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St. Louis Mayor's Youth Cabinet aims to curb gun violence, encourage voter registration
ST. LOUIS — A group of teenagers are getting the opportunity to work and learn in St. Louis City Hall this summer. Mayor Tishaura Jones recently selected her second group to serve on the Youth Cabinet. Members work together to strengthen their communities through volunteer service projects and increased communication with municipal government leaders.
Meet SUE: Saint Louis Science Center exhibits the best-preserved T.rex ever discovered
Tens of millions of years separate humans from dinosaurs. A new exhibition at Saint Louis Science Center brings St. Louisans closer than ever to one special specimen. “SUE: The T. rex Experience” is an immersive new experience that invites visitors to see a cast of the best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. The jaw-dropping exhibition, which debuted at the Science Center in May and runs through early September 2024, offers an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with a dinosaur that needs to be seen to be believed.
Pages and Burleson both hit RBI singles in the 10th inning to help St. Louis Cardinals secure a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh Pirates
Pedro Pages hit a double to bring home pinch runner Michael Siani, and then scored on Alec Burleson’s single in the 10th inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals narrowly defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Thursday. St. Louis won two out of three games against their NL Central rivals,...
Prevallet Hymn Competition winners announced for 2023-24
Three Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students have been chosen as winners of the 2023-24 Pamela Anne Prevallet Hymn Competition. Hymns written by the student were selected based on theological strength, technical poetical soundness, freshness of imagery, structural strength and aptness for liturgical use. “It was a joy to see this...
Game 88 lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals
It’s hot today. Really, really hot. And humid. Really, really humid. The temperature in Washington as I type this is 97 degrees, the heat index 109. And it’s barely going to cool down before first pitch tonight against the Cardinals. If you’re coming, please do what you can to hydrate and stay out of the sun. If you’re not coming, enjoy the game on TV from the comforts of home.
Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer to […] The post Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing appeared first on Missouri Independent.
CAM St. Louis celebrates 20-year milestone anniversary
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis recently celebrated its landmark 20th anniversary. On Sept. 19, 2003, the new museum opened its doors with the objective of inspiring curiosity, creativity, learning and conversation through experiences with contemporary art. Twenty years later, CAM is still connecting global and local communities to the most prominent issues of the moment while uplifting emerging artists. The museum spotlights contemporary art exhibits that speak directly to the present moment, inspiring discourse about the shared issues in our community and the world.
REACEYUNG, St. Louis hip-hop artist, joins Grammy voting ranks after Billboard success
Reace Yung, a local artist from St. Louis, has seen two of his projects appear on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and has been invited to become a voting member for the Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammys.
Larry Morris named to new role with Kranzberg Arts Foundation
Larry Morris has been named the director of programs and partnerships for the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Morris joined the foundation in May 2022 as the director of artist residency. During his tenure, he worked to elevate the Kranzberg Artist in Residency program, contributed as a committee and staff member to the growth of Music at the Intersection, and formed and maintained partnerships for the foundation in the St. Louis region.
Cardinals Minor League Notebook – July 5, 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals system went 3-3 on the Fourth of July. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day, Max Rajcic, tossed eight innings of one run ball with nine strikeouts for Springfield. Other standouts include Luken Baker, Thomas Saggese, Jeremy Rivas, Jimmy Crooks, Lizandro Espinoza and Keiverson Ramirez.
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Without Adding An Impact Bat, the Cardinals Will Continue To Wheeze Against Lefty Pitching.
Next stop for the Cardinals: four games in Washington D.C. One thing to definitely keep an eye on is how much offense the Redbirds will generate against the Nationals’ scheduled row of starting pitchers. The Cardinals will face four left-handed starting pitchers in this series. Patrick Corbin (5.49 ERA)...
St. Louis All Local AM Podcast: Cloudy tap water, city eyes AirBNB tax
Missouri American Water says cloudy tap water is fine, two years of no promotions at city fire department, summer jobs picture in St. Louis, Missouri GOP faces deadline on convention delegates, city alderman wants AirBNB tax proposal to go to voters
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals odds, picks and predictions
The St. Louis Cardinals (45-41) take on the Washington Nationals (41-46) Friday in the opener of a 3-game set at Nationals Park at 6:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Nationals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Max Chernin, More Join Muny
St. Louis's Muny has revealed full casting for their upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof, playing the company's James S. McDonnell Stage July 19-25. Rob Ruggiero is directing. Newly announced in the cast are Max Chernin as Motel, Jeremy Radin as Lazar Wolf, Cheryl Stern as Yente, James A....
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