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The Gateway City’s Encore: A Roadie’s Story

The Gateway City’s Encore: A Roadie’s Story is the story of a former rock n’ roll roadie who is bringing music industry back to St. Louis.

Culture

New Baby Orangutan at Saint Louis Zoo

Science & Technology

Sniffing out explosives, hazards and diseases with cyborg locusts, perhaps, saving the day!

Happening Now

Spring Exhibitions at CAM STL

Culture

Ameren Pollinator Project

Ameren has been planting native pollinator-friendly plant for more than a decade to try to attract monarch butterflies and other endangered species.

HistoryHistory Spotlight

History Spotlight: Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Over 150 years ago, one man’s homesickness led to a colony of two-dozen Eurasian tree sparrows being transplanted to St. Louis.

Books

Prelude to a Century: A New Look at St. Louis’s 1904 World’s Fair

Author Patrick Murphy revisits the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis in a large new book titled “Prelude to a Century.” It goes on sale everywhere in April 2024.

Culture

Schankman’s St. Louis: The St. Louis Literary Award

The St. Louis Literary Award has a rich history spanning more than 50 years. We look at how it all began. (Margaret Atwood footage courtesy Nine PBS.)

Spotlight

Spotlight: The 1904 World’s Fair, Music Industry in STL, & Improved Veterinary Care

The 1904 World’s Fair, art exploring joy after burnout, continued education for vet techs, and rock n’ roll roadie bringing the music industry back to STL.

Science & Technology

Improving veterinary care through MU’s online Bachelor of Science program for vet techs

There are only three bachelor of science completion programs nationwide, and Mizzou’s program is the only one at a college of veterinary medicine.

HistoryHistory Spotlight

History Spotlight: World’s Fair Still Standing

Despite the majority of structures being dismantled after the 1904 World’s Fair, traces of its legacy persist throughout St. Louis.

ArtsCulture

The Rain Barrel Project: Works of Art, Instruments of Environmental Change

The art world meets environmental change meets Equity and Opportunity. That describes one amazing project between St. Louis Artworks and the MSD Project Clear.

ArtsTheaterTwo on the Aisle

Review of Cry It Out at Washington University

Molly Smith Metzler’s Cry It Out was shown to its best advantage in last weekend’s outstanding production at Washington University.

Spotlight

Spotlight: Celebrates Spring & The St. Louis Literary Award

Cyborg locust that can detect threats, how eurasian tree sparrows came to STL, pollinator friendly fields, and the St. Louis Literary Award.

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