The Gateway

While feeling burned out during the pandemic, St. Louis game designer Teo Otto found renewed creative inspiration while moving to care for their grandmother and other local elders. The experience has inspired Otto to launch their art studio in Fox Park where they use word games to help people connect and communicate in new ways.

Growing up disconnected from her Korean heritage, adoptee Jamie Currier struggled with her cultural identity. Years later, Currier would find an unexpected avenue that would help her embrace her Korean heritage — a battle with breast cancer.

Organizers of the third Counterpublic art exhibition placed sculptures, multi-media installations and other works of art in public spaces around St. Louis. The work will stay on view into December. Curators organize the sprawling show every three years. They say it’s dedicated to reimagining the possibilities of art.

Lawmakers passed SB 1421 this year, a multifaceted public safety bill. Within the legislation was a statute that automated the expungement process for certain drug offenses. Here’s what to know about Missouri’s drug offense expungement, which begins in January.

Hoping to get relief from increasingly astronomical licensing fees, the professional theater company in Rolla is hoping a new work based on a classic character will attract an audience, be financially sustainable and lead to great performances.