-
Ryan Delaney/St. Louis Public RadioCelebrate Independence Day with the best fireworks displays and parties in St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the Metro East. -
Lylee Gibbs/St. Louis Public RadioThis year’s holiday marks the 160th anniversary of the announcement in Texas that enslaved people were free. Attendees at the Griot Museum and the Juneteenth parade and festival in Dellwood said the holiday is an opportunity to remember African American history, spend time with family and celebrate joy.
-
“Alberta Hunter: Jazz, Sass, and Spice Live at the Cookery” is the latest play from a Call To Conscience. The one-woman show follows the life and career of blues and jazz singer Alberta Hunter. -
The popular, multicultural festival will return to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis on Aug. 23-24. -
The St. Louis club, started by a local artist, creates a community space where LGBTQ fighters can feel safe and confident. -
The Latinx Arts Network, a local arts organization, is hosting a week of arts events beginning Thursday to highlight Latin American artists in the St. Louis area. Latinx Arts Week will include a culinary experience, a film festival, an author’s showcase and art exhibitions. -
Artist and researcher Janna Añonuevo Langholz led the effort to establish a marker at the site of the former brutal “human zoo” in the 1904 World’s Fair. -
According to the National Park Service, around 3,700 Black men — mostly enslaved — from Missouri served in the United States Colored Troops regiments during the Civil War. -
In the first year for a new category honoring beverage professionals, two local women made the list, and are celebrating each other. -
Other corporate sponsors have also cut back on their support as Pride St. Louis looks to make up a $150,000 shortfall. -
The new ATRA art exhibition highlights the challenges immigrants face living in America. -
The desire to feel connected to one’s city can leave individuals searching for something that they felt they missed in their early education. St. Louisan Erica Threnn turned a pandemic pastime into a mission to share the city’s history through social media.
