Could St. Louis' Archdiocese Be the #ArchdioceseOfHip?
When you think of hip, you probably don't think of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. But as the good Lord himself once famously declared, His ways are not our ways — and when an expert decides that...
View ArticleHummingbird Kitchen's Brian Willsey Is the New Bread Baker in Town
Brian Willsey, the founder of Hummingbird Kitchen(2175 State Highway ZZ, Owensville; 573-437-7575), can pinpoint the exact moment that validated his decision to get out of the corporate world and...
View ArticleBen Reece Unity Quartet to Perform at the Dark Room This Thursday
If you’re a local lover of the saxophone, you probably know the reed-work on Ben Reece. He’s moved in and out of jazz, funk and rock bands for well over a decade, doing time in the energetic and...
View ArticleKarlie Kloss Shows Off St. Louis in Today Show Interview
A few St. Louis icons made it on The Today Show this Sunday — including the Gateway Arch, Ted Drewes and Karlie Kloss. The St. Louis-bred supermodel brought the national TV show to her hometown...
View ArticleRapper Waka Flocka Flame to Perform at the Pageant This Thursday
Waka Flocka Flame might be the most famous rapper in the world who really can't rap worth a damn. It's a weird tic that the Atalanta-based artist is the first to cop to; in a 2013 interview with...
View ArticleDelmar Loop Armed Robbery Suspects Seen on Surveillance Video
A violent armed robbery in the Delmar Loop has police searching for four suspects. Three of the crooks, all young men in hooded sweatshirts, ambushed a 26-year-old woman shortly before 3 a.m. on July...
View ArticleFlamenco Flowers Is Now Open in the Loop
For the past six months, Elisheva Heit's gorgeous floral creations have been sold at Fleur de Lou, the gift shop next to the Tivoli housing the Loop's only florist. So when the store's owner announced...
View ArticleEx-Ferguson Cop Accused in Beating Sues for Gender Discrimination
An ex-Ferguson cop who was part of an inmate's bloody jailing has sued a north county police department, alleging she was discriminated against as a woman. Two years after leaving the Ferguson police,...
View ArticleEcho & the Bunnymen's Ian McCulloch Is an International Treasure
Ian McCulloch does not disappoint. Known for being highly quotable and wickedly mouthy, the lead singer and songwriter of Echo & the Bunnymen is as humorous as he is brilliant.…
View ArticleErrol Morris' The B-Side Examines Elsa Dorfman — and What We've Lost in the...
Does family photography still have meaning in the age of Instagram and Snapchat? There was a time when personal photography resonated with ideas of intimate family life.…
View ArticlePolite Society Aims High — and Hits Its Mark
If you want to understand the sort of world that Polite Society's owners Brian Schmitz and Jonathan Schoen want to create, you must try the confit chicken wings. Drummies and wings are slow-cooked in...
View ArticleI Rode My Ass Off at St. Louis' World Naked Bike Ride
I am wearing a cherry red tutu, held up by suspenders, and it barely covers my tiny boxers — the smallest pair I could find at Target on short notice. With each step I can feel the suspender straps...
View ArticleFor Center Ice Brewery Founder Steve Albers, Opening Is a Dream Come True
Center Ice Brewery (3126 Olive Street), the new hockey-themed brewery and bar that opens in Midtown this Friday, owes its life to a dream — and a one-year plan. Local entrepreneur Steve Albers quit...
View ArticleYou Can Get Free Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden on July 24
Like the Missouri Botanical Garden? Like free stuff?…
View ArticleNewly Announced: Deerhoof, Ro James, Shabazz Palaces, Jackal Fest 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 ArticleNo, Eat-Rite Diner Is Not Closing, Owner Says
Reports of the death of Eat-Rite Diner(622 Chouteau Avenue) have been greatly exaggerated. In recent days, obituaries for the beloved late-night hangout have gone viral online — with one Facebook post...
View ArticleSt. Louis Workhouse Inmates Beg for Help from Blistering Heat
Update 4:13 p.m.: State Rep. Joshua Peters (D-St. Louis) is asking the state to step in to investigate and improve conditions at the St. Louis workhouse medium security jail. In letters to House...
View ArticleLangen Neubacher and Suzie Cue Join Forces for Double EP Release Show Friday
Langen Neubacher and Suzie Gilb first crossed paths like so many musicians in St. Louis do — mutual friends, shared gigs and the various intersections that occur in the music scene inside this...
View ArticleMissouri Is One of the Worst States to Live in This Year
We love to brag about our city, whether it's praise for our frozen custard, appreciation for our parks or a news flash about our red-hot real estate market. But no place is perfect — and, according to...
View ArticleMK's Asian Persuasion Offers Food Inspired by Laos in Southampton
MK Vongnarath began cooking when he was just six years old and living in Laos. Every morning, he and his mother would get up at 6 a.m. to prepare food for the Buddhist monks who lived at the nearby...
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