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Cardinals' Oldest SuperFan, Connie Dorsey, Has Died
Connie Dorsey, who rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals and attended opening games at various iterations of Sportsman Park and Busch Stadium for ten decades, died on October 30. She was 102 — and dated...
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Remembering Joe Bonwich, Food Critic and Generous Friend
On Tuesday, October 31, Joe Bonwich passed away while on a decades-delayed, second honeymoon with his wife Jennie Shipman Bonwich. Yet even in the darkest hours following his death, something amazing...
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'St. Louis Riots Have Made Missouri a National Disgrace,' Ad Claims
Way over on the other side of the state, a Kansas City-area state rep running for a vacant seat in the Missouri Senate has trotted out a campaign ad that blatantly attempts to exploit the recent St....
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St. Louis Bars Cops from Moonlighting for 0311 Tactical Solutions, Alderwoman...
St. Louis cops are no longer allowed to work side jobs for 0311 Tactical Solutions, a private security and training firm owned by a controversial city police sergeant, according to an alderwoman....
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Ashley Byrne's Debut Album Is Now Available for $6 Instead of $1,000
Local singer-songwriter Ashley Byrne admits that she has no real plans to make it big as a musician.…
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Tanning Mogul Todd Beckman Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping
Todd Beckman, who built a small empire on fake tans and chain store massages, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The 53-year-old admitted in federal court that he and three...
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St. Louis Restaurant Openings & Closings: October 2017
This month's restaurant scene was a whirlwind of change. The owners of Eat-Rite Diner confirmed that they might well be hanging it up for good (although their many fans continue to urge them to say it...
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On Prop P, the Public Deserves the Same Legal Guarantees as the Police Union
In the debate around Proposition P, an important consideration has been entirely ignored: Voters are being asked to do something that the St. Louis Police Officers Association (SLPOA) was unwilling to...
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The Best Things to Do This Week, November 3-8
The Halloween candy is all gone, but guess what: Those frigid temps are on (temporary) hold, and so you can scream at winter "not quite yet!" Whether you're into a pig roast at Schlafly Bottleworks,...
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Ferguson Activist Who Led 2015 Highway Block Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors
Ferguson activist Alexis Templeton, whom county prosecutors had accused of assaulting a motorist during a 2015 protest on I-70, has agreed to a plea deal that will avoid jail time. Templeton, 23,...
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The 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: November 3 to 5
The weekend ahead brings plenty of opportunities to get more mileage out of that overpriced Halloween costume. Ghoul, Gwar, Motograter and the Voodoo Mama Fest all fill out the next three days of...
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Bad Guys Steal Man's Gun, Man Pulls Second Gun, Shoots Bad Guys
Three men went to the hospital with gunshot wounds Thursday night after an attempted robbery progressed into a shootout in a gas station parking lot. A 68-year-old man man taking full advantage of his...
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Final Defendants Plead Guilty in Tanning Mogul Kidnapping Case
The last two defendants pleaded guilty today in last year's strange and violent kidnapping of a Maplewood man. Kerry Roades, 56, and Blake Laubinger, 25, admitted in federal court they conspired with...
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Kenny Rogers Is Getting a Lifetime Achievement Award in St. Louis This Month
For the first time ever, the St. Louis-based International Photography Hall of Fame is presenting a lifetime achievement award for photography, but the recipient might come as a surprise. It's not...
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Squatter's Cafe Offers Breakfast, Lunch and Whimsy in Grand Center
Squatter’s Café(3524 Washington Avenue) is a new breakfast and lunch concept taking over — squatting in, if you will — the space previously occupied by Magnolia Café in the KDHX building in Grand...
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‘Yes on Prop P’ Backers Also Pushed April’s Sales Tax Hike in the County
With just hours to go before Tuesday’s city-wide vote on whether to increase the sales tax in St. Louis, four organizations — one for-profit company and three non-profits — have been the sole donors...
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Flyover Comedy Festival Aims to Put St. Louis Comedy on the Map
Comedy takes place in St. Louis on a nightly basis. It's not just at the four clubs that feature jokes as the spine of their programming, but at nightspots, coffeehouses and other random venues all...
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Jenna Fischer Disses St. Louis: 'It's Suburban Sprawl'
Jenna Fischer's suburban roots are showing. The St. Louis native sat down with Marc Maron for his podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, in an episode that dropped this morning. And while she was there to...
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Crown Candy Kitchen Owner Urges Diners: 'Don't Be Afraid'
The owner of Crown Candy Kitchen, Andy Karandzieff, was on vacation last week when a friend from high school texted him about the news that had suddenly gone viral — Karandzieff's beloved restaurant...
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Eat-Rite Has the Money — Now the Diner Just Needs Someone to Buy or Manage It
On October 24, downtown's Eat-Rite Diner closed its doors due to a broken exhaust fan, with no guarantee of reopening. But at the end of last week, co-owner L.B. Powers received a check via a GoFundMe...
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