Fauci is one of People magazine’s 2020 People of the Year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — People magazine has named Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez, Regina King and George Clooney as the…
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Expert turns back time with work on vintage clocks
This weekend, those who turn analog clocks back to Standard Time for the winter may think themselves old-fashioned. Fancy that!…
Sculptor to be first Black woman to represent U.S. at Biennale festival
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a…
New mural is eye-catching public safety reminder
DOWNTOWN – Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist with the beetle brows, wears a face mask with the image of the…
Summer movie series first step to opening post-COVID-19 microcinema
BEVO MILL – Keith Watson and Sarah Baraba were busy preparing for opening night in a new bar-minicinema on Gravois…
Rapper Huey killed in shooting in Kinloch
KINLOCH (AP) — A St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that…
Muny Opera cancels, says ‘Meet You at The Muny’ in 2021
FOREST PARK – The Muny has canceled its summer, at least on the stage in Forest Park. Because of the…
A one-in-a-million coincidence: Growing Up next door
People say St. Louis is the world’s biggest small town. You’re always running into somebody with a connection to yourself.…
A testimony to a happy childhood: Annemarie Nauert
(This is one in a series about the more than 100 people area author Jim Merkel interviewed about growing up…
New sculpture to honor all slaves who sued for freedom
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Efforts are underway to raise $1 million for a downtown St. Louis monument to honor the…
Memories of shooting are part of Growing Up St. Louis
(One in a series about the more than 100 people area author Jim Merkel interviewed about growing up in St.…
Grim prospects turn happy for Madelyn Gaasch
(This is one in a series about the more than 100 people area author Jim Merkel interviewed about growing up…
Dorothy Hunter: Memories of a long-lost St. Louis
(This is one in a series about the more than 100 people area author Jim Merkel interviewed about growing up…
Author of ‘Hoodie’ says lessons should be learned from the article of clothing
ST. LOUIS – When it comes to early school year shopping, most young boys have their personal style already figured…
Author helps women of color get ‘a seat at the table’
GRAND CENTER – Best-selling author Minda Harts stands at the back of the room, dressed in a black blazer, a…
Black art’s presence, future are focus of discussion
THE TIFFANY – In the last few years, the art landscape in St. Louis has drawn notable names to its…