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The Muny Teams Up With Jazz St. Louis to Share Staff and Resources

The Muny and Jazz St. Louis have announced a new operational partnership under which the much larger outdoor theater organization will share resources to support the jazz nonprofit's day-to-day operations. Early implementation of the arrangement has already begun, with the announcement timed to Jazz St. Louis opening its 31st season this week.

St. Louis, MO · 3d
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From Ladue to Hollywood: Meet Gerry Rich

Ladue native Gerry Rich, who marketed blockbusters like Iron Man and James Bond, talks about his memoir Chasing Hollywood and his upcoming film marketing workshop. This segment is sponsored by Half Price Books.

Ladue, MO · 3d
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This Missouri Airport Museum Lets Visitors Walk Within Arm’s Reach Of Golden-Age Airplanes

The propeller blades are still, but the stories are not. Walking through the hangar at this Missouri museum feels less like a visit to a collection and more like stepping into a living workshop. The fabric-covered planes seem to glow under the lights, their polished wood and vintage instruments reflecting...

Maryland Heights, MO · 5d
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‘Vision a reality’ - Maj. William Robertson helped launch aviation in St. Louis and became a founding father of Missouri National Guard flight

Maj. William Robertson was an aviation visionary who co-founded Lambert Field in St. Louis and helped establish the first aviation units of the Missouri National Guard. Courtesy of Museum of Missouri Military History. St. Louis experienced explosive growth in aviation following the end of World War I. The city’s aviation...

St. Louis, MO · 5d
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Tarlton’s Renovations at The Muny Take Center Stage

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Tarlton Corporation is serving as general contractor on the $9.5 million renovation to The Muny, America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, situated in the heart of St. Louis’ historic Forest Park. Following the recent completion of its 108th season, The Muny began...

St. Louis, MO · 4d

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Shaw Nature Reserve Art Show Returns to Gray Summit With 30 Local Artists

Thirty local artists are setting up shop among the trees at Shaw Nature Reserve this year, turning the Gray Summit property into an open-air gallery for its annual Art Show. The two-day event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with painters, photographers and potters showing nature-inspired work against the backdrop of Missouri's wooded landscapes.

Gray Summit, MO · 5d

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National Candy Day: Historian Raffi Andonian Unwraps Sweet Candy History!

Celebrity historian Raffi Andonian joins My St. Louis Live on National Candy Day to unwrap the history behind our favorite sweets and holiday candy canes! Andonian takes a sweet, nostalgic look back at early confections, how American tastes evolved, and how peppermint candy canes became an iconic holiday staple — see more at celebrityhistorian.com.

St. Louis, MO · 3d

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Shockwave Goes to Party Town

Friday was a special one. (Taken from a journal entry on 10/18/2026) We have a listener called Shockwave. Shockwave has called the morning show on KSHE more or less every day for the past 25 years. He moved here from Detroit decades ago, worked at a place called Barnes Pipe,...

St. Louis, MO · 5d

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Carlinville Illinois Beat 24 Other Finalists To Become Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Town, And Its Prize Could Be A Movie Filmed On Its Own Historic Square

A small Illinois town on Route 66 just got a very big holiday gift. Carlinville has...

Carlinville, IL · 4d

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Choir Sets Record with 18 Selected to All-Suburban Choir

Every year the Wentzville School District brings together some of the best and brightest singers in the WSD school community. Students try out to show what they are capable of when singing. In past years, Liberty has seen many students achieve the honor of All-Suburban in the district. This year Liberty had the luck to award 18 of their choir students to All-Suburban honors, which marks the school’s record breaking entry of singers. You can catch the talented 18 perform on Nov. 7 at Pattonville High School as a part of the St. Louis All-Suburban Honor Choir.

Wentzville, MO · 4d

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How Steve Smith is building St. Louis’ next chapter

 In this episode of Fast Forward STL, Keith Alper speaks with developer Steve Smith. A fourth-generation St. Louisan, Smith knew from his childhood doodles that he wanted to pursue a career in architecture. Today, he’s the co-founder and executive chairman of The Lawrence Group and founder and CEO of New + Found. For more than four decades, Smith has helped shape St. Louis by transforming neighborhoods, preserving historic buildings, and investing in the city’s future. Tune in to hear his story and what he envisions will move the region forward. Watch on YouTube, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. Love the show? Be sure to follow or subscribe.

St. Louis, MO · 3d

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Blunting the Brutalist: Arcturis helps transform a 1960s-style community college campus in the St. Louis area

For decades, Brutalist architecture defined the look of St. Louis Community College’s Meramec campus in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood. Today, thanks, largely to the work of St. Louis-based architecture firm Arcturis, this has changed. That’s thanks largely to the nearly 80,000-square-foot Emerging Technology Center, designed by Arcturis....

St. Louis, MO · 4d

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St. Louis Actors’ Studio brings thrills and chills to the stage with ‘Misery’

Over the years it has become customary to start the holiday season the moment the trick-or-treaters have hung up their costumes. But the St. Louis Actors’ Studio is taking the opposite approach this fall. The theater company is extending spooky season well into November with their production of Misery, on stage November 6–22 at The Gaslight Theater.

St. Louis, MO · 5d

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Petty Grievances’ ‘Petty Party’ takes no prisoners

The musical personification of angry youth, St. Louis’ Petty Grievances make punk noise on their own terms. Their debut album, Petty Party, released in June, finds them returning to the sonic skullduggery they unveiled in their self-titled 2023 EP and last year’s single “Guy Picciotto’s Ice Cream Social.”

St. Louis, MO · 4d

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Gary Sinise adds narration to documentary on National Memorial of Military Ascent

A letter from Mike Morrow led Gary Sinise to narrate Grafton's D-Day memorial documentary

Grafton, IL · 5d

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Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass: October 2026

The structure featured in October of the 2026 Seeing Belleville Through Stained Glass Calendar is the current home of Renner Funeral Home on North Illinois Street. After Adam Gintz retired as president of Western Brewery (later the brewer of Stag Beer), he, Rosa Gintz, and their children moved from the brewery complex to their new Queen-Anne style residence on North Illinois Street in 1895.

Belleville, IL · 6d

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Ladies Night returns to Festus Main Street

The sixth annual Festus Main Street Association Ladies Night looks to bring all the fun and activities as in the past, just on a slightly earlier schedule, said event spokesperson Michelle Hohmeier. This year’s Ladies Night will be from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Festus Main Street will be closed...

Festus, MO · 6d

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Mound City Film Festival returns with a full-day fest at Atomic

Last year, the Mound City Film Festival delighted audiences monthly from April to September, providing an opportunity to see live music, eat good food, and catch an environmental film screening. This year, the festival has returned, consolidated into one date for an all-day extravaganza at Atomic by Jamo (4140 Manchester).

Mound City, MO · 5d

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St. Louis’ Jewish Dr. Dolittle has a new act. And it’s for kids.

When it comes to sharing her love of animals, encouraging curiosity about nature and teaching kindness to others, Stacy Rothberg Rolfe has found a new way to reach audiences of all ages. Well-known locally and around the world as the Dr. Doolittle of R&R Ranch Miniature Horse Sanctuary in Wildwood, Rolfe is bringing her passion for animals to a new generation through an internet-based children’s program called “Nana’s Place.”

St. Louis, MO · 5d

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St. Louis author examines the ‘death of political compromise’ in America

For much of his adult life, St. Louis author and marketing executive Aaron Perlut has considered himself a political centrist — someone who leans slightly right of center and has found common ground with politicians such as Bob Dole and John McCain. Now, Perlut says the kind of political...

St. Louis, MO · 5d