Bag That Held Baby's Remains Could Help Solve Mystery in St. Louis County
The dirt-covered duffel bag that held a baby's skeleton could help St. Louis County police solve a mystery. Fishermen in a high-end subdivision in far north St. Louis County found the bag and its...
View ArticleListen to Chuck Berry's New Track, "Wonderful Woman," Written for His Wife
Chuck Berry, who passed away last month at the age of 90, will release a new album on June 9. Entitled Chuck, the record will be the rock & roll legend's first new material in nearly four decades,...
View Article40 x 40: The 40 Restaurants We Love ... and Much, Much More
Forty years ago, an irreverent alt-weekly boldly launched in a city's whose restaurant scene was anything but. Granted, by 1977 St. Louis had begun to grow a handful of promising spots, including the...
View ArticleSuper Hero Killer Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleThe 40 Restaurants We Love in 2017
We're honoring the 40 restaurants we love in 2017 as part of the RFT's 40th anniversary celebration. These restaurants were chosen by food critic Cheryl Baehr, who notes, "It's not a litany of the...
View ArticleCelebrate Independent Bookstore Day with the Bookstore Too Independent to...
This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day, a celebration for every locally-owned bookstore that has weathered the onslaught of corporate behemoths and "print is dead" naysayers alike. It's also a...
View ArticleMiss Leon's Returns — with Sunday Suppers at Capitalist Pig
She's back! Devotees of Miss Leon's Fried Chicken have reason to celebrate. The beloved soul food spot has found a new place to roost, and it promises to be better than ever.…
View ArticleBicycle Ban Eyed for Delmar Loop Over Trolley Dangers
University City is considering a plan that would ban bicycles from the Delmar Loop — saying that the dangers posed by the trolley are simply too great for cyclists. Sinan Alpasan, the director of...
View ArticleRFT Readers' Favorite Restaurants in 2017
This year, we've chosen the 40 restaurants we love -- and even more places we adore. But it's not all about us.…
View Article11 Food Lovers' Places We Adore
Coffee shops, butcher shops, patisseries .... these spots aren't quite restaurants, but since we love them nevertheless, it felt only right to include them in this issue. See our complete list of 40...
View ArticlePrairie Rehab Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleThe All St. Louis Soul Revue Seeks to Unite the City's Finest Artists
Given that Al Holliday regularly records and gigs with a ten-member band, he's accustomed to grand ambitions. His first record, Made it Through the Mill, Again, was recorded live in the recording...
View ArticleSt. Louis Blues Twitter Is Not Here for Your Racist Jokes
In the midst of a playoff run to the Stanley Cup, the St. Louis Blues social media team is elevating the sportsmanship of its own fanbase through the time-honored traditional of a public Twitter...
View ArticleThe Leonas Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleSt. Louis Restaurants Openings & Closings: April 2017
April saw a flurry of action on the restaurant front, with places opening and closing across the area, from downtown to Chesterfield. Well-loved concepts such as Crushed Red, McArthur's Bakery Cafe...
View ArticleTwo Guys and a Chick Sandwich Shop Is Now Open in Benton Park
Two Guys and a Chick Sandwich Shop(3000 S. Jefferson, 314-881-1500) isn't trying to do anything fancy. Its menu has a half-dozen sandwiches, hamburgers and a Chicago-style dog.…
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, April 28 to May 3
This weekend, see a series of art shows, catch a theatrical performance (free!) at the Central library or watch the dances of India.…
View ArticleWhoa Thunder Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleDocumentary Show Me Democracy Tells Story of Ferguson Protests and Missouri...
The latest documentary to trace the arc of the Ferguson protest movement will make its cable TV debut this weekend, and although the events of August 2014 have already been chronicled in numerous...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: April 28 to 30
The weekend ahead is super top heavy with most of our picks taking place on Friday night. While some will have a hard time picking between shows such as blues supernova Marquise Knox or Al Holliday's...
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