Gateway Arch Park Foundation

The St. Louis Arch is pictured from the Eads Bridge during daybreak on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in St. Louis, Mo.

New lights for Gateway Arch should save energy and be better for birds

Jeremy D. Goodwin

The Gateway Arch’s new, LED lighting system will turn on each night with a dramatic, 30-second sequence. Officials say the lights will save energy and pose less of a threat to migrating birds.

Ozark Actor's Theatre's Pine Street Studio in downtown Rolla will get a $1.3 million renovation, thanks to a state grant.

Arts

Rolla’s Ozark Actors Theatre will get a $1.3 million makeover on its downtown building

Jonathan Ahl

The professional theater group will use the tourism development award to make space for art forms outside of plays and musicals, including visual arts, storytelling and even cooking.

Attendees at Friday's "People's Ribbon Cutting" celebrate near the Gateway Arch grounds in St. Louis.

Government, Politics & Issues

Officials hold inclusive ribbon cutting at Arch grounds

Jason Rosenbaum

Darryl Gray made something abundantly clear at Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Arch grounds: The diverse gathering of elected officials,…

A child runs through the reflecting pool at the Gateway Arch. The new museum and upgraded grounds were christened Tuesday, July 3, 2018, after a five-year renovation project.

Arts

Hundreds celebrate opening of Arch museum and visitors center

Mary Delach Leonard

The Normandy High School Band provided the beat and Mother Nature brought on the heat, as hundreds gathered on the St. Louis riverfront Tuesday morning to…

Three-year-old Brigid Horn looks up at the Gateway Arch after the opening of the Park Over the Highway. March 26, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Park Over the Highway entrance opens at Gateway Arch

Mary Delach Leonard

Area schoolchildren made history at the Gateway Arch Monday afternoon, becoming the first visitors to cross the new walkway over Interstate 44 to enter…