Smoothie King Plans Flurry of New St. Louis Locations in 2016
The Smoothie King in the Delmar Loop may have unceremoniously closed in recent weeks, but that doesn't mean lovers of frozen fruit drinks are out of luck. In fact, Smoothie King tells Riverfront Times...
View ArticleThis Weekend, STL Up Late Host Will Wed a St. Louis-Style Pizza
He's going through with it. On Saturday, STL Up Late host Eric Christensen will take as his lawful wedded wife a St. Louis-style pizza — and no, the blushing bride is not a Square Beyond Compare from...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: January 8 to 10
Bringing you the top picks for the weekend ahead has been bittersweet. Since October 2014, I have been your navigator every Monday and Friday, sifting through countless shows to deliver both obvious...
View ArticleGoFundMe Shuts Down Campaign to Send Shit to Stan Kroenke
Seized with a desire to express her anger toward Stan Kroenke, St. Louis podcaster Kelly Manno did what any of us might have done, but didn't quite get around to — she launched a GoFundMe campaign to...
View ArticleMissouri Driver's Licenses OK for Another Two Years, Feds Say
Yep, they definitely caved. One week after Missouri and Illinois' extension to comply with the federal government's stringent Real ID requirements was set to expire, raising fears that those states'...
View ArticleForget the Rams. St. Louis Will Be Just Fine as a Two-Team Town
Past the desolate edge of what could reasonably be considered downtown St. Louis, tucked between the highway and the river, there is a 90-year-old restaurant with a bar built to resemble a steamboat....
View ArticleR.I.P. Ken McCray, St. Louis' Best Drummer
Ken McCray, drummer of St. Louis rock act Tilts and cover band Superjam, passed away Sunday morning after a four-year battle with cancer. The 43-year-old father of two is survived by his wife Linda,...
View ArticleMelo's Pizzeria Brings Neapolitan Pies to Benton Park
If you thought nothing could possibly make Blues City Deli any better, the Valenza family just proved you wrong. Tucked into a converted garage behind their iconic sandwich shop, the Valenzas' new...
View ArticleThis Week's Best Live Music, January 11 to 17
This week, the relative banality of the winter months sees a major break in the form of the Art of Live Festival, taking place Wednesday through Saturday at the Old Rock House, the Firebird, the Ready...
View Article5 Things That Excite Us About the Union Station Reboot
St. Louis Union Station will be getting a face lift starting February 16 — and we're not talking just a few swipes of fresh paint. This will be an entire concept revamp for the 122-year-old property.…
View ArticleMore People in Missouri Died from Guns in 2014 Than Car Accidents
A total of 801 people died in Missouri in 2014 after being involved in car accidents. But that deadly tally pales next to the number of people killed as a result of gun violence — a total of 943....
View ArticleNew St. Louis Crime Commission Is Not 'Window Dressing,' Mayor Says
Fresh off of St. Louis’ deadliest year in two decades, Mayor Francis Slay pretty much has to do something about the city’s murder problem. You can’t watch your metropolis leapfrog a bucket of blood...
View ArticlePost-Dispatch's Kevin C. Johnson Mad at "Bastard" Who Reported Him to...
Post-Dispatch pop music critic Kevin C. Johnson, who does not give a fuck, unleashed the fury yesterday afternoon on the lame bastard that reported one of his posts to Facebook for containing nudity....
View ArticleLos Angeles Opts Against Stealing St. Louis' Top Talent
St. Louis, you can breathe a sigh a relief: The city's finest won't be heading to L.A. after all. The announcement last night followed some serious speculation — and press coverage both here and in...
View ArticleChef "Skip to" Malou Perez-Nievera Can't Stop Singing in the Kitchen
Malou Perez-Nievera, who is making a name for herself with her Filipino dinners at Hiro Asian Kitchen, didn't start cooking the food of her homeland until she moved to New York — a fact she finds...
View ArticleGioia's Deli Coming to Downtown St. Louis
If you're craving hot salami, you won't need to go to the Hill for that —- one of the neighborhood's top sandwich shops is opening an outpost in downtown St. Louis. Gioia's Deli will open its second...
View ArticleLet's Face It: Sammy Hagar Is the Perfect Headliner for Fair Saint Louis
Sammy Hagar is your headliner at this year's Fair Saint Louis, which will once again be in Forest Park. As someone who has devoted not-insubstantial portions of my life to bad mouthing Sammy's music...
View ArticleGet a Sneak Peek at Gerard Craft's New Porano Pasta Tomorrow — via Uber
In October, Uber delivered kittens to your office for National Cat Day. Tomorrow, the ridesharing company plans to drop off the only thing that could be more enjoyable than an adorable little kitty —-...
View ArticleIt's Official: The Rams Are Going to L.A.
It's over. The NFL owners voted tonight to allow Stan Kroenke to move the Rams to Los Angeles, ending the team's 21-year run in St. Louis. The owners also agreed to let the San Diego Chargers explore...
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