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GODFREY - The ninth annual Pride, Inc. Local Celebrity Roast is coming up this Thursday, December 1, at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey. The cocktail reception is at 5 p.m. with a dinner at 6 p.m., while the Roast itself begins at 6:55 p.m. and ends by 8 p.m. Tammy Iskarous, Founder and Executive Director of Riverbend Family Ministries, will be roasted and toasted as the subject of this year’s Local Celebrity Roast. Fifteen years ago, Iskarous brought several small nonprofits under one roof to help local families in crisis due to violence, addiction, homelessness, and poverty. As founder and volunteer Executive Director, she has clocked over 50,000 volunteer hours – and would be the first to tell you there’s always more work to be done. To secure your spot for a fun evening of good food and bad jokes, register online at prideincorporated.org or by calling the Pride, Inc. office at (618) 467-2375. The price is $65 per person or $500 per table of

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EDWARDSVILLE - Dennis Terry, Business Development Officer at First Mid Bank & Trust, will be retiring on December 30, 2022, after a long-standing banking career of over 50 years in Edwardsville, IL, and the surrounding communities. “Dennis has been a stable force in the financial industry in the Metro East for many years,” said Lisa Fowler, Regional Community Bank President at First Mid. “Not only is he well-known in Edwardsville and Madison County, but he has worked with many businesses and individuals throughout the St. Louis area during his career. He has been instrumental in providing opportunities and mentoring many individuals in the communities he has served. We will certainly miss his daily presence but his influence on all of us will continue his outstanding legacy. We wish him the best in his retirement and are forever grateful for his service to our organization, our customers, and his colleagues.” Terry began with Mercantile Trust in St. Louis,

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The 15th annual Print Bazaar on Cherokee kicks off this Saturday December 3rd — and the street has outdone itself with this year's market! Head to the Cherokee Street between 11 AM and 6PM to shop from more than 170 local & regional artists — offering prints, paintings and photographs, screen-printed clothing, greeting cards and one-of-a-kind-art. […]

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A clear blue sky frames two men. One sits, leaning slightly forward on a concrete wall. Across from him another man stands, tilted at the waist, with his forearms leaning against a railing.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 5300 block of Gladstone Place which resulted in the death of an adult female. On November 25, 2022, at 9:57 PM, St. Louis County police officers from the Central County Precinct responded to a call for service for an assault in the 5300 block of Gladstone Place. Responding officers located an adult female suffering from a gunshot injury. The victim was transported to an area hospital for life-saving treatment. On November 28, 2022, the victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified as Kacie Stith, 23 years of age, of the 5300 block of Gladstone Place in St. Louis, Missouri 63121. On Monday, November 28, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued updated charges on suspect Brianna Williams, 23 years of age, of the 10500 block of Hudson Road in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, for Murder

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 422 fake Super Bowl Champion rings in St. Louis earlier this month. The rings, captured at a St. Louis express consignment operations hub, arrived in the United States from China, authorities said in a press release on Monday. The shipment was traveling to a residence in Jerseyville, Illinois.

Chicago’s longest-serving Alderman, Ed Burke, won’t seek reelection in the face of a federal corruption trial set to begin next year. Burke won’t run for a 15th city council term as he looks toward his upcoming trial in November 2023, according to the Chicago Sun Times. He failed to submit paperwork to run for office [...]

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports eight traffic fatalities over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Over several centuries, Indian artisans perfected complex methods for producing dyes and mordants to create painted and printed cloth in a spectrum of fade-resistant colors. Starting in the 17th century,

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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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