Melissa Click Should Keep Her Job, Mizzou Faculty Supporters Say
Her judgment might be a little spotty, but Mizzou Assistant Professor Melissa “I need some muscle over here” Click should keep her job, according to more than 100 of her colleagues. Click’s faculty...
View ArticleSt. Louis Radio Veteran Vic Porcelli Seeks GoFundMe Assistance
Life has hit Vic Porcelli and his family hard, and more than once. This time around, though, they need your help — and are using GoFundMe in hopes you may lend a hand.…
View ArticleIn The Revenant and the Hateful Eight, the Western Gets Grim and Grizzly
For nearly a century the Western was seen as a celebration of American progress, of the taming of the wilderness, the virgin land made into a civilization. Although cracks in that reverent image had...
View ArticleThe Man Who Built St. Louis Nightlife
A friend for four decades, Patty Maher has lots of stories about Bob Burkhardt, dating back to his years as one of the key builders of St. Louis nightlife, especially in Soulard. These days, though,...
View ArticleFor Jazz St. Louis, the New Year Starts with the Bad Plus
The holiday season is rife with age-old customs, but no tradition is without its beginning — and so it was almost exactly a decade ago in St. Louis. The origins of one relatively young holiday...
View ArticleJ McArthur's Brings Back the Classic American Bistro in Lindenwood Park
J McArthur's does not have a craft-cocktail list. Its current wine feature is a merlot, and there isn't a Mason jar to be found in the place.…
View ArticleJesuits to Pay $281K to Settle Lawsuits Against Former SLU President Daniel...
In the late 1960s, while Daniel O'Connell was a "very popular" professor at Saint Louis University, a female undergraduate alleges that he used his position to sexually abuse her during counseling...
View ArticleFuck You, Stan Kroenke, and the Toupee You Rode in Under
So, St. Louis is lagging, is it?…
View ArticleIsaiah Matthew Harris Finds His Voice on Solo Debut, Recorded One Month Prior...
A week before Christmas, Isaiah Matthew Harris had a procedure known as laryngoplasty to repair a paralyzed vocal cord.…
View Article5 Best Bets at Clayton Restaurant Week
If you've ever dined out during Clayton restaurant week, you know the drill: a host of the city's top eateries offer special menus, each featuring three courses for $25 per person. The week of...
View Article7 Fun Things to Do This Weekend for $25 or Less
So it's cold outside — so what? There is a ton of interesting things going on this weekend in St. Louis — from a show featuring real, live Marvel superheroes to motorcycles racing on ice (yes, really).…
View ArticleNewly Announced: Judy Collins, O-Town, Lil Durk, Black Tusk and More
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention.…
View ArticleTwo Dozen People Just Donated Money to Send Stan Kroenke a Box of Shit
Yesterday, after the Post-Dispatch's David Hunn revealed that Stan Kroenke had dissed St. Louis as "lagging" in his relocation proposal to the NFL, all of us, predictably, went a little bit nuts....
View ArticleWhy Hasn't Ryan Crowell Paid Restitution for Botching 73 Missouri Weddings?...
Officials with the Missouri Attorney General's office know all about Ryan Crowell. That includes his home address and the location of his Texas-based wedding planning business.…
View ArticleLobbyists Would Have to Publicly Disclose Sex with Politicians Under New...
Lobbyist disclosure forms in Missouri could get a whole lot more interesting next year. That's because a Missouri legislator has just filed a bill to require any lobbyist having sex with a politician...
View ArticleYes, You Can Fly with Your Missouri or Illinois ID — for Now
No, you won't need a passport to fly commercially if you're a Missouri resident — not yet, anyway. The federal government is apparently backing down ... or perhaps just slowing down ... its plans to...
View ArticleSooo, Missouri Senators Don't Love Reporters After All
It’s almost like all those politicians were only pretending to care about us. Remember way back to Monday when the freedom fighters in the Missouri legislature were ready to scalp an assistant...
View ArticleSt. Louis Is One of the New York Times'"52 Places to Visit in 2016"
Take that, Stan Kroenke! The New York Times doesn't think St. Louis is lagging. In fact, the New York Times puts us right up there with Barcelona, Mozambique and Phnom Penh as one of 52 places...
View ArticleLucky Buddha's Future Uncertain in the Wake of Temporary Closure
Is Lucky Buddha(3701 South Jefferson Avenue; 314-833-4568), the South Jefferson restaurant best known for its "Porkapocalypse" sandwich, headed for an unlucky 2016?…
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