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ST. LOUIS - The world’s quickest and fastest race cars will converge at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, from September 30 to October 2 for the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals. The series’ premier classes are Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car, with nitromethane-burning 12,000-horsepower engines that rocket the cars from zero to more than 330 miles per hour in less than four seconds. Some of the world’s biggest names in professional drag racing include: Five-time WWTR Top Fuel Dragster winner Antron Brown, a three-time NHRA champion. Legendary Funny Car pilot John Force, a 16-time champion with three WWTR wins. Five-time WWTR Pro Stock winner Erica Enders (four NHRA crowns). Two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Ron Capps (four WWTR final-round wins). Friday’s high-speed action includes a nighttime qualifying session for Funny Car and Top Fuel Dragster teams and the white-hot exhaust flames will light up the night

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CARLINVILLE - This fall, Blackburn College will once again celebrate Homecoming with its campus and the Carlinville community. The Wizard of Oz-themed “There’s No Place Like Homecoming” will take place September 23-25, 2022, and will transform the campus into Oz featuring music, fun-filled games, reunions, social gatherings, and even a hot air balloon. Events are open to all alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Blackburn. “Homecoming is a great opportunity to celebrate as a campus and as a community,” Alisha Kapp, Executive Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations at Blackburn, said. “In addition to our alumni, we welcome our friends from Carlinville and Macoupin County to gather with us throughout the eventful weekend.” The magic will kick off on Friday with a “Pastries with the President” welcome at Blackburn’s historic McKinley House, a musical showcase previewing songs the College Choir will perform this

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Police described the car that hit the man as a "newer model Kia."

The Dardenne Creek Blueway “water trail” stretches three and a half miles, and it’s about to get much longer.

An archival live album capturing The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1969 performance at the Los Angeles Forum will be released on November 18, nine days before what would've been the late guitar legend's 80th…

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In my previous article, on the Bioscience Labor Market Analysis in St. Louis, I explained the regional economic development complications caused by "overspecialization", and promised to provide a brief explainer on the issues of economic complexity in general.

So... Here's why questions of economic complexity are relevant to the St. Louis region.

"Increasing a region’s or country’s economic complexity — by making products of high complexity — is associated with increasing incomes and affluence.

Countries whose economic complexity is greater than [expected] tend to grow faster than those that are “too rich” for their current level of economic complexity."

Blueberry Hill's 50th anniversary celebration is Sept. 8.

Garry McMichael: Retrospective features photography, drawings and paintings spanning the art career of the late Garry McMichael, long-time resident artist at Green Door Art Gallery.

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Featuring architectural photography by Ken Konchel and mixed media jewelry by Lois Jacobs.   Ken Konchel has won 74 awards in juried exhibitions and art

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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

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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

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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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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

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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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Catching the Moment celebrates the acquisition in 2020 of 833 works of contemporary art assembled by Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons. Comprised primarily of prints—and including a

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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

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ST. LOUIS - Country music star Luke Combs will make a stop in St. Louis on his world tour next summer. The CMA Entertainer of the Year will play Busch Stadium on June 17, 2023. Tickets will be available for pre-sale on Friday, September 16 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Citi cardmembers have [...]

Mindy Schmidt of St. Charles, Missouri has joined Wiegmann Associates as an Administrative Assistant to the mechanical contractor’s Project Management department. Schmidt is responsible for supporting the project management team for all new HVAC construction projects. Schmidt brings 25 years of experience as an administrative assistant and in project management. She also has experience as […]

After one of its biggest competitors filed for bankruptcy, AMC CEO Adam Aron shared his opinion on Twitter, thanking retail investors and promising that AMC is in a "very, very different situation."