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You Could Perform the National Anthem at a St. Louis Blues Game
If you've ever dreamed of performing on American Idol or The Voice, the St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra need you. The pair announced today that they're partnering to find a local...
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Dancer Shot in Soulard Ambush to Be Beneficiary of New Arts Festival
In the early morning hours of February 6, Rain Stippec was sitting with a 30-year-old fire department captain in his car in Soulard when a gunman open fire on them. The ambush attack left the...
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Greitens Releases St. Louis Crime Plan as Workers Blast Him Over Minimum Wage
Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday unveiled a new, enforcement-heavy plan to fight crime in St. Louis."The days of inaction, the days of excuses are over," Greitens said during a news conference in north...
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Dapper Den Grooming, Missouri's First Barber Truck, Can Literally Stop Traffic
St. Louis boasts plenty of mobile services these days — food trucks, clothing stores, even luxury restrooms. But neither the city nor the state of Missouri has had a full-service barber shop on wheels...
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Metal Legends Iron Maiden Will Perform at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre This...
The members of Iron Maiden won't be hanging up their instruments anytime soon, despite what you may have heard. Rumors have run rampant recently that the legendary metal act would be calling it quits...
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David Dresner's Restaurant in Tower Grove South Will Have One Focus: Potstickers
David Dresner was making some potstickers at his parents' house when his father gave him the inspiration for his next big idea. “Why make ordinary potstickers,” Dresner’s dad asked, “when you can make...
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Shell City Crab Shack Offers Crab and Lobster To Go
Crab shells are piling up in St. Louis, thanks to Shell City Crab Shack(1330 Aubert Avenue), a new seafood hotspot in the city's Fountain Park neighborhood that opened July 1. On the afternoon we...
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Brooklyn Rock Act Big Thief Will Perform at Old Rock House This Wednesday
To enter into Big Thief’s musical world is to surrender to a vision of childhood complete with complementary moods of mystery and danger, strain and succor. On this year’s Capacity, singer and...
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Heather Navarro Wins Special Election to Fill Lyda Krewson's Aldermanic Seat
Heather Navarro beat back two politically savvy rivals tonight to claim Mayor Lyda Krewson's former seat on the Board of Aldermen — and it wasn't even close. Navarro earned 68.85 percent of the vote...
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Metal Band DragonForce Is Loud, Fantastical and Fun
Since the band's early days, DragonForce has been built around the fretboard pyrotechnics of dueling guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman — but that doesn't mean they share much in common outside of...
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Spider-Man: Homecoming Is Fun — And That Might Be Good Enough
Spider-Man: Homecoming Directed by Jon Watts.…
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The LaBute Festival Is Back, and Better Than Ever
I look forward to the LaBute New Theater Festival every year. It promises new plays, great actors and an eager, attentive audience of people there not only to be entertained, but challenged as well.…
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Vicia Will Make You Rethink Food — And You'll Love What You're Eating
What is the difference between Vicia's "Naked Vegetables" and crudités? I find myself pondering this question as I tuck into my second meal at the four-month-old darling of the local — nay, national —...
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Newly Announced: Mary J. Blige, SZA, Monica, Less Than Jake, Woopsie Fest and...
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.…
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How Mitch Meyers Went from Bud Light to (Legal) Bud
For many years, Mitch Meyers was a heavy-hitter in the intensely competitive world of marketing and product branding. If you were living in St. Louis three decades ago and didn't know Meyers, you at...
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How Sardella's Phil Ingram Left the Food Desert for the Holy Land
Phil Ingram, the head bartender at Sardella(7734 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-773-7755), moved to St. Louis from Chicago to further his education. He just didn't expect he'd be doing that in a...
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Clemens House, Owned by Mark Twain's Relative, Burns North of Downtown
After decades of neglect, a historic house that once belonged to Mark Twain's relative burned early this morning. The James Clemens House built in 1858 was reduced to a crumbling shell after flames...
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Johnny's Restaurant & Bar Owners Are Selling After Two Decades in Soulard
After 24 years, the owners of Johnny's Restaurant & Bar(1017 Russell Boulevard, 314-865-0900) are getting ready to say goodbye. …
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Complaints About Joe Edwards Led to Termination, Loop Marketing Director Claims
For a little more than a year, Jessica Bueler worked to promote the Loop as the marketing director for its special business district. But now, Bueler is blasting the district and the man responsible...
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Harpo's to Open in Soulard Spot Previously Home to Johnny's
Harpo's, the bar made famous in Columbia, Missouri, before opening locations in Laclede's Landing, Chesterfield and Kansas City, is coming to Soulard. John Rieker, who co-owns the Chesterfield Harpo's...
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