Collaboration Creates Amazing Art
The artists of St. Louis’s Third Degree Glass Factory are joining creative forces with other artists in the area to create something completely unique. The new exhibit, Elements:A Collaborative Exhibition, combines glass art with other media.
So Much To See And Do In Sikeston This Spring
Visit Sikeston this spring, just a 2-hour drive south of St. Louis.
The Next Little Bosnians
The city’s Bevo Mill neighborhood became a nexus of Bosnian food and culture. Now home to around fifty-thousand Bosnian-Americans, St. Louis likes to tout itself as having the highest percentage of Bosnians outside of Bosnia.
Meriwether Lewis Arrives Back in St. Louis as Governor: March 8, 1808
The hero of the Corps of Discovery arrived to take up his position as governor on this date in 1808, almost a full year after he'd been appointed to the role.
The Supreme Court Rules Against Dred Scott: March 6, 1857
The Dred Scott case, formally known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was decided by the US Supreme Court on this date in 1857.
Oscar Wilde Lectures in St. Louis: February 25, 1882
Oscar Wilde was visiting St. Louis on this date in 1882, and delivered a lecture to a capacity crowd at the Mercantile Library Hall.
Washington University Receives its Charter: February 22, 1853
Eliot Seminary (now Washington University) was chartered in St. Louis on this date.
William Tecumseh Sherman’s Funeral is Held: February 21, 1891
William Tecumseh Sherman’s funeral mass and burial were held in St. Louis on this date in 1891.