Did Serial Killer Terry Rasmussen Live in St. Louis?
Investigators tracking a serial killer's confusing past say he may have spent part of the 1970s in St. Louis. For decades, Terry Peder Rasmussen rambled across the country, switching out names as he...
View ArticleMaria Chappelle-Nadal Apologizes to Trump for Assassination Comment
After three days of public backlash and criticism from her fellow lawmakers, state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) offered a public apology to Donald Trump this afternoon at a press...
View ArticleArtist LA Marler Returns to Her Roots With Typewriter-Focused Cherokee Studio
Louise Anne “LA” Marler says typewriters are in her blood. A St. Louis native, Marler will open her third studio showcasing typewriters and typewriter-inspired art on Cherokee Street next year,...
View ArticleMonths After Prop NS Suffered a Narrow Defeat, Backers Are Asking: Did It...
Prop NS was the little ballot initiative that could. The brainchild of a committee on the St. Louis Association of Community Organization, or SLACO, it was a grassroots effort in every sense of the...
View ArticleSLU Student Zach Morley Pushes Back After Photo with Charlottesville Hate...
After Ladue's Clark Canepa was filmed marching alongside torch-carrying white supremacists in Charlottesville, appalled anti-racists began circulating a picture from his Instagram page. The photo...
View ArticleMissouri Prepares to Execute Marcellus Williams, Dismissing DNA Evidence
Over objections by civil rights groups contending that evidence points to a different perpetrator, convicted murderer Marcellus Williams is scheduled to die tomorrow at 6 p.m. by lethal injection. It...
View ArticleAround St. Louis, the Solar Eclipse Was Indeed Epic
Eclipse chasers from near and far gathered across the St. Louis area for a chance to see the first solar eclipse to travel across the continental U.S. in 38 years. In various parts of the region, day...
View ArticleTara Gallina of Vicia Has Big Ambitions for Restaurant Service
When Tara Gallina of Vicia(4260 Forest Park Avenue; 314-553-9239) was in college, she had big plans for her career that had nothing to do with the restaurant industry. "I was a broadcast journalism...
View ArticleLooking for Books by St. Louis Authors? There's a Website for That
St. Louis bibliophiles now have a new resource to discover books by local authors. Hometown Reads, a website that allows readers to browse book titles from authors living in a given geographic area,...
View ArticleVibes STL Is Going Big in 2017 -- with Two Days and Two Venues
The Vibes STL Grand Arts Event, also known simply as Vibes, is unlike any other art showcase in the city. While many shows include live music acts, visual artists and food vendors, Vibes is different...
View ArticleCity of St. Louis Plows Over Confederate Drive
Two months after removal of the controversial Confederate monument in Forest Park, the city of St. Louis unceremoniously removed another tribute to the losing side of the Civil War — plowing up...
View ArticleUber and Lyft Are Officially Operating at St. Louis Lambert International...
Good news, travelers: you can finally use Uber and Lyft to get to and from Lambert International Airport. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported this morning that the ride-sharing companies have begun...
View ArticleRed Oak Eats 'n Treats Brings Casual Fare — and Homegrown Greens — to Wash Ave
Like many kids raised in Missouri, Derek Schulze didn't want much to do with Missouri once he got old enough to control his own destiny. He went to Chicago for college, then moved to northern...
View ArticleMarcellus Williams Gets Last-Minute Reprieve with Governor's Stay of Execution
Just hours before he was scheduled to be executed, Marcellus Williams has earned a reprieve — for now. Governor Eric Greitens has issued a stay of execution in Williams' case, providing for more time...
View ArticleMo Egeston's Debut CD Was a Long Time Coming
As much as anyone, Maurice "Mo E" Egeston had an active role in creating the music culture of Washington Avenue in the mid to late 1990s and early aughts. At the time, the club scene there was a rich...
View ArticleThe Trip to Spain Is More Than Just a Funny Road Movie
The Trip to Spain, the latest installment in this young century's most consistently entertaining series of films (or "franchise," if you insist on sounding like a second-year business student),...
View ArticleWebster Wok Is the Real Deal. (Just Ask for the Secret Menu)
Three months ago, a new restaurant quietly opened on the corner of Big Bend and Old Orchard in the heart of Webster Groves. It's called Webster Wok.…
View Article20 Can't-Miss Arts Events to Fill Your Fall Calendar
OK, maybe it doesn't feel like fall quite yet — the leaves are still on the trees, and the temperature regularly shoots past 80. But Labor Day weekend's commencement promises we'll soon be feeling...
View ArticleSoulard Stable Offers a Gay-Friendly Vibe, Free BBQ — and a Fake Horse
Soulard isn’t short on eclectic watering holes, but the addition of Soulard Stable (1028 Geyer Ave, 314-797-8055), which first opened in May, sets itself apart with a gay-friendly vibe and a wide...
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