbe.

SPRINGFIELD - During a holiday season when families face hardship, any little bit helps to bring festive cheer to those who need it most. This year’s second annual Illinois Lottery Holiday Toy Drive aimed to do just that, by collecting gifts from participants in Chicagoland and Springfield, who opened their hearts to share joy with others. During the two day toy drive, December 8 and 10, the Illinois Lottery collected nearly 1,000 donated toys. The outpour of generosity from participants, along with the Illinois Lottery’s gifting match, means 2,000 new toys will now help bring holiday fun to children affiliated with the Boys & Girls Club Illinois Alliance , the beneficiary of this year’s efforts. “We want to extend a big thank you to everyone who came out to support our holiday toy drive this year, helping us to collect and donate even more toys than last year to provide to families in need,” said Harold Mays, Illinois Lottery Director. “We

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Developer Advantes Group plans 33 new downtown apartments in the Old Judge Building at 704-710 N. Second St.

CHICAGO - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the U.S. Soccer Federation to foster a professional environment of respect and accountability after a recent independent investigation found widespread abuse and misconduct in women’s professional soccer. The detailed findings in the Oct. 3, 2022 report allege that NWSL and U.S. Soccer, both headquartered in Chicago, failed to provide adequate oversight, implement appropriate workplace policies or respond to complaints of misconduct in women’s professional soccer. In a letter sent to NWSL and U.S. Soccer, Raoul and James support the recommendations provided in the report to hold wrongdoers accountable, enhance transparency and ensure players are treated with respect. “I was shocked and disappointed to learn of the alarming allegations in women’s professional soccer. Under no circumstance should anyone

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McBride's new development, called St. Andrews Meadows, is located in Union near Highway 50 and St. Andrews Drive.