8 Things to Do on New Year's Day in St. Louis
Got plans for New Year's Day? You do now.β¦
View ArticleSan Francisco Street Artist Fnnch Leaves His Mark on Clementine's Creamery
Their meeting was as improbable as it was fateful. Tamara Keefe, the owner of Clementine's Creamery in Lafayette Square, was visiting San Francisco last month when she noticed a honeybear stenciled in...
View ArticleMissouri Newspaper Reverses Course, Publishes Same-Sex Wedding Announcement
By the time Shaun Murphy opened the email yesterday, he'd basically given up hope. After his hometown newspaper, the Lake Gazette of Monroe City, Missouri, had refused to publish his marriage...
View Article5 Fun Things to Do This Weekend
You're off work this Friday, and you may have even had yesterday off, too. But you've still got a full weekend ahead of you β how awesome is that?Β For a list of fun museums and shows you can catch on...
View Article2015 Was St. Louis' Deadliest Year in Two Decades
St. Louis suffered through a brutal, bloody year in 2015 with a death toll unseen in two decades. Metro police investigated 188 murders β a number barely blunted by the knowledge that it could have...
View Article'I Can Fix That Dent' Scam Artist Working South St. Louis
A brazen con man is on the loose in south city, victims say. Mary Samuelson, owner of the popular Shaw restaurant Mama Josephineβs, first learned of him in early December when he tried to hustle her...
View ArticleWe Tasted Folgers Perfect Measures β And Yeah, We Ate Them, Too
This is Folgers Perfect Measures, a new product from the makers of America's No. 1 coffee brand βΒ as if Justin Trudeau hasn't already given us enough reason to plot a move to Canada.Β The new Perfect...
View Article10 Things We Could Do with $1.1 Billion Other Than Build a New Rams Stadium
So building a new NFL stadium in downtown St. Louis will cost $1.1 billion. Yeah, billion. With floods devastating much of our area, unforgiving winter weather approaching and regional tensions high,...
View ArticleThis Week's Best Live Music, January 4 to 10
In what has become a yearly tradition, the Bad Plus and Cowboy Mouth both return to St. Louis to start off the year with multiple nights of music. From behind the piano, Mark Dew still holds the fort...
View ArticleSt. Louis Restaurant Openings & Closings: December 2015
December was a good one for dining in St. Louis. We picked up a brand-new β and utterly delightful βTurkish restaurant on South Grand.β¦
View ArticleSeoul Q to Close, Relocate to Make More Room for Seoul Taco
There's a big shakeup on the way at University City's sister Korean restaurants, Seoul Q and Seoul Taco. Seoul Q, the higher-end, evening-only Korean barbecue experience, will be closing January 16,...
View ArticleFire University of Missouri's Melissa Click, Republican Lawmakers Say
Better call for that muscle. More than 100 Republican legislators want a University of Missouri professor, Melissa Click, fired for trying to strongarm student journalists during campus protests.β¦
View ArticleIs This St. Louis' Car Dent Con Artist?
Can we catch this guy now? A hustler running a dent-repair scam on St. Louis drivers was caught on camera this summer as he tried to con people in the drive-thru of a Taco Bell, a witness says.β¦
View ArticleNever-Before-Seen Photos Show St. Louis' Great Flood of 1993
If you thought last week's flooding across the St. Louis area was unprecedented, you're either very young or you've got a short memory: In both 1973 and 1993, St. Louis nearly drowned as the...
View ArticleThe Picky Eater's Guide to Salt and Smoke
Salt and Smoke (6526 Delmar Boulevard) offers Texas-style barbecue and over 100 bourbons. Itβs a paleo dream, with a few yummy options for vegetarians, but probably not the ideal restaurant for...
View ArticleTorres Pulls Inspiration from the Bible on Latest Album, Sprinter
Throughout Sprinter, Torres' second and latest album, there's a recurring theme of renewal β or, more specifically, a search for clarity. Mackenzie Scott, Torres' lead signer and core member, grew up...
View ArticleSmoothie King Closes in the Delmar Loop
The Loop is open for business, but Smoothie King is not. In the same week that Saint Louis Bread Co. pulled out of the Delmar Loop, another longtime eatery, the Smoothie King at 6600 Delmar, quietly...
View ArticleSt. Louis County Library Will No Longer Charge Late Fines on Children's Books
Go ahead and borrow that book. That's the message from St. Louis County Library, which announced this morning it will no longer charge late fees on children's books β period. The library reports that...
View ArticleJimmy's on the Park Closes in Clayton
After 21 years, Jimmy's on the Park is calling it quits. The restaurant's owner, Jimmy Kristo, confirmed the news to Riverfront Times, saying he'd announced it to staff yesterday and posted a...
View ArticleSt. Louis Catering Company Owner Taunted Black Employees With Racist Video,...
Gregory's Creative Cuisine, a catering company that handles school lunches, weddings and other events across the St. Louis area, subjected its only two black employees to an intensely hostile work...
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