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Origins of Celebrating the New Year
Celebrating the new year is older than any other holiday. The Babylonians are thought to have first celebrated the holiday according to tablets found that describe days of festivals celebrating the new year. This goes back almost 4000 years. The festival began on the first day of the first Babylonian month, Nisannu, roughly equivalent to [...]
Student Violinists Visit City Hall
Today a holiday concert was performed in the City Hall Rotunda by student violinists from University Studio-Violin Academy. The student violinists ranged in ages from 4 to 18 and exhibited a wide variety of knowledge of violin arrangements. Their instructor, Twinda Murry, has been playing violin for over 25 years. Ms. Murry stated that she [...]
Griot Museum of Black History and Culture Getting Updates
By Stephen Franklin The Griot Museum of Black History & Culture is only the second African-American wax museum in country and the only one in Missouri. This unique St. Louis gem seeks to create a community of lifelong learners who explore, experience and embrace Missouri’s rich and enduring African-American heritage. The Griot Museum of Black [...]
Warming Up Your Car: Separating Fact from Fiction
Idling, running a car’s engine while parked, is widely held to be necessary to warm up your car before driving in cold weather. But as you see below this is not true. Idling in cold weather is understandably tempting. Nobody likes to get into a cold car, but the many of the reasons people let [...]
