After Blasting Marijuana Legalization Bill on NextDoor, Lewis Reed Proposes...
It didn't take long for Lewis Reed, president of the city's Board of Aldermen, to find reasons to slam the sweeping cannabis legalization measure proposed by Alderwoman Megan Green. Apparently, it's...
View ArticleJustice Department Investigating St. Louis Police Actions in Stockley Protests
The Justice Department has opened an investigation of the city police department's response to protests following the September acquittal of an ex-cop accused of murder. Federal prosecutors and FBI...
View ArticleHow William Pauley Found Healing — and a Business — in Kombucha
William Pauley of Confluence Kombucha/the gastroLAB(4507 Manchester Avenue; 314-833-3059) may have been called "Chef Billy" by his sister when he was a kid, but by the time he was old enough to get a...
View ArticleCHIP's Loss Will Hurt Missouri
Last month, while lawmakers in Washington, D.C., were once again distracted trying to upend the Affordable Care Act, the deadline to re-authorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) came...
View Article15 Things We're Grateful for in 2017
Whoever said 2017 sucked? A bunch of ingrates, that's who.…
View ArticleIndia Palace to Close Iconic Airport Location, Reopen in Maryland Heights
India Palace(4534 Long Road, Bridgeton; 314-731-3333), the iconic restaurant known as much for its soaring views of Lambert International Airport as its lamb vindaloo, has some shocking news: The...
View ArticleHere Are the Best Places in Missouri to Raise a Family
A new list that seeks to identify the best places in Missouri to raise a family doesn't have a high view of St. Louis — the city ranked dead last. The Gateway City is 86 out of the 86 cities on the...
View ArticleSt. Louis Chess Center Fired Trans Woman for 'Gender Non-Conforming...
Last night, as a cold wind whipped at attendees holding candles and bundled in transgender pride flags, Elaine Cao made her way to the microphone set up on the sidewalk next to the Transgender...
View ArticleGarbanzo Mediterranean Fresh Is Now Open in Clayton
Since 2009, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh(8143 Maryland Avenue, Clayton; 314-224-5222) has been serving fast-casual, healthful Mediterranean-inspired food to the people of Denver. Now, the growing...
View ArticleMan on Rooftop Holds Springfield Police at Bay for 15 Hours Before Getting Tased
The beginning of this week has been anything but ordinary in downtown Springfield, Missouri, where a man climbed to a rooftop yesterday and refused to come down until police tased him in the wee hours...
View ArticleMan Who Enrolled in College Under Fake Name Sentenced to Prison
A former college student was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison today for using a fake name to enroll in school. Malachi Duncan, 32, pleaded guilty in July to aggravated identity theft...
View ArticleBruiser Queen to Release New Album Heavy High Tonight at Off Broadway
Most bands don't write their song lyrics as ready-made taglines, but there's a mission statement lodged halfway through Bruiser Queen's third full-length, Heavy High.…
View ArticleJoywave Is on the Cusp of Big Things
It's a Trip" is all over alt-rock radio right now. The lead single from Joywave's new album, Content, kicks off with laid-back guitars and an underriding tension that builds into a fist-pumping,...
View ArticleThree Billboards Portrays a Missouri That's Stupider and More Violent Than...
You can search every inch of the map looking for Ebbing, Missouri, but you'd be wasting your time. Martin McDonagh's new film isn't really about the Midwest in general or Missouri in particular (and...
View ArticleJ's Pitaria Offers Bosnian Classics, Made with Skill
In 1989, Zamir Jahic occupied the top floor of a building on the corner of Gravois and Morganford, a new kid in town from Bosnia via Norway. Like many Bosnians who moved to St. Louis at that time,...
View ArticleICE Ordered Alex Garcia to Report for Deportation. He Took Sanctuary in a...
Alex Garcia took refuge from federal immigration agents nearly two months ago inside an old brick church in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood. He is still there.…
View ArticleNew Top St. Louis Prosecutor Robert Dierker Blasted 'Femi-Fascists,' Liberals
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner won her seat one year ago in part by vowing to change the status quo — becoming the first black woman elected as the city's top prosecutor even as she affirmed...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Migos, DMX, Corey Feldman, Datsik, J.I.D. 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 ArticleMetro East Dad Faked Story About Child in Dumpster, Police Say
A Metro East man claimed he rescued a battered baby girl from a dumpster — but police say the story is a hoax, and the child is actually his daughter. Officers were called at 5:38 a.m. on Monday to...
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