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Annual dog swim at area pools today

3 years ago
Many public pools have closed for the season so on Tuesday, they're going to the dogs. It's the annual dog swim Tuesday at the North Pointe Aquatic Center in Ballwin.
Reggie Lee

SSM Health SLU Hospital nurses vote in favor of strike, demanding increased staffing in new contract

3 years ago
Over the Labor Day weekend, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital nurses voted in favor of a strike as several of them say they are not being heard by SSM Health leaders. Ninety-four percent of the nurses at SLU Hospital voted in favor of a strike. They’ve been without a contract since June. Nurses say staffing shortages at SLU Hospital are already at the point where it's tough to dedicate the appropriate amount of time to each patient and something has to change. National Nurses United…
Laura Barczewski

Now Open on Cherokee: Virtuoso, an Art Collective With No Plans to Pay Rent

3 years ago
The newest business to open on Cherokee isn't really a gallery and isn't really a shop — it's both. And it's also one of the best consignment deals artists could ever imagine. Virtuoso Collective (2616 Cherokee Street) sells the work of artists living in and around Cherokee Street, and it takes a broad definition of what that work might be.
Sarah Fenske

A Number of Tragedies

3 years ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

Lend a Hand at the 17th Annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival Great River Clean-Up

3 years ago
ALTON - Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project, Alton Main Street, the Jacoby Arts Center, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Grafton are calling for volunteers to support the Mississippi Earthtones Festival ’s 17th annual Great River Clean-Up. The clean-up will take place on Saturday, September 23 to coincide with the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)’s National Public Lands Day (NPLD). During the clean-up, volunteers will work together to remove litter and debris from the Mississippi River and its shoreline. Community members can register to volunteer at the clean-up at bit.ly/MEFriver23 . “We’re proud to partner with local organizations, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Grafton to host the Great River Clean-Up in an effort to encourage environmental engagement with wild places such as the Mississippi River,” said Christine Favilla, Co-Coordinator of the Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois. “To

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