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GRAFTON – The wait is over. The new Mississippi Monster opens at Raging Rivers Waterpark this Saturday, July 9. Guests will see this giant main attraction at the top of a hill as they enter the park. The new super-slide features three hidden chambers to speed down, splashing and spraying through the enclosed tubes before an exhilarating final splash. “We are thrilled to open the Mississippi Monster for our guests to enjoy, Corporate Director of Operations Ken Handler. “This new slide adds a new level of thrills to our collection of family fun attractions.” The park has made numerous improvements to the guest experience this season, including adding more shade structures, free seating, new food options, expedited food lines, and reopening the River Grille. Guests can also join fun filled games offered by the park’s entertainment team or kick back and enjoy the show. Raging Rivers Waterpark offers dynamic pricing for guests looking to save on daily admission.

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If you like your dystopia, you can keep your dystopia. That’s where we are right now: dealing with a gunshot AI company that felt compelled to sue journalists for (accurately) reporting on things the company has done as well as offering their opinions on the company’s actions. The company is ShotSpotter. Utilizing microphones and AI […]

Purina has been a fixture in downtown St. Louis for more than 125 years and our commitment to the city has never been stronger. “We care deeply about the health of this region and are engaged in efforts to help ensure St. Louis is a great place to live and work for all,” says Nestlé Purina CEO and President Nina Leigh Krueger. “This work includes investments in public safety, creating new business opportunities through public-private collaborations and building a more equitable and pet-friendly…

The eighth annual festival, which runs from July 8–31, will present the work of 2020's finalists.

Missouri Botanical Garden's "corpse flower" (legal name Amorphophallus titanum) has given signs it could bloom sometime in the next two weeks. The flower, which gets its street name because its bloom smells like rotting flesh, is notoriously finicky. From seed, a corpse flower takes 5 to 10 years to bloom at all, and when it does, it usually only stays open 12 to 36 hours.

The TEGNA Foundation donated $10,000 to the non-profit that helps even the playing field for underserved college students.

A special sendoff season for Albert Pujols leads to one more chance at spotlight in the MLB All-Star Game.

A series of eight vibrant banners hang along the west facade of the Contemporary Arts Museum (3750 Washington Avenue, 314-535-4660) along North Spring Avenue. Each pair of banners honors a St. Louis hero as well as the neighborhood he or she hails from.

Dianna Guimbarda remembers the exact moment she and her sister, Suzanne Miramonti, hatched their plan to open Adriana’s on the Hill. It was a pleasant evening, and the pair were sitting on Miramonti’s front porch with their mother, the eponymous Adriana. They’d just found out that a corner restaurant on the Hill was for sale, and Miramonti enthusiastically suggested they go in on it together.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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The Eagles will be flying north of the border with their Hotel California 2022 Tour this September. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' ongoing tour, which celebrates their classic 1976…

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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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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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Fox in the Mirror, a 20–minute video by Argentine artist Liliana Porter, is comprised of short vignettes depicting objects coupled with piano scores, solos, or

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Oscar Murillo (born Colombia, 1986) examines notions of cultural exchange, globalization, labor, and action through monumental paintings that reflect the processes of their making.  

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