Van Smashes Through South City Building, Displacing Family
A driver working for Courtney's Heating & Cooling drove a utility van through the front doors of a south St. Louis building Tuesday, devastating the first floor and leaving the family living on...
View ArticleTyson the Cat 'Boiled Alive' at Nestlé Purina, Complaint Says
Editor's note: This story was updated after publication to include more information and comments from Nestlé Purina. A cat named Tyson was "boiled alive" earlier this year when Nestlé Purina employees...
View ArticleBilliken Club Defunded by SLU's Student Government, Future Uncertain
Funding has dried up for the Billiken Club. …
View ArticleHounds, Formerly Clockwork, Releases Debut Album Under Its New Name
In rock & roll, reinventions are a gamble. Where pop stars are almost mandated to change styles or producers or haircuts every album cycle (see: Taylor Swift’s ritual slaughter of all former...
View ArticleNew NFL Player Has a Surprising Alma Mater: Division III Greenville University
College football season kicked off this past weekend, with millions of fans across the country packing into massive stadiums, many larger than the NFL stadiums that most players strive to play in one...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do This Week, September 7 to 13
There's a chill in the air, a spring in my step and a flask in my back pocket; it must be Autumn in St. Louis. Pretty soon the Christmas lights will be up at Target.…
View ArticleSt. Louis Kolache to Open in Clayton
Delicious Czech pastries are coming to St. Louis County's seat: St. Louis Kolache, the rapidly growing west county chain, hopes to open its third shop in Clayton. …
View ArticleRed Hot Riplets Are Taking Chicago
St. Louis' favorite potato chips are making a big push in the Windy City. …
View ArticleMike Huckabee Robocall Leads to $32.4 Million Payoff
Consumers forced to listen to the dulcet tones of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee deserve a whopping $32.4 million for their pains, a federal judge in St. Louis ruled today. But if that sounds...
View ArticleGoFundMe Aims to Help Refugee Beaten on Facebook Live in Tower Grove South
Neighbors are rallying to help a young immigrant woman who was beaten and left unconscious by a group of youths in Tower Grove South on Labor Day— starting a GoFundMe to help with her medical expenses...
View ArticleMissouri Lt. Gov. Wants Special Session To Expel Maria Chappelle-Nadal
The outrage leveled at state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) over a now-deleted August 20 Facebook comment stating "I hope Trump is assassinated!" shows no sign of dying down. At a...
View ArticleCity Files Suit to Reverse Prop NS Outcome, Declare Victory
A ballot proposition that seemingly suffered a narrow defeat this spring could see new life — with the city of St. Louis now asking the board of election to reexamine the results. Prop NS, which was...
View ArticleMICDS Pushes Out Students Who Used Racial Slurs in Snapchat Conversation
The students who freely dropped the n-word and other coarse language in a Snapchat conversation later published on Twitter are no longer enrolled at the prestigious private school. That's according to...
View ArticleMan Distributes White Supremacist Newspaper in South St. Louis
A man wearing no less than two pairs of sunglasses on his head simultaneously was spotted distributing a white supremacist publication throughout the Bevo Mill neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. The...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: September 8 to 10
X-Mas in September hits St. Louis with three festivals tailored to most of the city's show-going population. LouFest descends on Forest Park with the likes of Snoop Dog, Run the Jewels and more while...
View ArticleEllie Kemper Bragged to HuffPo About St. Louis, and We're Totally Flattered
Aww shucks, Ellie, you're making us blush. St. Louis native-turned-Hollywood-actress Ellie Kemper, who is the star of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, told the Huffington Post in an article...
View ArticleCafe Piazza Now Brings Fast-Casual Pizza — and Much, Much More — to Benton Park
Cafe Piazza Now(1900 Arsenal Street, 314-343-0294), the restaurant that quietly opened its doors last week in Benton Park, may seem a bit confusing when you first walk in the door. After all, it's...
View ArticleThese Are the Local Acts That Will Put the "Lou" in LouFest This Weekend
LouFest is this weekend! St. Louis' largest musical festival will once again overwhelm Forest Park, bringing big-name headliners and food and fun all Saturday and Sunday. You can read all about those...
View ArticleHow the Hell Did Starwolf Get on LouFest with Only Two Shows Under Its Belt?
For most of the bands performing at LouFest this weekend, the road to the festival's stage was a long one. Years of touring, dozens of shows, and at least a couple of full-length releases usually...
View ArticleMichael West, Charged with Pimping Student, Still Works for St. Louis Public...
A St. Louis man who is facing child pornography and sex trafficking charges for a string of illicit texts he exchanged with a fifteen-year-old student is somehow still employed as a school suspension...
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