Fortel's Pizza Den in University City Has Closed
File this one under "utterly unsurprising": Less than a month after being hit with a lawsuit from the state of Missouri, the University City outpost of a local pizza chain has closed its doors. …
View ArticleLyft Could Return to St. Louis Thanks to Passage of Bill Authorizing...
More than three years after Lyft launched in St. Louis, only to be shut down by a lawsuit from the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission and a city judge, the ride-sharing service could make a triumphant...
View ArticlePit Bull Advocates Frustrated by Pet Legislation Stalling in Legislature — Again
A state effort to stop municipalities from banning various dog breeds appears to have a hit a roadblock in the Missouri legislature — again. At least 85 cities and towns in Missouri have some form of...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, April 14 to 19
Whether your schedule is packed with Easter events or wide open while others pray, you might want to think about carving out some time in the next week. Plays, readings and classic films are all on...
View ArticleGateway to the Great Outdoors Is Teaching St. Louis Kids About... the Great...
Listen up, kids: it’s important to know your own backyard. And with plenty of places to camp, hike and canoe, there are few classrooms as good as ours in Missouri.…
View ArticleRaging Bull Triggers Lawsuit Against Ballpark Village Bar
When you're drinking in Ballpark Village, you'd best watch out for the mechanical bull. A lawsuit filed yesterday against PBR St. Louis(601 Clark Avenue), which is part of the Ballpark Village...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: April 14 to 16
From beloved indie rock royalty to the best purveyors of funk in St. Louis, this weekend shows just how encompassing the local music community can be. Looking for low-key?…
View ArticleKansas City Suburb to Dump a Bunch of Poop in the Missouri River Next Week
On Tuesday, the city of St. Joseph, located about 45 minutes north of Kansas City, will dump a whole bunch of poop into the Missouri River, because people from that side of the state are dumb gross...
View ArticlePETA Sends a Pig Downtown to Encourage St. Louis to Go Vegan This Easter
Instead of a ham this Sunday, why not commemorate the resurrection of Christ with a … vegan roast? …
View ArticleDisabled Immigrant Detained in South St. Louis, Faces Deportation to Afghanistan
An Afghan immigrant who has lived here for more than 20 years was detained outside his south St. Louis home on Monday — and now faces a potentially "imminent" deportation. Mahir Mohammad, 53, is part...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen to Release St. Louis Performance as Official Bootleg
Did you see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in St. Louis in August 2008? Don't you wish there was a way you could relive the memories of that night? Good news: Now you can! An official bootleg...
View ArticleCreate Space Closes in the Loop After Bitter Budget Battle with University City
There's another empty storefront in the Loop, but the back story on this one is a bit more complicated than flagging sales or construction-related headaches. Create Space, the arts incubator that...
View ArticleLaughing Bear Bakery Is Helping Ex-Cons Turn Life Around, One Sweet Treat at...
There aren’t many jobs out there where "felon" is a prerequisite. …
View ArticleElement's New Chef, Tudor Seserman, Gets Philosophical
Tudor Seserman of Element(1419 Carroll Street, 314-241-1674) was studying philosophy in graduate school when a friend showed him an article about an alum who'd left academia behind to open a...
View Article15 Ways You Know It's Spring in St. Louis
It can be difficult to tell exactly when spring has arrived in St. Louis. After all, we routinely experience all four seasons in the course of a week — and spring seems to hug a very fine line...
View ArticleCenter Ice Brewery Will Bring Craft Beer, and a Hockey Theme, to Midtown
Entrepreneur Steve Albers is giving St. Louis a new place to indulge in two of its favorite things: craft beer and ice hockey. Albers is the brains behind the Center Ice Brewery, a new tasting room...
View ArticleWatch This Kendrick Lamar Fan Eat a Vinyl Record on a Bet
In case you haven't somehow heard the news, Kendrick Lamar released an album on Friday. It's good!…
View ArticleYou Could Live Near Busch Stadium for Far Less Than Most MLB Stadiums, Study...
Do you dream of buying a home near Busch Stadium, attending as many games as your Cardinal red-bleeding heart desires? When it comes to dollar signs, that dream may not be too far out of reach —...
View ArticleSinger-Songwriter Hayes Carll to Perform at Off Broadway Tonight
If you were casting a Netflix series centered around an iconic Texas singer-songwriter, you could do worse than picking Hayes Carll for the lead. The only question is whether the story would be a...
View ArticleLongtime St. Louis Resident Mahir Mohammad Has Been Deported to Afghanistan,...
After more two decades in the United States, Mahir Mohammad is returning to Afghanistan. He's not making the trip by choice.…
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