Lost at sea for 1,000 years, recently discovered Egyptian artifacts headed for St. Louis by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The North American premiere of 'Sunken Cities' will be the most significant exhibition of ancient Egyptian art undertaken in St. Louis in more than 50 years.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:36am on November 18, 2017☆⚑

Statue of Liberty concessionaire gets Gateway Arch contract by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The contract goes into effect Jan. 1, and the park will announce a grand opening at a later date, according to the news release.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:33am on November 17, 2017☆⚑

Union Station aquarium construction begins Nov. 2, owners say by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

Set to open in 2019, the 120,000-square-foot project will emphasize local marine species from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, as well as more exotic attractions with sharks and species …

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:18am on October 26, 2017☆⚑

Art Museum reviews thousands of works for removal from collection by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The initiative, underway since 2014, is part of an effort to improve, diversify and keep better storage of the museum's collection of more than 33,000 pieces.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:04pm on October 12, 2017☆⚑

Gateway Arch museum opening delayed again, set for summer 2018 by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

Construction on the Arch grounds began in August 2013. Work on the museum and visitor center began in April 2015.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:18pm on June 21, 2017☆⚑

Made-over Kiener Plaza reopens Friday with playground, fountains and concert area by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The revamp includes more open space, a grassy concert area west of the Old Courthouse, a large playground and multiple fountains.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:18pm on May 19, 2017☆⚑

Statue of St. Louis vandalized with graffiti by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The vandals struck a week after a $50,000 cleaning and restoration of the statue in Forest Park.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:12pm on May 4, 2017☆⚑

Union Station aquarium will be smaller and take longer than originally planned by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

St. Louis-based PGAV Destinations has been chosen to design the aquarium.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

St. Louis Art Museum mulls database for increasing audience, diversity by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

They hope to attract more millennials, families with young children, and ethnic minorities.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:42am on April 28, 2017☆⚑

St. Louis, the 13th century French king, gets a bath by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The mounted French king and namesake of the city is in the midst of a cleaning that takes place about once every 20 years.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:48pm on April 14, 2017☆⚑

Missouri History Museum attendance over 400K third straight year by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

Four of the top five most attended exhibits in museum history all opened in 2014 or later.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:48am on December 6, 2016☆⚑

Gateway Arch grounds north entrance opens to public by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

The new park entrance includes a natural amphitheater, shaded lawns, a bike and pedestrian path, and an interpretive garden featuring flora that would have been seen by the explorers Lewis a…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:48am on November 23, 2016☆⚑

Hippos need a pool relined; insects needs a roof, yet the St. Louis Zoo needs to trim its maintenance budget by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

St. Louis Zoo administrators need to cut a wish list of more than $8.5 million in maintenance projects down to $2 million for 2017, according to a draft of budget requests from department di…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:02am on November 9, 2016☆⚑

Faith and family is soldered in St. Louis stained glass by Mike Faulk St. Louis Post-dispatch

For five generations the Frei family has produced stained glass for churches locally and around the world.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:09pm on October 3, 2016☆⚑