Treasure Shields Redmond

The House Of Miles East St. Louis is the focal point of a new tour of some of the city's cultural landmarks. It's listed as an Airbnb "Experience." Organizers hope the tour brings in outside money to the city.

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New Culture Walk And Airbnb Retreat Offers Ways To Meet East St. Louis

Lara Hamdan

For those interested in learning more about East St. Louis’ rich cultural legacy, a new “music and history walk” is one route to consider. Treasure…

Creative Reaction Lab was one of the first winners of the stARTup Creative Competition 2/17/19

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St. Louis-Area Arts Entrepreneurs Compete For $20,000 In stARTup Competition

Jeremy D. Goodwin

Calling all arts entrepreneurs in the St. Louis region: the third-annual stARTup Creative Competition is underway. A $20,000 prize is at stake.The Arts…

Treasure Shields Redmond and Karen Yang at Yang's kitchen table.

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With "Who Raised You?" podcast, local activists aim to elevate voices of people of color

The kitchen table can be a place for conversation, nurturing and sustenance. Two St. Louisans are making the intimate space the source for an ambitious…

Treasure Shields Redmond, her mother Elsie Lee Shields, and her grandmother Mary Shields. Meridian, Mississippi 1995

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Poet Treasure Shields Redmond helps plan Strike for Black Lives

A St. Louis-area poet is lending her voice to the small but growing movement of activists calling for protests that disrupt U.S. society to spur social…